Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians have his ``unwavering commitment'' to uphold the country's democratic principles. The comment follows Opposition anger over draft legislation that promised $82 billion in emergency aid for those struggling the COVID-19 pandemic, but also gave the federal cabinet extraordinary powers to control taxes and spending. Trudeau says the pandemic is moving extremely quickly, which is why the government was looking at measures to respond just as fast. However, he also says Canada has a ``Parliament that works'' and the government is working with opposition

Quebec now has 1,013 confirmed cases of COVID-19, but no additional deaths to report today, with the provincial tally steady at four. Premier Francois Legault says 67 people are hospitalized, including 31 in intensive care. Legault says about 2,500 people are awaiting test results while 12,200 have received negative tests. The premier sought to reassure Quebecers that measures in place to prevent the spread of the virus are temporary and necessary to save lives.

Canada's chief medical health officer says there's now a pretty equal ratio of travel related to community transmission of COVID-19. Dr. Theresa Tam says this represents a fundamental shift in the spread of the virus in Canada. She also notes it's a common misconception that the virus only affects the elderly or people with underlying health issues. She says younger people can get very sick too. Nearly 120,000 Canadians have been tested for the coronavirus, with an average of 10,000 people tested per day.

Ottawa's medical officer of health says the public health authority may use cellphone data to find out whether people really are self-isolating. Dr. Vera Etches says the agency is trying to get a better handle on whether people are following the advice to stay home and away from others. She says one way to do that is with polling, but they are also looking at ways to use ``electronic data'' to see if people are congregating in public spaces or moving about.

Canada's chief public officer Dr. Theresa Tam is warning against using any medication, including hydroxychloroquine, to try to treat COVID-19 until scientific evidence confirms its efficacy. The warning follows reports on social media that hydroxychloroquine can cure the respiratory illness. Among those who have repeated the claim is U.S. President Donald Trump. Tam says there is a large number of pre-existing medications that scientists are looking at to see whether they can treat COVID-19, but people should not take anything until the results are confirmed. Tam adds that some of the medicat

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canadian Olympic Committee made the right decision in announcing Canadian athletes will not go to the Tokyo Olympics or Paralympics if they start on the scheduled date in July. Trudeau says the move is heartbreaking for athletes, coaches, staff and fans, but feels it's the right call in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak. He called on all Canadians to follow the lead of the COC. The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to start July 24. The International Olympic Committee announced Sunday that it will make a decision on if the Games are postponed in the next fou

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4.51pm on March 29, 2020: There are 6320 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Ontario: 1355 confirmed (including 23 deaths, 8 resolved) British Columbia: 884 confirmed (including 17 deaths, 396 resolved) Alberta: 661 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 73 resolved) Quebec: 2840 confirmed (including 22 deaths, 1 resolved) Saskatchewan: 156 confirmed (including 3 resolved) Nova Scotia: 122 confirmed Manitoba: 25 confirmed, 47 presumptive (including 1 death) New Brunswick: 66 confirmed Canadians quarantined at CFB Tr

Alberta now has 42 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total in the province to 301. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical health officer, says 18 people are in hospital. She also says 11 of 47 people, many of them physicians, have tested positive for the virus since attending a curling bonspiel in Edmonton earlier this month. She says some of those doctors returned to work and saw patients before they were notified that they had been exposed.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says there's ``a special place in hell'' for hoarders and scammers during the COVID-19 crisis. Kenney says officials are continuing to hear about cases of hoarding food and other vital supplies, along with Internet scams stoking fears about the novel coronavirus to obtain credit card information. He says such behaviour is un-Canadian and anyone caught scamming will face the full weight of the law. Kenney says he was at a soup kitchen where demand is soaring but the kitchen is having trouble getting supplies because of bottlenecks at grocery stores. He says the pro