Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

The province said earlier this month it was considering the move, but on Monday announced a proposed regulatory change that would mandate collection of racial and other data in a consistent way while also protecting patient privacy

Health experts say singing may involve a greater risk of spreading COVID-19 than normal speech

The defund movement doesn't mean abolishing police — although there are calls for that, too — but rather is an acknowledgment that law enforcement has ballooned to encompass far-ranging responsibilities it's incapable of addressing, says Toronto city councillor Kristyn Wong-Ta

Carriers now face the dilemma of generating enough revenue to stay afloat while keeping their passengers and employees safe

Trudeau said more information will come on immigration in the coming weeks

The government says it has provided written funding commitments to employers, and that will be followed by the flow of money

This would permit restaurants, hair salons and malls to reopen in regions that have been excluded from moving forward to Stage 2 as of Friday

Trudeau has stated that his government will not leave people in the lurch who still need government benefits

Dr. Gary Kobinger said the vaccine, and the parallel work studying drugs that could better treat COVID-19, reducing the length and intensity of the illness in those who get very sick, are both advancing at lightning speed

Canada first deployed around 200 troops to Ukraine to train local forces in the basics of soldiering in 2015, but that mission and several others were suspended in early April as COVID-19 forced countries around the world into lockdown