Canada failed to learn from past pandemics: health-care associations
OTTAWA — Canada has failed to learn vital lessons from past pandemics, and front-line workers are now paying the price, according to some of Canada's...
Canadian cruisers leave Coral Princess in Florida for Toronto amid COVID-19
OTTAWA — As Canadians said farewell to the COVID-19-stricken Coral Princess cruise ship on Monday for their long journey home, other recently repatriated high-seas travellers coped with the...
Fear of COVID-19 is growing, suggests new poll of Canadians
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests a growing number of Canadians are frightened of the prospect of contracting the novel coronavirus.
Sixty-four per cent of...
Non-medical masks can keep people with COVID-19 from spreading it, Tam says
OTTAWA — Canada's top public-health doctor says wearing masks is a way for people who might have COVID-19 without realizing it to keep from...
How safe is grocery shopping?
By: James Burrows
Shopping trips are extra stressful these days as epidemiologists and governments try to grapple with how the spread of COVID-19 occurs. It’s...
Mortgage deferrals at big Canada’s big banks pile up, association says
TORONTO — The Canadian Bankers Association says the country’s six largest banks have allowed customers to defer payments on more than 10 per cent of the...
Most abiding by COVID-19 rules, back fines, arrests of those who aren’t: Poll
OTTAWA — Most Canadians are doing what they’re told to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and would support harsher measures to punish those who aren’t,...
Major residential landlords signal flexibility for tenants in need
TORONTO — Some of Canada’s biggest residential landlords say they’re committed to working with tenants who have lost their job because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The...
US cases now most in world, US capital sees more infections
TORONTO — The United States’ caseload of coronavirus infections surged to the most in the world and its capital reported more infections, as Italy...
Businesses welcome government relief measures but want more — and quickly
TORONTO — When the federal government teased its $82-billion relief plan for Canadian businesses and workers impacted by COVID-19, Toronto jewelry manufacturer Jewels4Ever was...
