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OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a virtual cabinet retreat to plot strategy for the resumption of Parliament later this month in the midst of the raging COVID-19 pandemic.The retreat w...

OTTAWA - Rights advocates and researchers are sounding an alarm about COVID-19 cases in Canadian prisons and jails, saying the numbers in recent weeks have surpassed the total during the first nine mo...

OTTAWA - The federal government has awarded international accounting firm Deloitte a $16-million contract to build a national computer system to manage the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The contract was r...

Officials in several Canadian provinces expressed concerns Monday about the health network's ability to handle a rising tide of COVID-19 cases, with a senior Quebec health official warning that the pr...

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):6:30 p.m.British Columbia passed a grim marker in its fight against COVID-19 Monday as the death toll in the province surpassed 1...

TORONTO - New restrictions to fight skyrocketing rates of COVID-19 were being considered by Ontario's cabinet Monday night, although a curfew was not one of them.The discussion took place as the provi...

OTTAWA - The federal government has ordered that anyone applying for COVID-19 benefits will need to report whether they have recently travelled outside of the country - though it isn't clear how it wi...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Jan. 11, 2021. There are 660,289 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 660,289 confirmed cases (84,567 active, 558,...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Jan. 11, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 23,697 new vaccinations administered for a total of 319,938 dos...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Jan. 10, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 23,697 new vaccinations administered for a total of 319,938 do...