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Health Canada approves Spartan Bioscience's portable COVID-19 test

Health Canada approves Spartan Bioscience's portable COVID-19 test

OTTAWA — Rapid COVID-19 testing devices are on the way to remote and Indigenous communities where access and timely results have been hindered by distance and limited resources, officials said Monday after a new test kit was approved over the weekend
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID 19

A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID 19

COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed hundreds.
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:24 p.m. ET on April 13, 2020: There are 25,682 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.
Regina man dies in hospital after catching COVID-19 in the community

Regina man dies in hospital after catching COVID-19 in the community

REGINA — The wife of a man who died after being diagnosed with COVID-19 says her husband did everything he could to avoid catching it and couldn't fight it off when he did. Noble Gullacher, 69, was a diabetic who was waiting for a kidney transplant.
Judge greenlights lawsuit by disqualified Conservative leadership candidate

Judge greenlights lawsuit by disqualified Conservative leadership candidate

OTTAWA — An Ontario court says a lawsuit launched by a would-be Conservative leadership candidate who is seeking to get into the race can go ahead.
Drop in noise pollution means a data boom for earthquake scientists

Drop in noise pollution means a data boom for earthquake scientists

OTTAWA — For earthquake scientists, having hundreds of millions of people off the streets and out of the skies is providing a bonanza of data about the planet.
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 5:46 p.m. Alberta is reporting 81 new cases of COVID-19. The province's chief medical health officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the total number of cases is now at 1,732.
Farmers, food processors get federal funds to help foreign workers isolate

Farmers, food processors get federal funds to help foreign workers isolate

OTTAWA — Employers bringing thousands of agricultural labourers into Canada in the coming weeks will be required to quarantine them before they can work, and the federal government is promising to offset some of the costs.
Nearly 5.4 million receiving emergency federal aid as requests climb

Nearly 5.4 million receiving emergency federal aid as requests climb

OTTAWA — Nearly 5.4 million Canadians are receiving emergency federal aid, with hundreds of thousands more claims waiting to be processed, the federal government said Monday, providing another snapshot of the economic fallout from COVID-19.
With many COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, Tory MP asks whether economy can reopen

With many COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, Tory MP asks whether economy can reopen

OTTAWA — British Columbia Conservative MP Marc Dalton has deleted a tweet asking whether it is time to start reopening businesses if most of the deaths from COVID-19 in this country are of older people in long-term care homes.
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