Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

Canada reached a troubling milestone on Monday, surpassing 300,000 total COVID cases since the pandemic began earlier this year, and health experts are alarmed — but not surprised — by the rapid growth we've seen over the last few weeks.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:40 p.m. Alberta has reported its deadliest day with 20 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing its total fatalities to 427 since the pandemic began.

Alberta reported 991 new cases of COVID-19 and six deaths on Sunday

A vaccine can’t come fast enough, as virus cases topped 11 million in the U.S. over the weekend

TORONTO — The rising tide of COVID-19 infections across much of Canada threatens to swamp a hospital system already under strain, the country's top doctor warned Saturday amid case numbers that continued to set records in long-standing virus hot spot

OTTAWA — More than 3.8 million rapid tests for COVID-19 are now in the hands of provincial health authorities but many jurisdictions are still evaluating how the devices might help battle the pandemic.

Canada is reporting more than 45,000 active COVID-19 cases

In mid-October, Canada had about 2,300 new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed each day. This week, that number grew to above 4,000.

Alberta had 498 First Nation cases of COVID-19 on November 5

WHO has been sharply criticized for not taking a stronger and more vocal role in handling the pandemic