COVID-19 Coronavirus

Prince Charles tests positive and a pandemic message ; In The News for March 26

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 26 ... COV...

Mar 26, 2020

Trudeau, G20 leaders to confer on international response to COVID-19 pandemic

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will confer today with leaders of the world's biggest economies about the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. He'll be taking part in an video conference wit...

Mar 26, 2020

Agriculture sector scrambling to offset consequences of COVID-19 crisis

CALGARY - Canada's agriculture sector is warning of higher prices and potential food shortages if it it isn't designated an essential service and allowed to do business as usual during the COVID-...

Mar 26, 2020

What you need to know about the Quarantine Act as isolation becomes mandatory for returning travellers

Canada is making unprecedented use of the federal Quarantine Act in a bid to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The order, which went into effect early Wednesday, hours before it was announced,...

Mar 25, 2020

CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie looking to keep Canadian football fans informed

TORONTO - Randy Ambrosie hasn't forgotten about CFL fans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The league's commissioner will hold a video town hall question-and-answer session with football su...

Mar 25, 2020

Public Health orders to be enforced by law, as many not "getting the message"

EDMONTON, AB. -- Premier Jason Kenney has announced further measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.While the majority of Albertans have been responsible and civic-minded in responding the pandemic...

Mar 25, 2020 Alberta Legislature - LNN

61 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta in one day, two more in South Zone

LETHBRIDGE, AB - "Now is not the time to visit grandparents for dinner. Now is not the time to host or attend a potluck dinner with friends. Now is not the time to plan for a family reunion. This is t...

Mar 25, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

Family: US believes ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson has died

WASHINGTON - The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson said Wednesday that U.S. government officials have concluded that he has died while in the custody of Iran. The family said in a statement ...

Mar 25, 2020

With a crash and a bang, B.C. residents applaud health-care workers

VANCOUVER - At the same time each night, Rev. Gary Paterson and about half a dozen other neighbours have begun gathering at least two metres apart on the rooftop patio of their building in Vancouver's...

Mar 25, 2020

CBC says it's working to restore the local TV news it shelved last week

TORONTO - The CBC says it's gradually restoring the local supper-hour TV news it recently shelved. Last week, the public broadcaster drew criticism when it announced it was temporarily scrap...

Mar 25, 2020