Canada

COVID-19 economic slowdown has cut air pollution in Canadian cities

OTTAWA - Environment Canada research scientists say the COVID-19-induced economic slowdown is leading to cleaner air in many Canadian cities. Chris McLinden and Debora Griffin say remote satellit...

May 21, 2020

Masks dangerous for some and uncertain future for Italy's eateries; In The News for May 21

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 21 ... --- C...

May 21, 2020

Canadian troops in Latvia stay on target as COVID-19 upends other missions

OTTAWA - On a recent day in Latvia, a group of Canadian soldiers left a military base near the capital city of Riga. The column drove about 30 kilometres where they set up and, at one point over ...

May 21, 2020

Masks problematic for asthmatic, autistic, hearing-impaired people

Face masks are dangerous to the health of some Canadians and problematic for some others. In recommending people wear masks in public to prevent the spread of COVID-19, national ch...

May 21, 2020

Feds to announce additional pandemic funding for off-reserve Indigenous People

OTTAWA - The federal government is to provide more financial support to help off-reserve Indigenous People weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The additional funding expected today comes amid cri...

May 21, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 21, 2020: There are 80,142 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 44,775 confirmed (includ...

May 21, 2020

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

Provinces 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: Newfoundland and Labrador ...

May 21, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic highlights need for more public toilets, experts say

TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need for more public toilets in communities across Canada, particularly as softening restrictions encourage people to spend more time outs...

May 21, 2020

'Is that all for me?' Girl, 5, who survived triple slaying of family comes home

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A five-year-old girl who survived when her paternal grandparents and brother died in a triple slaying in Saskatchewan came home Tuesday to a welcome that astonished and del...

May 20, 2020

Pandemic response hampered by lack of data-sharing, committee hears

OTTAWA - Experts say difficulties gathering federal data on the spread of COVID-19 has hampered Canada's response to the pandemic. The scathing criticism of Canada's method of gathering crucial inform...

May 20, 2020