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COVID-19: Number of cases rise to 22,147, number of deaths-569 in Canada

There are 22,147 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 11,677 confirmed (including 241 deaths, 1,341 resolved) Ontario: 6,237 confirmed (including 222 deaths, 2,574 resolved) Alberta: 1,500 confirmed (including 39 de...

COVID-19: With 5 new deaths reported, total deaths rise to 55 and total cases to 1,410 in B.C.

British Columbia is reporting five more deaths due to COVID-19, along with 40 new cases. That brings the provincial death toll to 55 among 1,410 confirmed cases in total. The province says 128 people are hospitalized, including 6...

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7 new deaths reported, highest single day death toll for Alberta

Alberta is reporting seven new deaths related to COVID-19 today, its highest single-day death toll to date. They include four new deaths at the McKenzie Town continuing care centre in Calgary, bringing that facility's total to 17...

Marc Miller: 305 million dollars in funds will be distributed to Indigenous communities

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller has unveiled new support for First Nations communities as they battle COVID-19. Miller says 305-million-dollars in funds will be distributed to Indigenous communities across the country. H...

5.08 million people are receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit according to federal figures till morning

Figures from the federal government this morning show that 5.08 million people are receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. The figure includes about two million workers who previously qualified for employment insurance b...

President Trump: ``in the midst of grief and pain'' the country is seeing ``clear signs that our aggressive strategy'' is working

President Donald Trump is bemoaning the ``horrible'' number of Americans who have died due to the coronavirus, while pointing to signs of hope. Trump says ``in the midst of grief and pain'' the country is seeing ``clear signs tha...

Worldwide deaths from the coronavirus hit 100,000

The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has hit 100,000 according to the running tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. The sad milestone comes as Christians around the globe mark a Good Friday unlike any other in front of computer screens instead of in church pews. Meanwhile, some countries are tiptoeing toward reopening segments of their battered economies. Public health officials are warning people against violating the social distancing rules over Easter and allowing the virus to flare up again. Authorities are using roadblocks and other means to discourage travel. ...

478 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario, total deaths rise to 222

Ontario is reporting 478 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total in the province to 6,237. The province is also reporting 22 new deaths for a total of 222. It says 73 long-term care homes are experiencing outbreaks, accounting for 931 cases and 98 deaths.

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Big jump in COVID-19 cases in Quebec, numer of deaths rise to 241

The Quebec government says 25 more people have died from COVID-19, bringing the number of deaths to 241. Premier Francois Legault says he's cautiously optimistic that despite reporting 11,677 confirmed cases and 733 people hospit...