Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is planning to "clean up after the fact" if the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) is distributed too widely.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is planning to "clean up after the fact" if the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) is distributed too widely.
The federal government will spend more than $1 billion to help develop, test and manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as to determine how widely the virus has spread through Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. The cash announced Thursday is on top of $275 million in research funding the Liberals announced in March at the outset of the pandemic.
Police say they are investigating the discovery of a dead infant in a portable public toilet in Vancouver. A statement from the police department says the remains were found Wednesday on the city's Downtown Eastside.
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Police Service was shaken Thursday after three of its officers were arrested and charged with allegedly selling information on car accidents to tow-truck drivers.
Infectious disease experts say provinces looking to relax restrictions related to COVID-19 need to consider their neighbours.
TORONTO - Efforts to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Canada's federal prisons have led to an increase in tensions that have prompted correctional officers to use force on at least two occasions in recent days, according to a prominent prisoner rights group.
As of Wednesday, 23 people, including denturist Gabriel Wortman 51, were confirmed to have been killed in Canada’s worst-ever mass shooting. RCMP continues to investigate the weekend mass shooting by gunman Wortman while a series of official communications about the rampage have raised questions about effectiveness and clarity surrounding the incident.