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Applications open for new COVID-19 support programs after hours of technical troubles

OTTAWA — The federal government says technical difficulties that thwarted some Canadians' efforts to apply for new financial supports on Monday have been solved.

Oct 12, 2020 12:15 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Oct. 12, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:17 a.m. EDT on Oct. 12, 2020: There are 182,703 confirmed cases in Canada.

Oct 12, 2020 11:45 AM Read more >

COVID-19 spread shifts to seniors as outbreaks rise in long-term care homes: Tam

Canada's chief public health officer says the spread of COVID-19 is shifting towards seniors, adding to the mounting signs suggesting a second wave could hit just as hard as the first. In a statement Saturday, Dr.

Oct 11, 2020 12:15 PM Read more >

Feds double pandemic aid for food banks, add a second $100 million in support

OTTAWA — The federal government doubled the amount of pandemic aid for Canada's food banks on Friday.

Oct 10, 2020 11:45 AM Read more >

UN: New daily record as COVID-19 cases hit more than 350,000

GENEVA — The World Health Organization has announced a new daily record high in coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide, with more than 350,000 infections reported to the U.N. health agency on Friday.

Oct 9, 2020 7:00 PM Read more >

COVID-19 vaccine still months away but review team working to speed approvals

Sharma says the vaccine-review process that normally takes more than a year to complete is being accelerated

Oct 8, 2020 8:00 PM Read more >

Path to economic recovery filled with risks that need to be managed, Macklem says

"Canada has managed the crisis better than many countries"

Oct 8, 2020 1:30 PM Read more >

Indebted Canadian businesses more 'fragile' than during 1st wave, BDC economist warns

The study found that small- and medium-sized businesses were hit hard by the crisis

Oct 8, 2020 11:30 AM Read more >

N.L. workers warned about COVID-19 outbreaks at work sites in Alberta, Nunavut

Nine positive cases were confirmed at the Hope Bay gold mine on Monday

Oct 7, 2020 3:30 PM Read more >

Military reports more than 220 Canadian troops caught COVID-19

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is lifting the veil of secrecy over the number of troops with COVID-19, as the military gets ready for fresh calls to help out during the second wave of the pandemic.

Oct 6, 2020 7:15 PM Read more >