Canada

Canadian military ready to mobilize 24,000 troops for COVID-19: defence minister

OTTAWA - The crews of two Royal Canadian Navy vessels were ordered to sequester in a Halifax hotel for two weeks as the federal government announced Monday that it is ready to mobilize up to 24,000 Ca...

Mar 30, 2020

Ferry operators call for inclusion in COVID-19 travel restrictions

OTTAWA - As new restrictions came into effect barring people with symptoms of COVID-19 from planes and trains, ferry operators called for the federal government to ban such travellers from their vesse...

Mar 30, 2020

Large business, non-profits, charities eligible for wage subsidy, Trudeau says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says large and small businesses, non-profits and charities will all be eligible for a 75-per-cent subsidy on wages meant to cushion the blow from the COVID-19 pa...

Mar 30, 2020

Trudeau says he's 'proud' Canadians stepping up to challenge of COVID-19

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking a measure of satisfaction from early indications that Canada's COVID-19 caseload is not on the same trajectory as that in the United States. While the ...

Mar 30, 2020

Cruise ships carrying Canadians on the move toward Florida

Two cruise ships carrying nearly 2,700 passengers and crew, including 248 Canadians are on the move after being stranded off the coast of Panama following the deaths of four passengers ...

Mar 30, 2020

Trudeau announces eligibility for business subsidy

OTTAWA-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the country this morning from his home in the country's capital, announcing up to $847 a week available to Canadians who's workplaces have been impacted ...

Mar 30, 2020

As feds help businesses, charities seek help to keep services running

OTTAWA - Canada's charities say they have begun laying off staff and their services, which are usually in high demand during economic downturns, are being shut down as the sector feels the f...

Mar 30, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 9:25 a.m. Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting its first death from COVID-19. The Department of Health and Community Se...

Greg Fry Mar 30, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on March 30, 2020: There are 6,320 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 2,840 confirmed (includ...

Mar 30, 2020

Wage subsidies and wider lanes; In The News for March 30

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 March 30 ... &nb...

Mar 30, 2020