Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

The mystery illness that paralyzed and killed mostly children across Canada came in waves that built for nearly four decades before a vaccine introduced in 1955 put an end to the suffering.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on June 7, 2020: There are 95,057 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

VANCOUVER — Jennifer Larue just wants her husband to be able to hold their baby.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on June 6, 2020: There are 94,335 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to offer premiers billions in federal funding to help them safely reopen provincial and territorial economies without triggering an explosive second wave of COVID-19 cases.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on June 5, 2020: There are 93,726 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking part in his third international summit in a week as Canada campaigns for a coveted United Nation's Security Council seat on a platform of helping to rebuild the post-pandemic world.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on June 4, 2020: There are 93,085 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

OTTAWA — The federal government must do more to help provinces prepare long-term care homes for the next wave of COVID-19, the Ontario Long Term Care Association says.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on June 3, 2020: There are 92,410 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.