Canada

First Person: Getting home from Poland, in COVID-19 lockdown

POZNAN, Poland - When my wife and I left Canada on March 3 destined for her ailing mother's hospital bedside, we never imagined that we would face the prospect of being in Europe and watchin...

Mar 17, 2020

Crown says Schlatter 'stalked and isolated' woman before strangling her

TORONTO - Prosecutors say a Toronto man "stalked and isolated" a young woman who had no interest in him, then lured her into an alleyway where he sexually assaulted and strangled her. ...

Mar 17, 2020

Quebec delays provincial tax deadlines, says move will free up $7.7 billion

MONTREAL - Quebec's finance minister is delaying the deadline for individuals and businesses to pay their provincial taxes in order to ease financial pressure caused by the novel coronavirus. The...

Mar 17, 2020

AA temporarily closing some meetings to help combat spread of COVID-19

Alcoholics Anonymous is temporarily closing many of its meetings across Canada in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. AA, which typically meets in churches, legion halls, and other public meetin...

Mar 17, 2020

Military looking to boost ability to respond to more natural disasters: Vance

OTTAWA - Gen. Jonathan Vance says the Canadian military will take a hard look at how to respond to the skyrocketing number of requests for assistance with climate-related emergencies. The Ca...

Mar 17, 2020

Health officials explain why not everyone can get swabbed for COVID-19 right now

TORONTO - Canada's top public health officer says supply limitations are forcing COVID-19 testing centres "to be smart" about who they can assess for the respiratory illness while Health Can...

Mar 17, 2020

The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada as of March 17, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11 a.m. ET on March 17, 2020: _ Ontario: 185 confirmed (including 5 resolved) _ British Columbia: 103 confirmed (includin...

Mar 17, 2020

Quebec warns no emergency shelters for spring flooding amid COVID-19 outbreak

MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister is warning that due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the province will not be able to open emergency shelters in the event of spring flooding. Genevieve ...

Mar 17, 2020

Ontario declares state of emergency

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency Tuesday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ordering the closure of bars, restaurants, theatres, libraries and banning public events...

Mar 17, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:45 a.m. A new survey suggests half of Canada's small businesses have already seen a drop in sales due to the econo...

Mar 17, 2020