COVID-19

Days before Canada announced more than $100 million in new foreign aid to fight COVID-19, a federal minister and a leading aid advocate said the country can't afford to scrimp on its overseas spending in fighting COVID-19.

Premier Scott Moe announced on Monday, April 6, 2020, that for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak hit Saskatchewan, there have been more recoveries than new confirmed cases in a single day.

A new poll suggests a growing number of Canadians are frightened of the prospect of contracting the novel coronavirus.

Each community in Nunavut is getting federal funds to provide food for youth and elders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Canadians said farewell to the COVID-19-stricken Coral Princess cruise ship on Monday, April 6, 2020, for their long journey home, other recently repatriated high-seas travellers coped with the emotional exhaustion of their new normal on dry land.

One of America's largest manufacturers of medical face masks rode to Canada's rescue on Monday, April 6, 2020, forging an agreement with the White House that allows it to provide millions of its precious N95 respirators to the U.S. market without sacrificing supply bound for north of the border.

Children with special needs face specific challenges as Ontario schools launch online back-to-school learning. So do their parents, who are now being asked to take on roles as teachers and personal support workers where school once offered respite.

As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases continues to grow in Canada, different provinces and cities have set up different rules meant to slow the spread of COVID-19. 

The Queen addressed Great Britain, the Commonwealth, and the world on Sunday, April 5, 2020, in a rare speech calling for unity in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

When a Quebec couple recently travelled to the far reaches of Yukon in a bid to escape the novel coronavirus, only to be turned away, it seemed a textbook case of pandemic-generated panic.

When the mayor of a village in southern Alberta stares across the border, he sees family and friends who just happen to call Montana home.

The federal government is bringing in further measures to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 on commercial passenger vessels and ferries.

Canadian hospitals should not throw out used face masks and other protective equipment because public health officials are investigating whether it will be possible to disinfect and reuse them, Canada's public health chief said on Sunday, April 5, 2020.

Students whose summer work placements and internships have been delayed or cancelled have so far been excluded from the federal government’s COVID-19 relief plan. So have students who take casual jobs in the summer to cover year-round living expenses.