Canada

Good deeds, spirit of sharing spreads amid pandemic panic purchasing

VANCOUVER - While panicked shoppers have been buying stores out of toilet paper and flour stocks, two tables have appeared on streets in the Vancouver area stacked with essential items and a sign that...

Mar 25, 2020

Sentencing to get underway for Kalen Schlatter following murder conviction

TORONTO - A sentencing hearing is set to get underway today for a Toronto man convicted of sexually assaulting and killing a young woman who had been out with a friend. Kalen Schlatter was found ...

Mar 25, 2020

Testing backlog linked to shortage of chemicals needed for COVID-19 test

Regions across Canada are ramping up efforts to identify people with COVID-19 but some labs are facing a backlog due to diminishing supplies of essential chemicals needed for tests. "We all would want...

Mar 25, 2020

Residential tenants, landlords face dilemma as rent comes due on April 1

As the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ripples across Canada, another wave may crest within the week as rent comes due for residential tenants. April 1 is a pressing deadline for tenants...

Mar 25, 2020

Canada to help world's poor cope with COVID-19, amid UN appeal: aid minister

OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada will spend millions to help the world's most desperate people fight COVID-19 because it is in the country's long-ter...

Mar 25, 2020

Patients bumped by COVID face anxiety, as health system searches for alternatives

HALIFAX - For Canadians awaiting life-changing operations, the novel coronavirus is creating deepening distress as cancellations and delays roll through the public health system. Fifteen-year-old...

Mar 25, 2020

The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on March 25, 2020: There are 2780 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. - Quebec: 1013 confirmed (including 4...

Mar 25, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 3 a.m. Members of Parliament are close to voting on a deal that would see a unanimous approval for a COVID-19 bill delive...

Mar 25, 2020

Federal Court rules in favour of injured veteran's class-action suit

OTTAWA - Thousands of injured veterans could be in line for payments from the federal government after a Federal Court ruled in favour of a former special-forces soldier whose class-action lawsuit all...

Mar 24, 2020

Canadian Forces close colleges and training centres to fight COVID-19

OTTAWA - The Canadian military is closing its colleges, recruit school and training institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those include the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., and the Colle...

Mar 24, 2020