Canada

COVID-19 scare sees Latvia-bound troops turn around, return to Canada

OTTAWA - A military plane carrying Canadian troops to Latvia was forced to turn around because of concerns those on board might have been exposed to COVID-19. Defence Department spokeswoman Jessica La...

Jul 05, 2020

Young Syrian refugee gives back to Quebec by working at long-term care home

MONTREAL - George Chabo was just a teenager when the Syrian refugee arrived in Montreal in the winter of 2016, met first by Canadian Red Cross volunteers who supplied him and his family...

Jul 05, 2020

First glimpse of Canada's COVID-19 infection rate expected mid-July

OTTAWA - The doctor overseeing Canada's COVID-19 antibody research says by mid-July we should get the first glimpse of how many Canadians might have already contracted the novel coronavirus. Dr. Timot...

Jul 05, 2020

First glimpse of Canada's COVID-19 infection rate expected mid-July

OTTAWA - The doctor overseeing Canada's COVID-19 antibody research says by mid-July we should get the first glimpse of how many Canadians might have already contracted the novel coronavirus. Dr. Timot...

Jul 05, 2020

Migrant workers stage multi-city action for full status amid COVID-19 risks

OTTAWA - Migrant workers and other non-permanent residents - many of whom have been working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic - took to the streets in cities across Canada on ...

Jul 04, 2020

PEI reports three new COVID-19 cases, including one seniors' residence employee

CHARLOTETOWN, P.E.I. - Prince Edward Island is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 for the first time since late April, including one person who worked at a Charlottetown seniors' home. Dr. Heather ...

Jul 04, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, July 4

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:32 a.m. on July 4, 2020: There are 105,314 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,784 confirmed (including 5,566 deaths, 25,280 resol...

Jul 04, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from the COVID-19 shutdown

Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...

Jul 04, 2020

Police announce fourth victim stemming from tractor tragedy southeast of Montreal

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a fourth person has died following Wednesday's tractor accident in Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, southeast of Montreal. The accident had claimed the lives of t...

Jul 04, 2020

Stop enforcing sex work laws during COVID-19, Amnesty, sex worker advocates say

OTTAWA - Canada's sex work laws are creating undue harm and contribute to human rights violations during COVID-19, sex workers and human rights advocates say, which is why they're now pushing Ott...

Jul 04, 2020