Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau will take a break today and tomorrow from his COVID-19 briefings to spend some long weekend time with his family at the Harrington Lake prime ministerial retreat in Gatineau, Que.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on May 17, 2020: There are 75,864 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

For months, their contents have sat locked up in the stale hallway air in schools across the country.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on May 16, 2020: There are 74,613 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today an extension to the federal government's 75 per cent emergency wage subsidy — just as businesses across the country are taking the first cautious steps towards reopening after a two

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 15, 2020: There are 73,401 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

Ian Hartley has been volunteering for years, offering his services as a hospital chaplain, working at the Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre and as a member of the Rotary Club.

OTTAWA — Health Canada says it has authorized the first COVID-19 serological test for use in the country to detect antibodies specific to the virus.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 13, 2020: There are 71,157 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

OTTAWA — As restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 persist, a new survey suggests more than half of Canadians find it stressful to venture out in public.