The provincial health officer says British Columbia is at a critical time in the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Bonnie Henry says the next two weeks mark a second incubation period for the disease as she urged people to follow public health advice because the number of cases haven't peaked yet. The province says two more people have died and another 86 people have tested positive for COVID-19 since Saturday. The province has a total 970 cases of the novel coronavirus. British Columbia has had 19 deaths related to COVID-19. Henry says there are also 13 long-term care homes or assisted-living fac

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the military is getting ready to support COVID-19 mitigation efforts. He says there are up to 24,000 regular and reserve force members prepared to roll out. Sajjan says the work could include direct support to communities or help with logistics. But he says the military has yet to receive a direct request for aid.

Canada's chief public health officer says 220,000 people have been tested for COVID-19. Dr. Theresa Tam says three per cent have been confirmed positive, and 93 per cent confirmed negative. She says of the over 6,000 cases diagnosed so far, seven per cent have required hospitalization, three per cent are critical, and one per cent have been fatal.

Two inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at a maximum-security prison in Quebec, the first confirmed cases involving prisoners in a federal institution. The Correctional Service of Canada says that prior to the two inmates being diagnosed, nine employees who work at Port-Cartier Institution also tested positive for the virus. The service says in a news release all of these employees are in isolation at home and are following direction from local health officials. As of Saturday, 50 tests were conducted on inmates in institutions with 45 negative and two positive results, with three o

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the new wage subsidy program will cover all businesses whose revenue has dropped by at least 30 per cent because of COVID-19. That includes non-profits and charities. Trudeau revealed more details about the previously announced program this morning. He says there is no restriction on the number of employees a company must have in order to qualify. Under the program, the government will cover 75 per cent of salary on the first $58,700 a person earns.

Ontario is reporting a major surge both in the number of new COVID-19 cases in the province as well as those that have been resolved. New government figures show 351 new cases of the virus since yesterday. The government says the massive jump is due in part to clearing a major backlog of tests. But the province, which has changed the way COVID-19 cases are documented, says the number of active cases is actually a bit lower than previously believed, thanks to a huge uptick in the number of cases considered resolved.

The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in July, the same slot scheduled for this year's games. Tokyo organizers say the opening ceremony will take place July 23, 2021. That is almost exactly one year after the games were due to start this year. The IOC and Japanese organizers last week postponed the Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic. The rescheduled Olympics will start July 23, with the closing ceremony on Aug 8. The Paralympics were rescheduled to Aug 24-Sept 5.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is investing millions of additional dollars to help children in need as well as seniors cope with the COVID-19 crisis. Trudeau says the government is investing an extra $7.5 million into the national Kids Help Phone program to pay for more counsellors and volunteers. The government is also providing an extra $9 million to theUnited Way to help with checking up on seniors as well as deliveringfood and groceries.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is remaining in self-isolation at his home in Ottawa for close to two more weeks to ensure he does not have COVID-19. His wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau tweeted news of her recovery from the respiratory illness Saturday, but Trudeau says public health advice is that he remain in isolation for two weeks following her recovery. Trudeau, who first went into self-isolation on March 13 after Gregoire Trudeau was diagnosed with the illness, says there is still a chance he has the illness, and he is following the lead of many Canadians now working at home. The prim