Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

WestJet announces 3,000 layoffs and domestic flight cancellations over COVID-19

The company said it will remove some 600 daily flights from its schedule between May 5 and June 4

Apr 23, 2020 7:25 AM Read more >

Nearly 60 per cent of Canada's small businesses say they can't pay commercial rent due to COVID-19

It's being dubbed the 'nightmare on Main Street'

Apr 22, 2020 11:47 AM Read more >

Feds offer $9 billion in relief to students in response to COVID-19

The federal government is introducing new measures to assist students facing a summer in which seasonal work is unlikely to materialize

Apr 22, 2020 8:55 AM Read more >

Air Canada suspends flights to U.S. after extension of border closure

The country's largest airline says scheduled service south of the border will be suspended from April 27 through May 21

Apr 21, 2020 10:53 AM Read more >

Ottawa commits $350 million to help vulnerable populations

National and community organizations will be the recipients of the new funding

Apr 21, 2020 8:51 AM Read more >

Canadians trust their family doctor more than the PM on COVID-19, says poll

54% of Canadians polled trust PM Trudeau

Apr 21, 2020 7:03 AM Read more >

Poll finds varying views on Canada’s COVID-19 lockdown lookout

Only 18% of Canadians expect things in their city or town to go back to the way they were by mid-June or before

Apr 20, 2020 2:05 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia mass shooting: ‘We grieve with you,’ says Trudeau

“No one man’s action can build a wall between us and a better day.”

Apr 20, 2020 8:41 AM Read more >

Canadian institutions strive to capture COVID-19 history through eyes of everyday people

Universities, public archives and other organizations are collecting records of daily life during COVID-19

Apr 19, 2020 8:23 AM Read more >

Survey: Almost half of Canadians struggled to buy necessities during pandemic

That’s an estimated 16.3 million Canadians (43 per cent) coming up empty-handed when shopping in the last month.

Apr 18, 2020 9:07 PM Read more >