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Newfoundland and Labrador reports one day surge in COVID-19 cases

HALIFAX — Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador reported a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, announcing 32 new …

Champagne talks global COVID-19 security with G7 foreign ministers over video

https://twitter.com/FP_Champagne/status/1242946679789289472   OTTAWA — Canada and its G7 allies grappled Wednesday with how to address a world that was already …

Canada to help world’s poor cope with COVID-19, amid UN appeal: aid minister

OTTAWA — Canada will spend millions to help the world’s most desperate people fight COVID-19 because it is in the …

Nearly 7,000 employees to depart WestJet as airlines continue to curb operations

Already stretched, paramedic services feeling bigger crunch from COVID-19

OTTAWA — Paramedics across the country who were already working at capacity say they’re being stretched by calls for help …

Newspaper publishers in Quebec, Atlantic Canada laying off nearly 400 employees

Two newspaper publishers in Quebec and Atlantic Canada are temporarily laying off nearly 400 employees because of the impact of …

Governments fight to curb COVID-19 and fallout from growing job losses

TORONTO — The two-pronged battle to contain the spread of COVID-19 while inoculating the economy against the worst side effects …

Canadian troops in Ukraine face uncertainty due to COVID-19 crisis

OTTAWA — The COVID-19 crisis has left 200 Canadian soldiers in Ukraine — and their families back home — in …

Community spread of COVID-19 within Canada taking over as main threat, Tam says

OTTAWA — Canada’s chief medical health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says overall in Canada, an equal number of Canadians who …

Tories will support aid to Canadians, not Liberal ‘power grab’: Scheer

OTTAWA — Federal plans to speedily approve legislation freeing up billions in aid to help Canadians weather the COVID-19 pandemic …