Bruce Power donates 600,000 pieces of protective equipment for health-care workers
An Ontario power provider is donating 600,000 pieces of personal protective equipment to the provincial government to help in the fight against the COVID-19...
Liberals delay release of wage subsidy details
OTTAWA — Canadian businesses desperate for details about the federal government’s promised wage subsidy program will have to wait a little longer for answers.
A news conference...
Supply-line disruptions could cause Canadian drug shortage
OTTAWA — Canadians should brace for drug shortages as COVID-19 disrupts global supply lines, the federal health ministry’s top public servant says.
A lack of...
Feds likely didn’t have enough protective gear in emergency stockpile: Hajdu
OTTAWA — The federal government likely did not have enough protective equipment in its emergency stockpile to meet needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister...
Almost a quarter of Quebec seniors’ homes have at least one...
MONTREAL — Nearly a quarter of Quebec’s seniors residences have at least one case of COVID-19, Premier Francois Legault said Wednesday.
Legault said 519 of the...
PM, Scheer among MPs to donate pay hike to charities during...
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer are among the MPs who are promising to donate an automatic increase in their...
Ontario reports 426 new COVID-19 cases; provincial total at 2,392
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 426 new COVID-19 cases today — the largest number so far — including four new deaths.
It represents a nearly 22...
Ont. town names ‘chief positivity officer’ to raise community spirits
NEWMARKET, Ont. — The Town of Newmarket is preaching positivity as part of a campaign to raise community spirit in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A group...
Most abiding by COVID-19 rules, back fines, arrests of those who...
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,...
Canadian military ready to mobilize 24,000 troops for COVID-19: Minister
OTTAWA — The crews of two Royal Canadian Navy vessels were ordered to sequester in a Halifax hotel for two weeks as the federal...
Parents should respect custody arrangements during COVID-19 pandemic: Ont. courts
TORONTO — Parents who share custody of their children should continue to split parenting duties with their former spouse during the COVID-19 pandemic, unless there is...
Donated organs not being used as hospitals scale back transplants for...
OTTAWA — Transplant centres across the country have massively scaled back organ transplants as hospitals try to make sure they are able to accommodate...
Trudeau says he’s ‘proud’ Canadians stepping up to challenge of COVID-19
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking a measure of satisfaction from early indications that Canada’s COVID-19 caseload is not on the same...
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...
Two inmates, nine employees at Quebec prison test positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA — Two inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at a maximum-security prison in Quebec, the first confirmed cases involving prisoners in a federal institution.
The...



















































