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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.

Mar 25, 2020 9:06 PM Read more >

Mandatory quarantines in effect for returning travellers, Freeland says

WASHINGTON — With the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating in the United States, the federal government lowered the boom Wednesday on renegade globetrotters, ordering any non-essential travellers who recently returned to Canada to self-quarantine for 14 da

Mar 25, 2020 8:03 PM Read more >

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:55 p.m. Health officials in Saskatchewan are telling anyone who attended a snowmobile rally earlier this month to self-isolate immediately.

Mar 25, 2020 5:56 PM Read more >

Feds plan $30M ad buy to help media deal with COVID-19 fallout

OTTAWA — The federal government announced Wednesday that it is planning a $30-million COVID-19 awareness advertising campaign and moving closer to implementing long-promised tax credits for newspapers as it seeks to support Canada's struggling media

Mar 25, 2020 5:43 PM Read more >

Next phase of Conservative party leadership race set to get underway

OTTAWA — The Conservative party is gearing up for the next phase of its leadership race, a contest taking place in unprecedented times.

Mar 25, 2020 5:26 PM Read more >

Fort McMurray mayor says 'time to act decisively' on keeping COVID-19 away

CALGARY — The mayor of Fort McMurray says the northeastern Alberta city and surrounding communities are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 because tens of thousands of workers travel from across Canada to work in the oilsands.

Mar 25, 2020 4:33 PM Read more >

Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19

A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Wednesday in relation to COVID-19: "Do not spread the virus, just spread love.

Mar 25, 2020 4:03 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:39 p.m. ET on March 25, 2020: There are 3,409 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

Mar 25, 2020 3:42 PM Read more >

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 west end.

Mar 25, 2020 2:59 PM Read more >

Why the emergency departments look empty amid a viral outbreak

TORONTO — The sound of Nicole Odermatt's son gasping for air woke her just after midnight. The Cambridge, Ont., mom immediately recognized an attack of croup, which the six-year-old had faced several times before.

Mar 25, 2020 2:47 PM Read more >