Canada

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: ...

May 02, 2020

Opposition parties take different tacks to make their marks during COVID-19 crisis

OTTAWA - Pablo Rodriguez looks back wistfully to the time when his biggest worry was whether he'd be able to corral the support of at least one opposition party to support the minority Liber...

May 02, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:40 a.m. Ontario is reporting 511 new cases of COVID-19 and 55 new deaths. The Ministry of Health says there are 17,119...

May 02, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:57 a.m. ET on May 2, 2020: There are 55,572 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 28,648 confirmed...

May 02, 2020

'More vital now:' Gay-straight alliances go virtual during COVID-19 pandemic

CALGARY - Lily Overacker and Laurell Pallot start each gay-straight alliance meeting with everyone introducing themselves, saying their pronouns and sharing highs and lows of the week. Except lat...

May 02, 2020

'Invasion of privacy': Watchdogs concerned about apps tracking COVID-19 patients

VANCOUVER - Privacy watchdogs are voicing concerns over proposals across the country to implement smartphone apps to help track COVID-19. New Brunswick, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Saskat...

May 02, 2020

New head of Alberta Energy Regulator wants to rebuild confidence in leadership

CALGARY - Like a sports coach coming off a disappointing season, the new head of the agency that regulates Alberta's heavily challenged energy industry knows he's got some work to do. "One (goal) is r...

May 02, 2020

PM, ministers, Tam take break from daily updates on COVID-19 pandemic

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his ministers and top public health officials are taking a rare break today from the daily briefings they've been providing since the COVID-19 pandemic shut dow...

May 02, 2020

Union trying to stop Alberta meat plant with COVID-19 outbreak from reopening

CALGARY - A union is trying to halt the planned reopening of an Alberta beef-packing plant that has been the site of a major COVID-19 outbreak. There have been 921 cases of the virus at th...

May 01, 2020

Not mandatory: Alberta launches COVID-19 mobile contact-tracing app

EDMONTON - Alberta is launching a voluntary mobile app to expand contact tracing for COVID-19 to help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. It's believed to be the first of its kind in Nort...

May 01, 2020