Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

OTTAWA — Health Canada has reversed course on home test kits for COVID-19, saying it will now review applications for such devices. In June, the department indicated it would not review such applications.

SASKATOON — The union for Saskatchewan teachers is advising its members not to volunteer for extracurricular activities such as sports.

VICTORIA — An outbreak of COVID-19 in British Columbia's Nass Valley has prompted an alert from the Northern and First Nations health authorities. The warning goes out to anyone who attended gatherings between Aug. 21 and 25 in the valley.

The total number of people actively fending off COVID-19 infections in B.C. has risen to a record 1,124, as the province continues to have ever-higher numbers of people with that potentially fatal disease, health officials announced September 1.

The BC Centre for Disease Control has issued COVID-19 exposure warnings for two more flights through Vancouver. The two domestic flights were added to the BCCDC’s list of public exposures Monday evening. The affected flights are: Aug.

OTTAWA — New data from some of Canada's biggest police forces show major COVID-19 lockdowns across much of the country in the spring led to a sharp uptick in calls to police for domestic violence and people in a mental health crisis.

OTTAWA — New data from some of Canada's biggest police forces show major COVID-19 lockdowns across much of the country in the spring led to a sharp uptick in calls to police for domestic violence and people in a mental health crisis.

OTTAWA — New data from some of Canada's biggest police forces show major COVID-19 lockdowns across much of the country in the spring led to a sharp uptick in calls to police for domestic violence and people in a mental health crisis.

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is expanding its mask rules on school buses as students prepare to return to class next week. The government says all students, drivers and any other passengers on school buses will be required to wear masks.

Uber riders may soon be asked to upload a quick selfie showcasing your masked mug after the company announced it would be rolling out a new mask verification protocol to help stem the spread of COVID-19 in Canada and the U.S.