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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 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.

Canada's veterinarians said on Monday, March 23, 2020, they're willing to join in the nationwide efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic even as they fight to ensure they're allowed to keep providing care to the country's animals.

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.

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has declared a provincial state of emergency because he says some people are blatantly ignoring requirements for social distancing and self-isolation during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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.

The federal government is launching a $30-million national ad campaign on Monday, March 23, 2020, to urge every Canadian to do their bit to help prevent the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus.

Social distancing is one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of COVID-19. While specific restrictions on what Canadians can do vary from province to province, here are the basic Dos and Don'ts of social distancing, as advised by the Public Health Agency of Canada and chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam.

Canada's top doctor says it might be months until we know whether social distancing measures being employed across the country are slowing the spread of COVID-19.

As some Canadians react to warnings about COVID-19 with a sense of gravity while others optimistically stick to their daily routines, a former Vancouver resident in northern Italy says he knows both of those feelings.

Transit agencies across Canada have adjusted their operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in some cases by suspending fare collection altogether.

Canada's largest movie exhibitor Cineplex Inc. says it's closing all of its 165 theatres nationwide until at least April 2, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Canada's top public health officer raised the risk level associated with the growing COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday, March 15, 2020, even as retailers and top politicians reassured Canadian that any restrictive measures would not result in shortages of food or other basics.