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COVID-19 spreads to vulnerable communities as new provinces report deaths

COVID-19 continued its unforgiving march into new areas of the country on Monday, sweeping through long-term care homes and religious communities, as two provinces reported their first deaths linked to the virus.

Mar 30, 2020 5:53 PM Read more >

B.C. court considers ways to deliver Meng decision in socially distant manner

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court is considering creative ways to deliver a decision in an extradition hearing for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou as a global pandemic restricts travel and gatherings.

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Gatherings restricted, schools closed: What's being done to fight COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada's chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, give each other space and wear a mask if they're sick.

Mar 30, 2020 5:48 PM Read more >

Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19

A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Monday in relation to COVID-19: "There's some donors, deceased organ donors, and we're not sending teams to procure those organs. It's quite tragic." — Dr.

Mar 30, 2020 5:43 PM Read more >

Seven-year-old boy, two adults, dead in Prince Albert triple homicide: Police

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — A police chief in Saskatchewan is calling the killing of three people in his community, including a seven-year-old boy, an incomprehensible tragedy.

Mar 30, 2020 5:41 PM Read more >

Vancouver Convention Centre picked for off site COVID-19 treatment centre

VICTORIA — Vancouver's waterfront convention centre is being prepared as a health facility in British Columbia's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday.

Mar 30, 2020 5:20 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:09 p.m. ET on March 30, 2020: There are 7,448 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

Mar 30, 2020 5:09 PM Read more >

Trudeau 'proud' of Canadian response to COVID-19 as U.S. caseload soars

WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump slowly comes to grips with his country's grim prognosis for COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau conceded Monday he's taking a measure of comfort from early signs that the caseload in Canada is on a different

Mar 30, 2020 4:37 PM Read more >

Donated organs not being used as hospitals scale back transplants for COVID-19

OTTAWA — Transplant centres across the country have massively scaled back organ transplants as hospitals try to make sure they are able to accommodate COVID-19 cases.

Mar 30, 2020 4:27 PM Read more >

Large business, non-profits, charities eligible for wage subsidy, Trudeau says

OTTAWA — Businesses of any size that have seen sharp and sudden drops in revenues due to COVID-19 will be eligible for a new federal wage subsidy program, the federal government said Monday, just as it signalled more help for some of the country's ma

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