COVID-19

Snowbirds from Quadra Island had wintered in Mexico, and were unaware of pandemic when they started their journey north.

"The hard truth is, the more time we have, the more lives we can save," said a visibly grim Premier Doug Ford.

Canadian provinces have targeted their COVID-19 relief in different ways. National Observer looked at who gets what based on where they live.

The federal government signalled on Sunday, March 29, 2020, it is shifting the focus of its COVID-19 aid towards Canada's most vulnerable as public health experts expressed cautious optimism the nation's physical distancing experiment could be working.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising federal health authorities will not cut any corners when it comes to making sure masks provided by China meet the necessary standards for protecting Canadian health-care workers from catching COVID-19.

Budget cutting in response to the twin challenges of COVID-19 demand destruction and low oil prices mean the world's oil and gas industry will likely spend less on renewable energy going forward.

Melanie Fournier went to bed a week ago on Thursday, March 26, 2020, feeling grateful that, despite everything going on in the world, she was in the best health of her life.

Beginning at noon Monday, March 30, 2020, anyone in Canada showing symptoms related to COVID-19 will be barred from boarding domestic flights and trains, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Saturday, March 27, 2020.

A funeral for Paula Lockhart was held in Kentville, N.S., last week, after the 55-year-old passed away following a long battle with cancer. For Paula's son Keith, it wasn't the service he expected.

Canada's chief public health officer says the country has reached a critical juncture in its life and death struggle with COVID-19.

The novel coronavirus threatens the health of Canadians, but to some people the pandemic stokes fears of a government plot to subvert freedoms, say experts who study conspiracy theories.

Nowhere near this many CRA employees have ever had to work from home and connect to government systems all at once before, the Union of Taxation Employees says.

All residents at Berwick by the Sea have been isolated in their suites, including the sick senior.

Researchers in the race against time to provide a proven treatment for COVID-19 will have to balance speed with scientific rigour, according to global experts.