Canada

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

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7:30 a.m. Toronto Mayor John Tory says the city will open two more child care centres for children of essential and criti...

Apr 13, 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 13, 2020

New COVID-19 measures and the rush on wills; In The News for April 13

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 13. What we are watching in Canada ... F...

Apr 13, 2020

40th anniversary of Marathon of Hope can inspire Canadians during COVID battle

VANCOUVER - Forty years after Terry Fox began his Marathon of Hope, his brother says the message he shared is particularly poignant as Canadians deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Port Coquitlam, B....

Apr 12, 2020

Canada asks Iran to delay download of Flight 752 black boxes due to COVID-19

OTTAWA - Canadian authorities are blaming travel restrictions related to COVID-19 for a request that Iran hold off on downloading the flight recorders from a commercial jetliner shot down in January. ...

Apr 12, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:10 p.m. Nova Scotia is reporting 17 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 445 confirmed cases. Health officials say the...

Apr 12, 2020