Canada

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:30 a.m. Nova Scotia is reporting three more deaths related to COVID-19, bringing the province's total to 27. Health of...

Apr 28, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:41 a.m. on April 28, 2020: There are 49,025 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 24,982 confirmed (inc...

Apr 28, 2020

N.S. sets up help lines for citizens struggling amid mass shooting, pandemic

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has assembled a roster of psychologists to help address the mental health challenges facing the province's weary population. In a release today, the Nova Scotia He...

Apr 28, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown

Provinces have begun to release plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: &nb...

Apr 28, 2020

Justin Trudeau says mom Margaret Trudeau is recovering after apartment fire

MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's spoken with his mother after she was sent to hospital following a fire at her Montreal apartment late Monday. Trudeau says in a tweet that he talked ...

Apr 28, 2020

Nova Scotia RCMP schedule briefing on investigation into mass killing

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia RCMP have confirmed they will provide an update today on their investigation into the killing of 22 people on earlier this month. The briefing, to be held at t...

Apr 28, 2020

House of Commons sitting today and the PPE supply; In The News for April 28

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 28 ... ---...

Apr 28, 2020

Canadians divided over making COVID-19 vaccine mandatory: Poll

OTTAWA - While researchers across the planet race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, a new poll suggests Canadians are divided over whether getting it should be mandatory or voluntary. The poll conducted...

Apr 28, 2020

Doctors say they see little progress on improving PPE supply: survey

OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association says a new survey of its members found that most have not seen an improvement in the supply of personal protective equipment in the last month. Getting v...

Apr 28, 2020

RCMP to boost social media mining for threats ranging from disease to shootings

OTTAWA - Canada's national police force wants a digital tool to harvest data from a sweeping variety of online sources to provide early information on threats such as disease outbreaks ...

Apr 28, 2020