Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

The House of Commons has passed emergency legislation to free up $82 billion to help Canadians weather the COVID-19 crisis.

The House of Commons sits today, March 24, 2020, to deal with an emergency bill to spend billions of dollars to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and cushion some of its economic harms.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's tone hardened on Monday, March 23, 2020, as he warned Canadians ignoring COVID-19 mitigation measures that "enough is enough."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pointing to an impending bailout package as a way to help renters affected by COVID-19, though new research suggests hundreds of thousands of households may be in dire financial straits before the federal money arrives.

The federal government is trying to keep tabs on as many as 4,000 Canadians on board at least 70 cruise ships still at sea, with many forbidden to dock as governments around the world block international travellers to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Canada needs a more unified approach in the fight against COVID-19 and the feds "will not hesitate" to step in with stronger measures if provinces can't make it happen, the health minister said on Sunday, March 22, 2020.

The number of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada rose to 1,472 by the end of Sunday, an increase of 141 over the previous 24 hours.

The House of Commons will reconvene on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, to vote on measures aimed at easing the burden of COVID-19 on individuals and businesses.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be updating Canadians again today, March 22, 2020, on the latest measures being taken to try to protect the country against the steadily escalating COVID-19 threat.

As the federal government scrambles to bring Canadians home from foreign countries that have closed their borders and airports, provinces and territories are wrestling with what limitations need to be placed on internal travel to slow the spread of COVID-19 within Canada.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging the federal government to immediately begin accepting applications for emergency financial aid from Canadians struggling during the COVID-19 crisis.

The federal government unveiled details of its plans to help people taking a financial hit due to the pandemic. But they may not help everyone and the funds may not come fast enough.

As the federal government urges Canadians overseas to return, some travellers in countries where borders are closing don't know how they're going to get home.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau is expected to soon announce the federal government's plan to help workers affected by COVID-19.

“As the virus continues to spread, we’ve decided to take increasingly aggressive steps to keep you and your family safe,” Trudeau said Monday outside his residence in Ottawa.