Canada

$9 billion for student support amidst COVID-19 crisis

OTTAWA-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced this morning (Apr.22) that students across Canada will have access to financial support through a $9 billion investment.Part of that investment includes ...

Apr 22, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:39 a.m. on April 22, 2020: There are 38,932 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 20,126 confirmed (inc...

Apr 22, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:50 a.m. The chief of a First Nation in northeastern Alberta says a local curfew has been imposed between 11 p.m. and 5 ...

Apr 22, 2020

Federal support for students and kids' vaccines; In The News for April 22

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 April 22 ... ---...

Apr 22, 2020

What does 'reaching the peak' in the COVID-19 pandemic mean?

The latest round of government projections related to the COVID-19 pandemic includes an increasingly common phrase - reaching the peak. But what exactly does that mean? Some experts wei...

Apr 22, 2020

Remember us after pandemic: minimum-wage grocery store worker worried about mom

DELTA, B.C. - Worrying about being infected with COVID-19 at the grocery store where she works has become part of the job for Kelly Ferguson, who lives with her 90-y...

Apr 22, 2020

Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give ea...

Apr 22, 2020

Advocates worry about COVID-19 putting more kids at risk for abuse at home

OTTAWA - An organization that advocates for the safety of children says reports of child abuse and neglect are down as much as 40 per cent since Canadian schools closed to slow the spread of COVID-19....

Apr 22, 2020

Feds expected to unveil more emergency aid for students, young Canadians

OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to announce today more significant financial support for students and other young Canadians struggling to stay afloat and find jobs during the COVID-19 pand...

Apr 22, 2020

Police face questions about why emergency alert wasn't issued during rampage

HALIFAX - As family and friends try to figure out how to mourn their loved ones in the aftermath of Sunday's rampage in Nova Scotia, more questions are emerging about the way police issued warnings du...

Apr 22, 2020