COVID-19 pandemic

A provincial commission looking into the protection of vulnerable children in Quebec recommended on Monday, November 30, 2020, the appointment of a youth-protection director to oversee the entire provincial system.

When Kelly Lopes learned back in the spring that the Ontario government was ordering her teenaged children to stay home from school for their own safety but expected them and their parents to continue going to work, fear and anger set in almost immediately.

The federal Liberals will take small step toward a plan to create a national daycare system, with sources telling the Canadian Press next week's economic update will have money for a new federal child-care body.

Protesters gathered in a city south of Montreal on Saturday, November 14, 2020, to urge their elected officials to reconsider a plan to cull half the deer in a local park in a bid to control overpopulation.

National cash rebates convinced more Canadians to buy an electric car in the last 18 months, but Transport Canada says it won't be enough to hit the first zero-emission vehicle sales targets in 2025.

As demand for flu shots appears to be up across the country, the Public Health Agency of Canada is working with suppliers to order more doses — a feat that could prove more difficult than it sounds.

The federal New Democrats will use an upcoming chance to set the agenda in the House of Commons to push for a new tax on wealthy people and those who made massive profits during the COVID-19 pandemic, their leader Jagmeet Singh says.

It's morning in America, but not the calm one once showcased in a famous U.S. presidential ad.

People across Canada will be gathering on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, night to watch the results of the divisive U.S. presidential election.

Rest assured, the scientific community will not remain silent if there’s any doubt.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the global COVID-19 pandemic "really sucks," and could jeopardize large gatherings with friends and family over Christmas after a reined-in Thanksgiving.

Scott Moe lead his Saskatchewan Party into rare territory on Monday, October 26, 2020, winning a fourth straight majority for the longest serving government in the country.

The Canadian provinces hardest hit by the global COVID-19 pandemic released sobering numbers on Sunday, October 25, 2020, with Quebec's overall case count passing the 100,000 mark and Ontario registering more than 1,000 single-day cases for the first time since the start of the worldwide outbreak.

Canada's top physician painted a bleak picture on Saturday, October 24, 2020, of the toll the COVID-19 pandemic may take on the country, expressing fears the number of pandemic-related hospitalizations and deaths could increase in the coming weeks as the second wave drives the national death toll toward 10,000.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says an inquiry into who is funding environmental opposition to the province's oil and gas sector will be completed some time next year.