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British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for COVID-19 but is showing only mild symptoms.He is self-isolating and is still on the job thanks to what he calls the wizardry of technology. In a video message, Johnson says he had a fever and persistent cough.Earlier this week, Prince Charles announced that he too had tested positive, but only has mild symptoms....

Small business wage subsidy increased to 75%

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is increasing a payroll subsidy to small business from 10 to 75 per cent to halt layoffs due to COVID-19. The subsidy will be retroactive to the middle of this month. Trudeau says ...

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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 0.25 per cent

The Bank of Canada is cutting its key interest target by half a percentage point to 0.25 per cent in an unscheduled rate announcement. In a statement on its website, the central bank says its decision to lower rates is aimed at ...

PM Trudeau: Canada is now enforcing the Quarantine Act

The Quarantine Act is now in effect. The prime minister says people ignoring orders to stay isolated after returning from trips outside the country are endangering lives. Justin Trudeau says most people seem to be heeding the advice to self-isolate. But the P-M says others are not complying and the federal government is now taking the next step and is threatening serious consequences. Canada is now enforcing the Quarantine Act order for international arrivals to Canada to stay away from others for at least 14-days. ...

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Canada now has more than 4,000 COVID-19 cases tested positive

There are4,043 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 1,629 confirmed (including 8 deaths, 1 resolved) Ontario: 858 confirmed (including 15 deaths, 8 resolved) British Columbia: 725 confirmed Alberta: 486 confirmed (i...

BC has 66 new cases of COVID-19, Total number of positive cases in the province goes to 725

Another 66 people in British Columbia have been diagnosed with COVID-19 for a total of 725 cases in the province. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there are no new deaths. Fourteen people have died from COVID-19 in the province. Henry says there are also new guidelines that will allow doctors to prescribe drugs to illicit drug users, giving them a safe supply to ensure they're able to comply with self-isolation requirements. Health Minister Adrian Dix says staff at the government's 811 health helpline managed to answer 5,070 calls on Wednesday, dealing with the anxiety and the ...

67 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, Total cases-486

Alberta has identified 67 new cases of COVID-19, bringing its total to 486. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical health officer, says the cases include 13 at the McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre in Calgary. The vi...

Francois Philippe Champagne: Canada and its G-7 counterparts need to rely on science to make proper decisions

Foreign Affairs Minister Francois Philippe Champagne says Canada and its G-7 counterparts need to rely on science to make proper decisions in combating the COVID-19 outbreak now, and in the post virus recovery phase. He says there is concern about the spread of disinformation. His comments come a day after he and his G-7 counterparts met via videoconference with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the wake of President Donald Trump's heavily criticized pledge to end the American pandemic lockdown by Easter Sunday. Champagne says they stressed the need to act in tandem to contain the virus, a...

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PM Justin Trudeau: Government is looking at extending lower-interest credit directly to consumers

With many Canadians struggling financially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government is looking at ways to help people pay their bills. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Finance Minister Bill Morneau is in tal...