COVID-19 Coronavirus

Home becomes school and workplace as students switch to online learning

Spring break is over in most of Canada but provincial governments and teachers' unions are still trying to figure out how learning will resume at home, which for many parents has been transf...

Mar 29, 2020

Bereaved Canadians struggle and adapt to grieve under COVID-19 measures

A funeral for Paula Lockhart was held in Kentville, N.S., last week, after the 55-year-old passed away following a long battle with cancer. For Paula's son Keith, it wasn't the service he expecte...

Mar 29, 2020

79 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Alberta Saturday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta confirmed a new record for COVID-19 confirmations in a single day.79 new cases were announced Saturday, bringing the new total to 621 as of March 28.The numb...

Mar 28, 2020 Chief Medical Officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

Canada could face legal trouble over refugee deportations: advocates

OTTAWA - Refugee advocates say Canada could be in legal hot water if the United States deports asylum seekers turned away from Canada as part of a broader deal with the U.S. to close the border t...

Mar 28, 2020

Families urge action to get Canadians home from cruise ship stuck off Panama

It should have been the trip of a lifetime for Ottawa residents Catherine McLeod and Paul Innes, but it has turned into a nightmare as they remain trapped on a cruise ship where COVID-19 has taken hol...

Mar 28, 2020

Ontario allows youth to remain in care after passing cut-off age during pandemic

TORONTO - Youth in Ontario's child welfare system who pass the cut-off age during the COVID-19 pandemic will remain in care, says a new moratorium issued by the province. That means the ...

Mar 28, 2020

Brian's Custom Sports shifts to producing medical supplies to fight COVID-19

It only took a single text message for the sewing team at Brian's Custom Sports to join the fight against the spread of COVID-19. The goalie equipment manufacturer had been approached by Windsor-Essex...

Mar 28, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:15 p.m. on March 28, 2020: There are 5,416 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 2,498 confirmed (includ...

Mar 28, 2020

With K-12 classes cancelled, funding "temporarily adjusted"

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has reallocated some of its education funding.They announced earlier this month that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person classes for K-12 students were ...

Mar 28, 2020 (Supplied by Lethbridge School Division)

Second Colorado Avalanche player tests positive for COVID-19

DENVER - A second player on the Colorado Avalanche has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced Saturday afternoon. The player is in self-isolation and all other Avalanche players and sta...

Mar 28, 2020