Morneau to unveil $20 billion or more to cushion financial shock...
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau is poised to announce billions in federal aid to help cushion the financial shock of the COVID-19 outbreak...
Ontario reports first death linked to COVID-19 in 77-year-old man
TORONTO — Ontario health officials confirmed the province’s first death in a patient with COVID-19 on Tuesday, hours after Premier Doug Ford declared a...
Canada closes borders to most foreigners to fight spread of COVID-19
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is closing its borders to most people who aren’t Canadians or permanent residents to slow the...
‘On the precipice:’ COVID-19 has Canadian Blood Services worried about shortage
OTTAWA — A senior official with Canadian Blood Services is warning that Canada is facing a critical shortage if it doesn’t find a way to...
More help coming for workers affected by COVID-19, Trudeau pledges
OTTAWA — Canadian workers can expect significant new supports from the federal government to help them deal with the economic shock from COVID-19, Prime...
Health officials explain why not everyone can get swabbed for COVID-19...
TORONTO — Canada’s top public health officer says supply limitations are forcing COVID-19 testing centres “to be smart” about who they can assess for the respiratory...
Hundreds show up to Ottawa COVID-19 assessment centre, but few actually...
OTTAWA — Many of the hundreds of people descending on one of Canada’s first dedicated COVID-19 assessment centre went home without being tested on Saturday as...
Trudeau says border closures, mandatory screening up for discussion
OTTAWA — The federal government is retooling messaging for travellers arriving in Canada amid criticism that it’s not doing enough to ensure thousands of people entering the country...
Ontario government plans bill to help workers affected by COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford’s office says the government is drafting legislation that would remove employers’ ability to require sick notes for people in...
The good and bad consequences of school closures amid a disease...
TORONTO — From school closures to travel restrictions to limits on large gatherings, Canada entered a new stage in combating the spread of COVID-19 this week...
Concerns raised over COVID-19 outbreak plans for Indigenous communities
Ottawa’s plans to respond to possible COVID-19 outbreaks in remote, fly-in and already vulnerable Indigenous communities are getting a failing grade from opposition politicians who say...
Return home while you can, Ottawa tells Canadians as COVID-19 continues...
The federal government urged Canadians abroad to return home while they still have a chance as countries around the world impose ever-tighter travel restrictions...
Ontario severely restricts visitors to long-term care homes
OTTAWA — Ontario’s top public health doctor has deemed that only “essential” visitors be allowed in long-term care, retirement and supportive housing as part...
While Georgina braces for COVID-19, province introduces new measures to protect...
By: Mike Anderson
While the number of positive cases of COVID-19 has risen to eight in York Region, all of the cases have been travel-related...
‘Social distancing’ ramps up as COVID-19 spreads and economic toll mounts
TORONTO — Keeping distance from others as a way to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 ramped up across Canada on Thursday as Prime...
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