COVID-19

"The rules are complex and they haven't been communicated as clearly as needed,” said Prof. Steven Hoffman of York University. "And some of them just don't make sense."

Chief science adviser Mona Nemer talks to Canada's National Observer about how her work changed dramatically with the pandemic and why it is important to continue paying for fundamental science to prepare for the next crisis.

Green Party of Canada members have chosen Toronto's Annamie Paul as their new leader.

Canada is running out of time to prevent a major resurgence of COVID-19, the country's chief public health officer said on Saturday, October 3, 2020, as its two most populous provinces continued to report some of their highest daily case counts in months.

The perils of America's fractured, partisan approach to the COVID-19 pandemic finally caught up on Friday, October 2, 2020, with U.S. President Donald Trump, now infected with the very virus that for months has threatened to end his tumultuous tenure in the White House.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie are sending their best wishes to Donald Trump and his wife Melania after the pair tested positive for COVID-19.

Ontario will not appeal a court ruling against its anti-carbon tax stickers, the government said on Thursday, October 1, 2020, putting an end to an 18-month political and legal battle between Ottawa and the province.

United States President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. Here is a look as some Canadian politicians who have tested positive or needed to isolate themselves and get tested for COVID-19.

The Quebec government promised on Thursday, October 1, 2020, financial support for bars and restaurants forced to close by the province's partial lockdown, but questions remain about how restrictions on socializing will be applied.

School students in Ontario can return to classes after 24 hours if they only experience one possible symptom of COVID-19 and it is improving, the provincial government said Thursday as it struggles with a testing backlog.

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole used his first speech in the House of Commons as party leader to lambaste the Liberal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Indigenous communities have been facing an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases during the last few weeks.

Vaccines normally offered in school to Grade 7 students will instead be delivered at community clinics and doctors' offices in parts of Ontario, meaning parents will have to make arrangements to ensure their children are immunized.

Health Canada has given the green light to a rapid test for COVID-19 that could be deployed to long-term care homes and schools to take pressure off provincial testing systems.

A fundraising letter sent by new Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole to party members contains passages identical to sections of his rival Peter MacKay's campaign website.