Business at Canadian National Railway Co. has gone downhill since mid-March, leading to thousands of temporary job cuts at the company as the COVID-19 pandemic rips into a sector that serves as a barometer of economic cycles.

Fatal drug overdoses are on the rise, with more than three people dying every day as the province deals with COVID-19, data from the BC Coroners Service indicates.

Premier Doug Ford refused calls to fire his long-term care minister Wednesday. Under fire from the Opposition NDP for cutting long-term care funding and scaling back inspections, Ford blamed the COVID-19 crisis in long-term care on long-standing issues with the system.

Parliament's spending watchdog says the estimated deficit for the year has likely risen to about $260 billion, leaving the government with little fiscal firepower to stimulate an economic rebound.

Alberta's energy minister isn't backing away from her comments that COVID-19's public health rules and economic fears favour pipeline construction.

Western Canadian producers are moving to restore some oil production as crude prices rise with demand thanks to the gradual opening of the world economy and OPEC and Russian output cuts.

We need a digital vaccination scar for the 21st century — an effective system in place to identify those who are immunized.

Calgary's mayor is warning citizens "don't be like Toronto" and congregate in large numbers in parks.

La Ronge fire chief predicts severe season as province reopens

A report released publicly Tuesday details a long list of horrors found at five COVID-19-stricken long-term care homes. Premier Doug Ford says criminal charges are possible, while the Ontario NDP are calling for the resignation of Long-Term Care Minister Merrilee Fullerton.

“I feel this is my home because it’s mine…other people have to cart their stuff around place to place.I’ve live here now for six years. I’ve been happy and comfortable here.” says 87-year-old Douglas Butt of his rental unit at Cortes Island Seniors Village, which is expanding its stock of stable, subsidized housing to meet older residents' housing needs.

How Parliament should function in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis remained unresolved on Monday, May 25, 2020, as the Conservatives dug in on their demand that the House of Commons resume normal operations with a reduced number of MPs in the chamber.

Half of Canadians believe they're not getting the whole truth from their governments about COVID-19, a new poll suggests, and some also believe conspiracy theories about where the novel coronavirus began.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Canadians to keep following public health orders heading into summer, as rising COVID-19 cases and high-profile misbehaviour in a Toronto park over the weekend threatened to derail Ontario's reopening plans.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced multiple questions on Monday, May 25, 2020, on why his party applied for a federal wage subsidy program for organizations facing economic hardship due to COVID-19.