Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

OTTAWA — A few months before the novel coronavirus arrived in Canada, the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation at Loon Lake, Sask. was already raising the alarm over suicides in the community, about 360 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on May 3, 2020: There are 56,714 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

VANCOUVER — Privacy watchdogs are voicing concerns over proposals across the country to implement smartphone apps to help track COVID-19.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on May 2, 2020: There are 55,061 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

TORONTO — The C.D. Howe Institute's Business Cycle Council says Canada has entered a recession due to the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 1, 2020: There are 53,236 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

VANCOUVER — The call came in on an afternoon in March: a patient at a medical clinic in Vancouver complained of chest pains. Paramedic Jeff Booton watched the details flash across the screen as he and his partner made their way to the clinic.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on April 30, 2020: There are 51,596 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

Provinces have begun to release plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Prince Edward Island The Renew P.E.I.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:09 a.m. on April 29, 2020: There are 50,026 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.