Canada

'Sit in jail and wait:' Legal experts worried about coronavirus court delays

CALGARY - Some legal experts are warning that the COVID-19 pandemic will have lasting effects on the Canadian justice system. Among some court changes across the country, Alberta's Court of Queen's Be...

Mar 17, 2020

Homeless vulnerable to COVID-19 need help from governments: advocates

VANCOUVER - Homeless people staying in close quarters at shelters, tent cities and warming centres are especially at risk for COVID-19, says a community advocate who is working to ensure&nbs...

Mar 17, 2020

Ottawa to soon detail fiscal response to COVID-19 economic shock

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau is expected to soon announce the federal government's plan to help workers affected by COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that the det...

Mar 17, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic brings out the best in many Canadian communities

On a weekend when many Canadians were getting themselves ready to weather the COVID-19 pandemic, Jennifer Teufel-Shatilla was figuring out how to help others do so. Armed with hand sanitizer and disin...

Mar 17, 2020

Cineplex to close theatres nationwide in response to COVID-19

TORONTO - Canada's largest movie exhibitor Cineplex Inc. says it's closing all of its 165 theatres nationwide until at least April 2 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The chain also was to tempora...

Mar 16, 2020

Calls to distress lines jump as COVID-19 sparks dislocation and anxiety

TORONTO - Crisis lines and mental health professionals are seeing a jump in calls as Canadians come to grips with the unprecedented disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the increasingly dras...

Mar 16, 2020

Alberta's chief health officer in self-isolation as cases of coronavirus rise

EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health announced 18 new cases of COVID-19 in the province Monday but the news came via video, as she has isolated herself at home and ...

Mar 16, 2020

Alan Kurdi's aunt has mixed feelings after sentencing in his case

VANCOUVER - The aunt of three-year-old Alan Kurdi says she has mixed feelings after three people were sentenced in the human smuggling case that resulted in the deaths of ...

Mar 16, 2020

Shift to online learning due to COVID-19 requires rethink of teaching: experts

HALIFAX - As Canadian universities begin an unprecedented shift toward online classes, Nicole Mensour is experiencing the challenges the sudden plunge into digital learning cr...

Mar 16, 2020

In U.S., political reflexes slowly bending to will of COVID-19 pandemic

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's defiance seems to be softening: after shrugging off calls for a COVID-19 test and to stop touching people, he's since tested negative and conceded ...

Mar 16, 2020