Canada

Already stretched paramedic services crunched by COVID-19

OTTAWA - Paramedics across the country who were already working at capacity say they're being stretched by COVID-19 calls and the extra precautions that come with them. Paramedic Association of Canada...

Mar 24, 2020

Trump's impatience with coronavirus measures continues to escalate

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump seems to be growing more impatient by the day with the economic fallout from U.S. efforts to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Trump says via Twitter today...

Mar 24, 2020

Tories will support aid to Canadians, not Liberal 'power grab': Scheer

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says any conversation about new government powers should not get in the way of getting much-needed assistance out the door as Canadians struggle with the COV...

Mar 24, 2020

Business, labour groups say Liberals' COVID-19 wage subsidy too little to help

OTTAWA - The federal government's planned wage subsidy for businesses hit hard by COVID-19 is being panned this morning by a voice for thousands of small businesses and a major union. The Canadia...

Mar 24, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times eastern): --- 8:45 a.m. Ontario is expected to announce a temporary cut in hydro rates as many people work from home during the COV...

Mar 24, 2020

'Enough is enough. Go home and stay home,' says Trudeau; In The News for Mar. 24

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 Mar. 24. What we are watching in Canada ... Pr...

Mar 24, 2020

Math modellers say lack of data makes curve flattening difficult to predict

VANCOUVER - When Caroline Colijn sees the daily numbers of new cases of COVID-19 in Canada, she looks for certain things. As a disease modelling expert, she says the effects of the measures we're taki...

Mar 24, 2020

First Nations Health Authority tailoring its messaging about COVID-19

VANCOUVER - The public health communication about COVID-19 that's aimed at Indigenous communities should be tailored and take into account Indigenous experiences, say a health official and a researche...

Mar 24, 2020

Science summary: A look at novel coronavirus research around the globe

Thousands of scientists around the world are working on problems raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a summary of some recent research from peer-reviewed academic journals and scientific agencies...

Mar 24, 2020

Airports now a challenging 'Petri dish' for officials trying to prevent spread of virus

OTTAWA - For one traveller returning to Toronto from Vietnam, the way officials handled arrivals to Canada was startling when compared to strict COVID-19 guidelines in the southeast Asian country...

Mar 24, 2020