Canada

Social distancing: what to do and what not to do to curb spread of COVID-19

OTTAWA - Social distancing is one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of COVID-19. While specific restrictions on what Canadians can do vary from province to province, here are the basic ...

Mar 19, 2020

Ottawa to take charge of housing asylum seekers for 14-day isolation period

ST-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says that as of tomorrow all asylum seekers entering Quebec from the United States at Roxham Road will be temporarily ho...

Mar 19, 2020

Families of Canadians in Peru look for answers in face of flight cancellations

Parents in Canada whose children are stuck in Peru following border closures are anxiously waiting for any concrete information on how to get their kids home. Amit Konorty's son, Jacob, 24, ...

Mar 19, 2020

Canadians in Hong Kong settle in to new life under the cloud of the coronavirus

OTTAWA - Karen Grepin's family arrived in Hong Kong six months ago to start a grand adventure in a new country after she took a job as a professor of public health at the University of Hong Kong. They...

Mar 19, 2020

NewsAlert: Manitoba government cuts some taxes, sets money aside for emergencies

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is keeping a tight leash on spending and delaying some promised tax cuts as the province prepares for the economic effects of a stock-market plunge and COV...

Mar 19, 2020

We won't know if isolation is working for weeks, months: Tam

OTTAWA - Canada's top doctor says it could be weeks or even months until we know whether social distancing measures being employed across the country are slowing the spread of COVID-19. The numbe...

Mar 19, 2020

Some details on how to access federal financial help if affected by COVID-19

OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out $27 billion in new spending and $55 billion in credit to help families and businesses get past the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reduced consumer spending...

Mar 19, 2020

Provinces urged to end newcomer waits for public health insurance amid pandemic

TORONTO - Hundreds of doctors, nurses and activists are calling on provincial governments to ensure immediate access to free health care for new arrivals in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an open ...

Mar 19, 2020

Fish fingers: Origin of human hand and land animals found in ancient fish fossil

Quebec researchers have found a fossil that they say is from one of the first animals to climb out of the ancient seas to live on land. They say the fins of the 350-million-year-old fish contain finge...

Mar 19, 2020

Tory leadership candidate says he's out of the race if deadlines don't move

OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Rudy Husny is calling off his campaign, saying it is just not right to be asking people for money during a public health emergency. His announcement comes as...

Mar 19, 2020