Tag: Ottawa
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...
Canada will make sure Chinese masks meet quality standards: Trudeau
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising federal health authorities will not cut any corners when it comes to making sure masks provided...
Five things about Ottawa’s support for Canadians, businesses during COVID-19
OTTAWA — The federal government capped an unprecedented week Friday by announcing a slew of measures to help small businesses cope with the COVID-19...
COVID-19 cases in Canada surge to 1,472 as the death toll...
OTTAWA — The number of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada rose to 1,472 by the end of Sunday, an increase of 141...
Some details on how to access federal financial help if affected...
OTTAWA — The federal government is rolling out $27 billion in new spending and $55 billion in credit to help families and businesses get...
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...
‘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...
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...
Canadian health officials stress COVID-19 risk remains low as case load...
OTTAWA — With a slowly, but steadily rising number of COVID-19 cases in Canada, health officials continue to stress that the risk posed by the novel...
PM creates COVID-19 cabinet committee to deal with novel coronavirus
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has created a new cabinet committee to deal with the novel coronavirus outbreak, which began in China but...
