Canada

Gatineau couple infected with COVID-19 on Diamond Princess relieved to be home

GATINEAU, Que. - A couple from Gatineau say they're relieved to be back home after contracting COVID-19 aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. Bernard Menard, who went through the expe...

Mar 12, 2020

House of Commons considers new COVID-19 protection measures

OTTAWA - The board that governs the House of Commons says it's considering measures to improve safety on Parliament Hill after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he would self-isolate over corona...

Mar 12, 2020

Trudeau goes into self-isolation over COVID-19

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife are in self-isolation over COVID-19 concerns, which has forced the cancellation of an in-person meeting of Canada's first ministers. "I have so...

Mar 12, 2020

PM Trudeau and wife self isolate after flu-like symptoms

OTTAWA-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau is being tested for COVID-19 and the couple is self-isolating at home pending the results.I have some personal news to share today. ...

Mar 12, 2020 Canadian Press

NewsAlert: Quebec calls for isolation of all returning from abroad

Quebec Premier Francois Legault is asking all people returning from travel abroad to self-isolate for 14 days. The measure will be mandatory for all government employees. He is also asking organizers ...

Mar 12, 2020

NewsAlert: Saskatchewan announces first case of novel coronavirus

REGINA - Saskatchewan's Ministry of Health says the province has its first presumptive case of COVID-19. The province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, says the person recently travell...

Mar 12, 2020

Trudeau goes into self-isolation over COVID-19

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife are in self-isolation over COVID-19 concerns, which has forced the cancellation of an in-person meeting of Canada's first ministers. The Prime ...

Mar 12, 2020

Juno Awards in Saskatoon cancelled last-minute over COVID-19 concerns

SASKATOON - The Juno Awards have been cancelled over concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak. The show, which celebrates Canadian music, was to take place Sunday at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, ...

Mar 12, 2020

Muskrat Falls report slams executives, politicians for failing N.L. residents

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The commissioner leading an inquiry into the troubled Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project says past provincial governments failed to protect the residents of Newfoundland and Labrad...

Mar 12, 2020

Manitoba confirms first case of COVID-19

WINNIPEG - Manitoba has announced its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Health Minister Cameron Friesen says a woman who recently travelled to the Philippines has tested positive for coronavirus. He s...

Mar 12, 2020