Canada

Peterson slams party's refusal to adjust leadership rules amid COVID-19 crisis

OTTAWA - Alberta businessman Rick Peterson is abandoning his bid to lead the federal Conservatives, citing the party's refusal to adjust eligibility rules in the midst of the COVID-19 c...

Mar 20, 2020

Drastic measures to fight COVID-19 continue as case count approaches 1,000

OTTAWA - Canada continued to ramp up its fight against COVID-19 on Friday, enlisting the help of the corporate world and taking further measures to limit border crossings as the number of cases&n...

Mar 20, 2020

Dire scenario for intensive care even if COVID-19 infection rate drops: study

A study by Toronto epidemiologists suggests that Canada's largest province could run out of intensive care beds and ventilators by late April, even assuming a sharp drop in the cur...

Mar 20, 2020

Bereavement workers, including embalmers, say they don't have access to enough masks

A group that represents the funeral industry is calling for greater access to masks and other protective gear as the COVID-19 pandemic marches onward. The vice-president of the Funeral Service Associa...

Mar 20, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:30 p.m. Industry Minister Navdeep Bains is asking Canadian business to step up and tell the government what they can d...

Mar 20, 2020

Partial Canada-U.S. border closure to take effect at midnight, Trudeau says

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the mutual decision by Canada and the United States to close their shared border to non-essential travel will take effect at midnight tonight. Both coun...

Mar 20, 2020

Canada watching 70 cruise ships still sailing with 4,000 Canadians on board

OTTAWA - The federal government is trying to keep tabs on as many as 4,000 Canadians still on board cruise ships sailing around the world amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Adam Austen, a spokesman f...

Mar 20, 2020

Feds offer help to companies to retool, pump out COVID-19 medical gear

OTTAWA - The federal government is unveiling a plan to have companies quickly produce medical equipment to cope with the rapidly multiplying cases of COVID-19 across Canada. Prime Minister J...

Mar 20, 2020

Trial time limits from Jordan ruling don't apply to deliberation: Supreme Court

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says the length of time a judge takes to deliberate and issue a verdict in a criminal trial is not included in the time limits the high court set to prot...

Mar 20, 2020

Asylum seekers to be turned back at U.S. border, prime minister says

OTTAWA - Asylum seekers crossing into Canada on foot from the U.S. will be turned back as part of the border shutdown between the two countries. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement hou...

Mar 20, 2020