Canada

People needing addiction services feeling 'abandoned' during pandemic

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's former provincial health officer says he has "grave concerns" about reduced services because of COVID-19 for people struggling with drug addiction,&n...

Apr 09, 2020

StatCan set to release March jobs numbers, and window on COVID-19 crisis

OTTAWA - Canada's national statistics agency is set this morning to release a snapshot of the labour force from March as the COVID-19 virus plunged the country into economic u...

Apr 09, 2020

'Heightened sense of anxiety:' Police increasingly face COVID-19 threats

The head of the Canadian Police Association says he is worried about the increasing number of COVID-19 threats officers face while responding to calls. "During this particular pandemic there is a...

Apr 09, 2020

Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...

Apr 09, 2020

Feds to reveal grim jobless rate, projections for Canadian deaths from COVID-19

OTTAWA - Canadians will get a double-barrelled blast of grim news today: the first jobless numbers since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered businesses from coast to coast as well as the first nation...

Apr 09, 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 April 9, 2020: There are 19,291 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 10,031 confirmed (...

Apr 09, 2020

A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19

COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed more than 340. Here are the stories of some of those who have lost their lives: Deb Diemer CALGARY - Mike and Deb Diemer wer...

Apr 08, 2020

Border screenings and smartphone apps: A look at Alberta's relaunch strategy

EDMONTON - Albertan Premier Jason Kenney has announced some details about what he calls the province's relaunch strategy. The plan focuses on gradually boosting the economy while preventing a sec...

Apr 08, 2020

More COVID-19 aid, PPE needed for First Nations and Metis, leaders say

OTTAWA - First Nations and Metis leaders say they need more from Ottawa to combat COVID-19 in their communities, including money, assistance with security and help acquiring protec...

Apr 08, 2020

N.W.T. creates enforcement squad for public health orders around COVID-19

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories is creating a squad of public health officers to enforce orders around the COVID-19 epidemic. N.W.T.'s chief medical officer of health Dr. Kami Kandol...

Apr 08, 2020