Ontario to shift testing focus to vulnerable groups, raise daily capacity...
TORONTO — Ontario will quadruple its COVID-19 testing capacity over the next month while shifting focus to those most vulnerable, officials announced Friday as a group home...
Tavares, group of Leafs make donation to front-line workers amid pandemic
TORONTO — John Tavares lived in New York and his wife has worked in a hospital.
As the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic started to...
House of Commons back Saturday to deal with $73-billion wage subsidy...
OTTAWA — Parliament will be recalled Saturday to vote on the Trudeau government's $73-billion emergency wage subsidy program to help businesses keep their employees on the...
Champagne defends amended Saudi-Canadian arms deal, says rights concerns remain
OTTAWA — Saudi Arabia still has a troubling human rights record but Canada's foreign affairs minister says an amended contract to sell it light-armoured vehicles is better than...
Finance minister calls for auto insurance breaks during COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO — Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips said Thursday he wants to see insurance companies giving drivers breaks on their premiums that reflect the...
COVID likely to kill thousands even with tough measures; job losses...
TORONTO — Amid staggering job losses across Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government on Thursday said it expected the number of...
Ontario chief medical officer issues new COVID-19 testing guidelines
TORONTO — Ontario's top doctor has issued new COVID-19 testing guidelines aimed at front-line health workers and long-term care residents — though they stop...
Trudeau promises ‘relaxed’ rules for wage subsidy, more support for student...
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal wage subsidy program for employers hit by COVID-19 will have looser standards than previously announced.
After...
Ford says patience has run thin with low numbers of COVID-19...
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford says his patience with Ontario's slow pace of testing for COVID-19 has run thin and he wants more done starting Thursday.
He says...
Canada’s top doctor changes position on use of face masks
By: James Burrows
For several weeks now the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the US and the Canadian government...
Ontario to allow curbside delivery and pick up of cannabis during...
TORONTO — Ontario will allow cannabis delivery and curbside pick up from authorized retail stores during the COVID-19 pandemic after they were taken off...
More help on way for those not eligible for emergency aid...
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today further measures to financially support entrepreneurs, small businesses and young people who aren't...
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...
Toronto Zoo taking precautions with big cats after tiger in N.Y....
TORONTO — The news that a tiger tested positive for COVID-19 at the Bronx Zoo in New York dropped like a bomb at the Toronto...
Explainer: what to expect if a Canadian prime minister is too...
OTTAWA — The day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife was revealed to have COVID-19, cabinet agreed that Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland would be...



















































