Canada

With many COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, Tory MP asks whether economy can reopen

OTTAWA - British Columbia Conservative MP Marc Dalton has deleted a tweet asking whether it is time to start reopening businesses if most of the deaths from COVID-19 in this country are older peo...

Apr 13, 2020

Drop in noise pollution means a data boom for earthquake scientists

OTTAWA - For earthquake scientists, having hundreds of millions of people off the streets and out of the skies is providing a bonanza of data about the planet. All those planes, tr...

Apr 13, 2020

Northern miners concerned federal COVID wage subsidy leaves them in the cold

YELLOWKNIFE - Northern miners say the federal government's wage subsidy program to get the country through the COVID-19 pandemic leaves them out in the cold. Tom Hoefer of the Northwest Territories an...

Apr 13, 2020

Quebec puts five long-term care homes under watch, promises more inspections

MONTREAL - Quebec has placed an additional five private long-term care homes under watch amid concerns that they're not able to properly respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier Francois Legault...

Apr 13, 2020

Regina man awaiting kidney transplant dies in hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis

REGINA - A Regina man who was waiting for a kidney transplant has died after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Noble Gullacher, known by family and friends as Butch, did everything he could to stay healt...

Apr 13, 2020

Farmers, food processors to get federal funds to help foreign workers isolate

OTTAWA - Canadian farmers and food processors will get $50 million in federal funding to ensure temporary foreign workers comply with mandatory COVID-19 quarantine. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude B...

Apr 13, 2020

Long-term care home deaths expected to rise: Tam

OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says deaths in long-term care facilities will likely continue to rise, even as the growth of overall COVID-19 cases begin to slow. The spread of th...

Apr 13, 2020

Nearly 5.4 million receiving emergency federal aid as requests climb

OTTAWA - The federal government says nearly 5.4 million Canadians are now receiving emergency aid to replace incomes lost due to COVID-19. The figures this morning show 5.38 million applications have ...

Apr 13, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:03 a.m. on April 13, 2020: There are 24,804 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 12,846 confirmed (inc...

Apr 13, 2020

Health Canada approves Spartan Bioscience's portable COVID-19 test

Health Canada has approved the use of a portable, rapid-testing device for COVID-19. The Spartan Cube from Ottawa's Spartan Bioscience is expected to help provide rapid tests for health services&...

Apr 13, 2020