Canada

As Quebec plans to reopen, care homes still a COVID-19 battleground

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault said this week there are "two worlds" in the province: the world of facilities providing long-term care to seniors, and the rest. In one of those worlds, sch...

Apr 29, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:50 a.m. on April 29, 2020: There are 50,393 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 25,757 confirmed (inc...

Apr 29, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:35 p.m. The Manitoba government is going to start easing some of its COVID-19-related restrictions starting on Monday&...

Apr 29, 2020

Snowbirds to boost morale amid COVID-19 with cross-country tour

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is deploying its famed Snowbirds aerobatics team on a cross-country tour aimed at boosting morale as Canadians continue to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime...

Apr 29, 2020

Mayor and council tour Fort McMurray to see response to flooding from large ice jam

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Council members from the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in northern Alberta toured the areas affected by flooding last night. Regional fire Chief Jody Butz took Mayor Don...

Apr 29, 2020

More than half of Canadian companies seeing sales drop at least 20%: StatCan

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada reports nearly one-third of Canadian businesses who responded in a newly released survey have seen their revenues plummet by 40 per cent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Apr 29, 2020

Commons approval sought for $9-billion emergency student aid package

OTTAWA - The House of Commons will be asked today to give rapid approval to legislation authorizing $9 billion in promised financial assistance for students facing bleak summer job prospects in t...

Apr 29, 2020

Financial aid for students and Canadian YouTube series; In The News for April 29

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 April 29 ... ---...

Apr 29, 2020

Complex challenges mean mandatory COVID-19 vaccine unlikely: experts

OTTAWA - Experts say the likelihood of an eventual COVID-19 vaccine becoming mandatory is slim. That's despite a desire by many Canadians to make sure as many people get vaccinated as p...

Apr 28, 2020

Study on early humans sheds new light on old stories about animals and alcohol

CALGARY - Research is shedding new light on old stories about the relationship between animals and alcohol. University of Calgary anthropologist Mareike Janiak started by asking how ea...

Apr 28, 2020