Canada

COVID response offers chance to shift direction of Canadian economy: experts

The end of the COVID-19 pandemic may be a long way off, but analysts are already looking ahead to how Canada could hasten its recovery and position itself for a low-carbon economy. "The main thin...

Apr 05, 2020

'It's like ghost towns:' Canada's border communities adapt to COVID-19 changes

When the mayor of a village in southern Alberta stares across the border, he sees family and friends who just happen to call Montana home. The port of entry between Coutts, Alta., and Sweet Grass...

Apr 05, 2020

With workers at home, feds eye ways to fast-track training program, groups say

OTTAWA - The federal government is looking at ways to speed-up the introduction of skills-training help for out-of-work Canadians, say groups involved in helping implement the program. The training he...

Apr 05, 2020

Hajdu brings anthropology, public health experience to COVID-19 fight

OTTAWA - Patty Hajdu "fell in love" with cultural anthropology at university. Now, as Canada's federal health minister in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, she's playing a leading role in an existen...

Apr 05, 2020

Anxiety lingers as N.L. officials trace bulk of COVID-19 cases to funeral home

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - On a day off work in mid-March, Craig Dyer took some time to pay his respects at the funeral of a co-worker's brother. He stopped by Caul's Funeral Home in St. John's with some...

Apr 05, 2020

Advocates warn of 'disaster' if more protections not given to migrant workers

VANCOUVER - The federal and provincial governments are facing a "potential disaster" if more protections and social-distancing guidelines aren't extended to migrant agricultural workers, advocates say...

Apr 05, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:45 p.m. Prince Edward Island says it has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 compared with the prior day. The province's...

Apr 04, 2020

'The Charter still applies': Canadians urged to monitor civil liberties during pandemic

MONTREAL - While Canadians monitor their bodies for signs of COVID-19 symptoms, civil liberties advocates and human rights lawyers are urging citizens to also keep track of the possible eros...

Apr 04, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:45 p.m. Prince Edward Island says it has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 compared with the prior day. The province's...

Apr 04, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:49 p.m. ET on April 4, 2020: There are 12,954 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 6,101 confirme...

Apr 04, 2020