Category Archives: National News – CP

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern):   8:45 p.m. An employee at an Ontario liquor store has tested positive for COVID-19. The Liquor Control Board of Ont...

OTTAWA - The Conservative party is suspending its leadership race in the face of the ongoing crisis caused by COVID-19. The June 27 election date has been shelved, with the leadership organizing commi...

OTTAWA - The federal government is shutting down the network of in-person Service Canada centres over COVID-19 concerns. Some of the offices, such as one tucked inside Ottawa's city hall, have already...

A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Thursday in relation to COVID-19:   "One should not be embarrassed to go in a food bank. It is not your fault that you have lost your job in...

OTTAWA - Researchers in the race against time to provide a proven treatment for COVID-19 will have to balance speed with scientific rigour, according to global experts. Clinical trials for possible tr...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Medical officers of health and Canada's chief public health officer are encouraging people to wash their hands, giv...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's conservation agency says a wolf that spent years alone roaming a tiny island off Victoria has been shot and killed. The wolf, dubbed Takaya by researchers, was safel...

Advocates across Canada are calling for the release of non-violent offenders and a unified plan to deal with the health and safety of inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic. "What we have is people...

OTTAWA - Canada and its G7 counterparts are concerned about the spread of disinformation in the COVID-19 fight, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Thursday, stressing the need f...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces plans to withdraw the 200 troops it currently has in Ukraine and replace them with a skeleton force next month to hold the fort until the COVID-19 pandemic has passe...