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B.C. reports highest overdose related death toll this year in March

Overdose deaths in British Columbia jumped in March compared with February, and marked the first time the monthly death toll exceeded 100 in the past year. The BC Coroners Service says 113 people died in March of suspected illici...

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Governor General Julie Payette: Lessons being learned will be useful for potential upcoming crises

Governor General Julie Payette says the lessons being learned from the COVID-19 pandemic will be useful for potential upcoming crises. Payette points out that natural disasters, like volcanic eruptions or asteroids, could cause m...

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Dr. Theresa Tam: Going to a cottage or a second home can be a bad idea

Dr. Theresa Tam says it's a bad idea to go to a cottage or a second home if you risk straining local health resources. Rules and advice on how to apply that will vary from province to province and situation to situation, though. I...

Feds to partly cover 'top ups' for front-line workers on minimum wage

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government, provinces and territories will spend $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workers in the COVID-19 pandemic.He says the details are still to be finalized with some...

1,350 Canadian Armed Forces members to provide support at Quebec’s long term care homes : Sajjan

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says as of today, the Canadian Armed Forces will have 1,020 personnel committed to 20 long-term care homes in Quebec.He says that includes 670 medical and support staff inside the facilities, as wel...

B.C. plans reopening of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Students in K to 12 education will be returning to school in September, with only a partial return this school year. Students in post-secondary education will be returning to school in September with a mix of online and in-class l...

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COVID-19 in Canada: Total cases - 63,496

There are 63,496 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 34,327 confirmed (including 2,510 deaths, 8,284 resolved) Ontario: 18,722 confirmed (including 1,429 deaths, 13,222 resolved) Alberta: 5,963 confirmed (including...

Shops in Punjab to remain open from 7am to 3pm

Punjab Home Department on Wednesday said that shops would remain open from 7 am to 3 pm in the State during the coronavirus-induced lockdown. "The State government has now decided that the shops will remain open from 7 am to 3 pm...

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Premier John Horgan unveils plan for easing COVID-19 restrictions

British Columbians will move forward with safely restarting their province beginning in mid-May, according to a plan announced by Premier John Horgan. Under B.C.'s Restart Plan, government will work closely with public health of...