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Dr. Theresa Tam: Health system is not designed to deal with this kind of surge, could face difficult decisions about how to allocate scarce resources

Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the health care system has the potential to be overwhelmed in all of the COVID-19 scenarios projected by the federal government. The government has not shared any of its projecti...

Patty Hajdu: Government has created a mobile app to provide direct updates on COVID-19

Health Minister Patty Hajdu says the government has created a mobile app to provide direct updates on COVID-19. The app will provide updates on the latest government measures and public health advice to limit the spread of the ...

PM Trudeau says he is asking the Parliament to be called for another sitting

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's asked the government house leader to reach out to opposition parties about bringing back parliament. He says the entire government needs to be involved in the largest economic program in ...

Chrystia Freeland appeals to landlors to not evit the tenants who cannot pay the rent today

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has appealed to the nation's landlords to not evict tenants who cannot pay their rent today. The government is planning to provide benefits to people who have lost their income due to COV...

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Bill Morneau: Subsidies for large and small businesses will cost about $71 billion

Finance Minister Bill Morneau says wage subsidies for large and small businesses will cost about $71 billion. The program is expected to offset the cost of emergency benefits for workers, and reduce spending on those benefits t...

Increase of 449 COVID-19 cases in Quebec, total cases rise to 4,611

Quebec Premier Francois Legault says the number of COVID-19 cases in the province is now 4,611, an increase of 449 over yesterday. There were also two new deaths, bringing the provincial total to 33. Legault says there are 519...

New flights from Europe, Africa arriving today with stranded Canadians

Six planes carrying Canadians stranded in Africa and Europe are to touch down today in the government's effort to repatriate travellers stranded by COVID-19. Global Affairs Canada says the planes will arrive from Algeria, Ecuador...

Liberals must provide clarity, not more confusion on wage subsidy: Scheer

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says confusion over who is eligible for the government's promised wage subsidy must be cleared up. Scheer says the legislation as written and hastily passed by Parliament last week doesn't jibe wi...

White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus

U.S. officials are warning COVID-19 could kill between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans, even with social distancing measures. Experts made the prediction at a media briefing yesterday with President Donald Trump, who warned that th...