Canada

Opposition must take different approach in COVID-19 fight, says Andrew Scheer

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the fight against COVID-19 means sheathing partisan swords. Scheer says while the job of the Opposition is to challenge the government, what t...

Mar 22, 2020

Clergy move prayers, services online to support congregations amid pandemic

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Clergy across Canada are moving services to the digital world as they adapt to support their congregations amid the global COVID-19 pandemic that has seen governments restrict ...

Mar 22, 2020

'No new anything:' Guards union says prison needle exchange expansion on hold

CALGARY - The union representing Canadian correctional officers says a program making clean needles available to inmates at a number of prisons across the country won't be expanding to new instit...

Mar 22, 2020

Trudeau to provide another briefing to nation as COVID-19 threat escalates

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be updating Canadians again today on the latest measures being taken to try to protect the country against the steadily escalating COVID-19 threat. Trudeau ...

Mar 22, 2020

Governments threaten fines, arrest, if orders to distance and isolate not followed

MONTREAL - After a week of strong urging from governments that people should keep apart to prevent the spread of COVID-19, provincial leaders - and their police forces - have stopped as...

Mar 21, 2020

The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:44 p.m. ET on March 21, 2020: There are 1,189 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Ontario: 377 confirmed ...

Mar 21, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 1:20 p.m. Quebec Premier Francois Legault says there are now 181 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province, up f...

Mar 21, 2020

Trudeau says Canada working hard, but won't be able to get all Canadians home

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says lock downs in other countries and air-space restrictions due to COVID-19 mean Canada won't be able to get every citizen home who is trapped abroad. Tru...

Mar 21, 2020

Canada, U.S. begin turning away casual travellers at shared border

WASHINGTON - Canada's shared border with the United States is now closed to casual, non-essential travel in a bilateral effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in North America. A mutual ban o...

Mar 20, 2020

Quebec to move all lottery ticket sales online to avoid spread of COVID-19

MONTREAL - Quebec's lottery corporation says it will soon sell lottery tickets only online amid fears of the novel coronavirus. A spokesman for Loto-Quebec said on Twitter today that it...

Mar 20, 2020