Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency in the province on Tuesday in a bid to combat the spread of COVID-19. Hours later, Ontario’s first presumptive COVID-19 death was reported.
Canada's largest movie exhibitor Cineplex Inc. says it's closing all of its 165 theatres nationwide until at least April 2, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
As the federal government urges Canadians overseas to return, some travellers in countries where borders are closing don't know how they're going to get home.
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 drastic measures aimed at containing the novel coronavirus.
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 hand-washing stations and clean bathrooms are available in Vancouver.
Ontario’s energy ministry and the premier won’t say whether the government will push utilities to drop peak electricity rates for the next three weeks of extended school break, when daytime residential usage is expected to spike, despite holding a surplus of funds for rebates.
“As the virus continues to spread, we’ve decided to take increasingly aggressive steps to keep you and your family safe,” Trudeau said Monday outside his residence in Ottawa.
Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said the Ford government’s planned move to protect jobs will leave large numbers of precarious workers vulnerable.