Canada

Concerns raised about COVID-19 quarantine rules for migrant workers

OTTAWA - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is raising concern about temporary foreign workers arriving in Canada to work on farms, saying he believes the quarantine rules for these wor...

Apr 11, 2020

Key events in Canada since WHO declared the COVID-19 pandemic

Saturday marks one month since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Here are some key developments for Canada since then: March 11: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pro...

Apr 11, 2020

Singh calls for universal access to CERB

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he wants the government to lift all criteria for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to allow any Canadian who is in financial distress due to COVID-...

Apr 11, 2020

'This is a war': Military fight against COVID-19 will be anything but easy

OTTAWA - When 40 Canadian Rangers swung into action in northern Quebec this week to set up heated tents for COVID-19 screening and conduct other tasks in their local communities due to the pandemic, t...

Apr 11, 2020

Problems at long-term care homes in spotlight as House of Commons returns

OTTAWA - As the House of Commons returns Saturday in an effort to pass the wage subsidy bill to help beleaguered businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, Canada must also contend with major problem...

Apr 11, 2020

Cases still low but tougher days could come on reserves: Indigenous Services minister

OTTAWA - The federal minister of Indigenous services says that even though the number of COVID-19 cases on reserves remains low, no one should be complacent. Marc Miller told reporters during a news c...

Apr 10, 2020

Canada, G20 mum on cutting oil output, but minister cites good co-operation

OTTAWA - Canada and its G20 partners won't yet be following OPEC nations by cutting production to stop spiralling oil prices caused by the COVID-19 crisis and a price war between S...

Apr 10, 2020

Federal government names group to ensure disabled Canadians included in COVID-19 response

The COVID-19 pandemic takes a particularly heavy toll on Canadians with disabilities and more efforts are needed to ensure they're included in national efforts to respond to the crisis, the minister o...

Apr 10, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:41 a.m. ET on April 10, 2020: There are 21,243 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 10,912 confirmed (...

Apr 10, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:30 a.m. Ontario is reporting 478 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total in the province to 6,237. The province is a...

Apr 10, 2020