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OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government began preparing for a possible pandemic as soon as it received the first alert about a mysterious cluster of pneumonia cases in China...

Toronto will soon open a centre for those with COVID-19 who cannot self-isolate at home, a service the federal government said is open to other cities across the country. Health Minister Patty Ha...

OTTAWA - More than 100 Canadian health and policy experts say the federal government has succumbed to "vaccine nationalism" because it has pre-purchased tens of millions of vaccine doses from private ...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:42 p.m. EDT on Sept. 11, 2020: There are 135,625 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 64,463 confirmed (including 5,774 deaths, 56,843 ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to hold a virtual first ministers meeting on federal health care transfers to the provinces and territories. His agreement during a conference call wi...

MONTREAL - Mike Charlebois describes karaoke as a way of life, a form of expression and a little bit of escapist fun - something he says is more important than ever as the world grapple...

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday as the parties argued to a standstill over the size and scope of the aid, likely ending hopes for corona...

OTTAWA - Less than two weeks before Parliament is to resume sitting, no one knows how it is going to function amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberal government has proposed a full resumption ...

QUEBEC - The head of a Quebec bar owners' association says the provincial government is banning karaoke indefinitely due to concerns over COVID-19. Renaud Poulin of the Corporation des proprietai...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says a judge's decision against a surgeon advocating for patients' rights to pay for private medical care highlights the significant role of the pub...