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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:17 p.m. EST on Nov. 7, 2020: There are 258,184 confirmed cases in Canada.

Nov 7, 2020 12:30 PM Read more >

Experts say Canada's three-layer face mask recommendations make sense

As the cold winter weather forces most of us indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's health leaders say it's time to upgrade our cloth face masks. Dr.

Nov 5, 2020 8:45 AM Read more >

Does weather affect the spread of the coronavirus outside?

The World Health Organization says there is no reason to believe that cold weather can kill it

Nov 3, 2020 11:15 AM Read more >

More pandemics coming if environmental issues not dealt with: report

The report estimates mammals and birds host about 1.7 million undiscovered viruses

Oct 31, 2020 11:15 AM Read more >

'Panicky pandemic publishing' of COVID-19 research erodes trust in science: report

OTTAWA — Publishing weak, careless and sometimes fake research on the novel coronavirus is eroding trust in science, leading people to ignore public health advice, a new report from the Royal Society of Canada warns.

Oct 31, 2020 11:15 AM Read more >

Canadians need to cut contacts by a quarter to control COVID-19 outbreak: Tam

New federal projections suggest that Canadians need to cut a quarter of their contacts to keep the COVID-19 outbreak under control, as several provinces wrestle with how far their lockdown measures should go to reinforce that message.

Oct 31, 2020 9:30 AM Read more >

Canada's ban on big cruise ships extended until February

OTTAWA — Transport Minister Marc Garneau says big cruise ships will be banned from Canadian waters at least until the end of February now.

Oct 30, 2020 11:45 AM Read more >

Feds to unveil more pandemic support for Indigenous communities

OTTAWA — More federal financial support is on its way to help Indigenous people and communities cope with the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct 30, 2020 9:25 AM Read more >

Canadian small business confidence drops in October as COVID-19 cases rise

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says business confidence is the lowest in Quebec at 42.2

Oct 29, 2020 3:15 PM Read more >

Recall of Daily Shield hand sanitizer expanded, manufacturer's licence suspended

Health Canada said Thursday that Bio Life Science Corp.'s Daily Shield-branded hand sanitizer is being pulled off the shelves

Oct 29, 2020 2:45 PM Read more >