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OTTAWA - Five things to know about Ottawa's $82-billion financial-aid package announced Wednesday to help weather the COVID-19 pandemic: New emergency benefits Ottawa is waiving the one-week waiting p...

TORONTO - The CBC temporarily scrapped most of its local TV newscasts to consolidate resources at CBC News Network amid the COVID-19 crisis on Wednesday - a move the premier of Prince Edward Island sa...

Students at several post-secondary institutions were asked or told Wednesday to move out of their dorms in response to COVID-19, forcing many to search for housing or move between cities at ...

MONTREAL - Quebec athletes and celebrities stepped up after the premier called on anyone with a large social media following to urge teens to heed COVID-19 health advice. Soon ...

WASHINGTON - Less than two years after their relationship had reached its lowest point in recent memory, Canada and the United States agreed Wednesday to close their shared border while allo...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in February rose 2.2 per cent compared with a year ago. The increase comes after a year-over-year increase of 2.4 per cent in January. Economis...

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 18 ... COV...

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern):  9:30 Health Canada is waiving some of its usual regulatory requirements to increase supplies of hand sanitizer...

Karen McCall clicked eagerly on the link tweeted out by her provincial health ministry, keen to read the promised list of tips meant to help her protect against COVID-19. But a familiar...

OTTAWA - The federal government will deploy up to $82 billion in direct spending and deferred taxes to help every Canadian get through the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesd...