Canada

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

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada's chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, giv...

Apr 02, 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 April 2, 2020: There are 9,729 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 4,611 confirmed (in...

Apr 02, 2020

Feds asked to automatically approve veterans' claims backlog amid COVID-19 fears

OTTAWA - One of Canada's largest veterans' organizations is urging the federal government to automatically approve roughly 44,000 outstanding applications for disability benefits to help injured veter...

Apr 02, 2020

Feds amplify stay-home message as cost of compensating for financial loss mounts

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers are expected today to amplify their message that Canadians have a duty to stay home, even as the massive cost of compensating them for doi...

Apr 02, 2020

Royal Canadian Legion branches adapt to support veterans during pandemic

TORONTO - Royal Canadian Legion branches are adapting their services to support veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic, even as the national organization warns financial pressures could ...

Apr 02, 2020

Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19

A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Thursday in relation to COVID-19: "If we all stopped moving for two weeks and nobody talked to anybody for two weeks and we all just staye...

Apr 01, 2020

Toronto imposes mandatory quarantine for infected to help contain COVID-19

TORONTO - Canada's most populous city has imposed a mandatory home quarantine on residents infected with COVID-19, as officials move to "aggressively halt" the spread of the virus. Toronto Mayor John ...

Apr 01, 2020

Donald Trump says Canadians on two stranded cruise ships will be heading home

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - U.S. President Donald Trump says there are plans to remove nearly 250 Canadians from two cruise ships and get them back to Canada. The U.S. Coast Guard has directed a...

Apr 01, 2020

Scenarios for Indigenous COVID-19 response include calling in the army: Miller

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the federal government is ready to call in the army to help First Nations, Inuit or Metis communities contend with COVID-19. Indigenous leaders f...

Apr 01, 2020

Unemployed during COVID-19? Here's how to navigate federal programs

A quick look at some of the federal COVID-19 benefit programs and who qualifies for assistance: Canada Emergency Response Benefit The CERB pays a monthly $2,000 payment to workers who wouldn't ot...

Apr 01, 2020