Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

Feds extend COVID-19 isolation order for anyone entering Canada until Aug. 31

Feds extend COVID-19 isolation order for anyone entering Canada until Aug. 31

OTTAWA — The federal government has extended the mandatory quarantine order for most people entering Canada until the end of August to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Read more >
Saskatchewan to learn lesson after disposing expired N-95 masks: health minister

Saskatchewan to learn lesson after disposing expired N-95 masks: health minister

REGINA — Saskatchewan's health minister says the province has learned lessons from a decision several years ago to clear thousands of expired masks from the province's stockpile.
Read more >
Surge in sales ahead of Canada Day helping fireworks companies in difficult year

Surge in sales ahead of Canada Day helping fireworks companies in difficult year

MONTREAL — The owner of a fireworks company in small-town Ontario says COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of dozens of shows he'd typically put on leading up to Canada Day — but his sales haven't been totally extinguished.
Read more >
Mask advice could change depending on COVID-19 spread: Saskatchewan's top doctor

Mask advice could change depending on COVID-19 spread: Saskatchewan's top doctor

REGINA — Saskatchewan's top doctor says his advice on wearing masks to protect against COVID-19 could change in the coming months. Wearing a mask in Saskatchewan isn't mandatory now, but chief medical health officer Dr.
Read more >
COVID-19 reshapes Canada Day celebrations from big parties to online shows

COVID-19 reshapes Canada Day celebrations from big parties to online shows

OTTAWA — Large celebrations were replaced in many parts of the nation with backyard gatherings and digital events as Canadians marked a Canada Day unlike any other in the country's 153-year history.
Read more >
Order restricting entry to Canada extended to July 31 as COVID-19 worries remain

Order restricting entry to Canada extended to July 31 as COVID-19 worries remain

OTTAWA — The federal government says it has extended tight rules barring most foreign travellers from entering Canada until the end of July as part of efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Read more >
Manitoba says pandemic-induced deficit may not be as bad as feared

Manitoba says pandemic-induced deficit may not be as bad as feared

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he may not fulfil a promise to cut the provincial sales tax next year due to the fiscal fallout from COVID-19.
Read more >
B.C. says show us evidence safe to fly if airlines drop in-flight distancing

B.C. says show us evidence safe to fly if airlines drop in-flight distancing

VICTORIA — British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says he wants to see the evidence that it's safe for the country's two largest airlines to drop their in-flight distancing policies during the pandemic.
Read more >
Moe says reopen dates coming for nearly all businesses in Saskatchewan

Moe says reopen dates coming for nearly all businesses in Saskatchewan

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says details are coming soon on when nearly all businesses in the province will be allowed to reopen, signalling an end to the financial support to get them through the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
Read more >
NHL says 26 players have tested positive for COVID-19 since June 8

NHL says 26 players have tested positive for COVID-19 since June 8

TORONTO — The NHL says 26 players have tested positive for COVID-19 since Phase 2 of its return-to-play protocol started June 8. The numbers released Monday include four new cases in addition to 11 positive results previously announced June 19.
Read more >