Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

OTTAWA — The federal government will fund provincial efforts to test people for COVID-19, track the contacts of those who test positive, and help different jurisdictions share data, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday.

OTTAWA — As Canada continues to struggle to keep up with the level of COVID-19 tests needed to fend off a potential second wave of the viral disease, researchers say the best early warning system for a second wave could be right beneath our feet — in

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on May 22, 2020: There are 81,324 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

Face masks are dangerous to the health of some Canadians and problematic for some others.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 21, 2020: There are 80,142 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

OTTAWA — The federal government is beefing up efforts to persuade businesses to rehire workers now that Canada's economy is starting to emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. on May 20, 2020: There are 79,112 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

Businesses in some provinces spent the long weekend preparing to reopen ahead of an easing of restrictions aimed at curbing the COVID-19 pandemic, even as others said they're not yet ready to throw open their doors.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 19, 2020: There are 78,072 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on May 18, 2020: There are 77,001 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.