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Trudeau: Feds ready to send provinces cash to top up worker salaries

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is willing to send money to provinces that want to provide salary top-ups to workers deemed essential.

Apr 14, 2020 1:06 PM Read more >

Do as we say, not as we do? Trudeau, Scheer forced to defend family trips

OTTAWA — Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer fended off criticism Tuesday that they're asking Canadians to do more to stop the spread of COVID-19 than they're willing to do themselves.

Apr 14, 2020 11:51 AM Read more >

'A lifeboat in the ocean:' Nurses on life inside a downtown Vancouver hospital

VANCOUVER — As a registered nurse in the emergency department at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, Zoe Manarangi Bake-Paterson wonders whether she'll be the same after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.

Apr 14, 2020 6:00 AM Read more >

Second World War commemorations become casualty of COVID-19 pandemic

OTTAWA — Donald White was shaving when his friend ran in excitedly to tell his unit the news: The war was over.

Apr 14, 2020 3:00 AM Read more >

Elderly main victims of COVID-19 and sci-fi writers on the pandemic; In The News for April 14

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 14 ... COVID-19 in Canada ...

Apr 14, 2020 2:17 AM Read more >

Canadians want serious progress on COVID-19 before returning to work: poll

OTTAWA — Most Canadians want to see significant progress in the fight against COVID-19 before they would feel comfortable with people being allowed to return to work, a new poll suggests.

Apr 14, 2020 2:10 AM Read more >

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

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory.

Apr 14, 2020 2:00 AM Read more >

Health Canada approves Spartan Bioscience's portable COVID-19 test

OTTAWA — Rapid COVID-19 testing devices are on the way to remote and Indigenous communities where access and timely results have been hindered by distance and limited resources, officials said Monday after a new test kit was approved over the weekend

Apr 13, 2020 6:05 PM Read more >

A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID 19

COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed hundreds.

Apr 13, 2020 5:56 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 7:24 p.m. ET on April 13, 2020: There are 25,682 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

Apr 13, 2020 5:26 PM Read more >