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The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:10 p.m. Nova Scotia is reporting 17 new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 445 confirmed cases. Health officials say the...

Apr 12, 2020

COVID-19 a 'failure of early warning' for Canada, intelligence expert says

OTTAWA - It was last on a list of eight threat scenarios, but the danger of a global pandemic made the cut when the Liberal government issued a national security policy in 2004. With the then-recent S...

Apr 12, 2020

COVID-19 a 'failure of early warning' for Canada, intelligence expert says

OTTAWA - It was last on a list of eight threat scenarios, but the danger of a global pandemic made the cut when the Liberal government issued a national security policy in 2004. With the then-recent S...

Apr 12, 2020

Canadians mark Easter as COVID-19 continues to cause pain, grief for many

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders across the country are taking a rare day off from updating the nation on the COVID-19 crisis as Canadians celebrate Easter today. Yet even as p...

Apr 12, 2020

Truckers taking precautions to fight COVID-19 amid spreading concerns

Long-haul truckers are playing an important role in bringing supplies into Canada, but some people are concerned not enough is being done to ensure they aren't transporting COVID-19 with them. "They g...

Apr 12, 2020

Trust laid low by COVID-19, but crisis could give 'civil' society new life

WASHINGTON - In war, as the saying goes, truth is the first casualty. In a global pandemic, it seems trust doesn't fare too well either. At a moment in history marked by soci...

Apr 12, 2020

Alberta to share surplus ventilators, masks and gloves with Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta has more than enough protective masks, gloves and ventilators for its own COVID-19 needs, so it's sharing some of its surplus with provinces in more dire n...

Apr 11, 2020

Changes coming to allow seasonal workers to apply for CERB: Qualtrough

OTTAWA - Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the federal government is working on ways to ensure seasonal workers who do not currently qualify for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit will be...

Apr 11, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 3:20 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 35 new cases of COVID-19 as well as three new deaths. The province now has 1,445 ...

Apr 11, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:41 p.m. ET on April 11, 2020: There are 23,214 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 12,292 confirm...

Apr 11, 2020