Category Archives: National News – CP

OTTAWA - The crews of two Royal Canadian Navy vessels were ordered to sequester in a Halifax hotel for two weeks as the federal government announced Monday that it is ready to mobilize up to 24,000 Ca...

WASHINGTON - As President Donald Trump slowly comes to grips with his country's grim prognosis for COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau conceded Monday he's taking a measure of comfort fr...

An Ottawa woman stranded at sea for more than a week on a cruise ship where four passengers have died said Monday she's "had it" after being moved to another ship that's en route to Florida. Cath...

OTTAWA - As new restrictions came into effect barring people with symptoms of COVID-19 from planes and trains, ferry operators called for the federal government to ban such travellers from their vesse...

OTTAWA - Canada's charities say they have begun laying off staff and shutting down their services, which are usually in high demand during economic downturns, as the sector feels the financial&nb...

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:30 p.m. Ontario is closing all outdoor recreational amenities because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The province is issuin...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 30 ... &nb...

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:09 p.m. ET on March 30, 2020: There are 7,448 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 3,430 confirmed...

CALGARY - Fans of a decision by Calgary officials to block off some traffic lanes to give pedestrians and cyclists extra room for social distancing hope others cities will follow suit. ...

COVID-19 continued its unforgiving march into new areas of the country on Monday, sweeping through long-term care homes and religious communities, as two provinces report...