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Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau pledges $252M for COVID-19 aid to agriculture

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising a $252-million aid package for Canada's agriculture and food industries in the COVID-19 pandemic. He says $77 million of that will go to measures to...

May 05, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:12 a.m. Ontario is reporting 387 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 61 more deaths. That brings the provincial total to ...

May 05, 2020

Family remembers Nova Scotia sailor killed in military helicopter crash

OTTAWA - The family of one of the six Armed Forces members killed in last week's helicopter crash off the coast of Greece is being remembered as a patriotic Canadian who died serving others. Sub-Lt. M...

May 05, 2020

Liberal MP Jim Carr to receive stem cell transplant to treat blood cancer

OTTAWA - Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Jim Carr is returning to hospital for a stem-cell transplant. He says the treatment for his blood cancer had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pande...

May 05, 2020

COVID-19 aid for farmers and rescuing Cirque du Soleil; In The News for May 5

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 5 ... --- CO...

May 05, 2020

Most Canadians comfortable with pace of easing restrictions: poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are in step with their federal and provincial governments as they begin to gently lift restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 this month....

May 05, 2020

Vancouver biotech company discovering antibodies for COVID-19 treatment

VANCOUVER - There may be another valuable shield in the fight against COVID-19, and the head of a Vancouver biotech firm says it could buy time as researchers race to develop a vaccine. Carl...

May 05, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 5, 2020: There are 60,772 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 32,623 confirmed (includi...

May 05, 2020

Feds to unveil emergency aid for agri-food sector hit hard by COVID-19

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is expected to announce today significant, targeted financial support for farmers hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement will come just as some farmer...

May 05, 2020

China says faulty masks a 'contractual' matter that has been fixed

OTTAWA - The Chinese embassy in Ottawa claimed Monday that the one million faulty N95 masks that arrived in Canada from China last month were the result of a "contractual" issue that has now been...

May 04, 2020