COVID-19

The unrelenting climb in COVID-19 cases in Canada continued on Thursday, March 26, 2020, amid tightening restrictions aimed at curbing the pandemic as experts warned against prescribing or using unproven cures for the disease that has killed 39 people and infected close to 4,000 others.

Canada and its G7 counterparts are concerned about the spread of disinformation in the COVID-19 fight, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Thursday, March 26, 2020, stressing the need for a co-ordinated world response based on science.

The federal government is shutting down the network of in-person Service Canada centres over COVID-19 concerns.

Campaigners urge governments to tie any bailouts to aviation and cruise industries to requirements for climate action

Far from just impacting transportation today, the pandemic and ensuing economic fallout could have big implications for the transit systems of tomorrow.

The province has come under fire in recent days for not testing enough, while patients have reported waiting more than a week for test results that are supposed to take two days.

Rightwing governments have denied the problem and been slow to act. With coronavirus and the climate, this costs lives

The arrest of a woman in Newfoundland for refusing to stay inside after she arrived from outside the province is raising questions about the extent to which law enforcement agencies can limit basic freedoms to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Liberals are repackaging two previously promised benefits for Canadians whose working lives are disrupted by COVID-19, a change that will almost double direct financial aid in the government's economic plan to $52 billion.

Environmental groups praised political parties for coming together to help struggling families, but also said the new law has insufficient oversight. 

Relief funding derails Ford government’s cost-cutting agenda, planned deficit will more than double year over year to an expected $20.5 billion.

Regions across Canada are ramping up efforts to identify people with COVID-19 but some labs are facing a backlog due to diminishing supplies of essential chemicals needed for tests.

The spread of COVID-19 could exceed the Saskatchewan Health Authority's capacity for acute services and lead to a death toll in the thousands, says an internal document.