CMHC to take more mortgages off banks’ books to free up cash for loans

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is expanding the number of insured mortgages it is willing to buy from banks

Organizers begin Herculean task of piecing Tokyo Olympics back together

The Tokyo Olympics need new dates for the opening and closing ceremonies in 2021. Nothing much can get done until

U.S. jobless claims soared to record 3.2M last week as COVID-19 crisis took hold

Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982

Trudeau warns of COVID-19 text scam exploiting new emergency benefit program

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is touting the benefits of an expanded financial package to help Canadians cope with the impact

Kirsten Hillman officially named Canadian ambassador to the United States

Kirsten Hillman, the woman now serving as Canada’s acting ambassador to the United States, has been given the permanent job

The Conservative leadership race keeps on rolling — and MacKay is still in the driver’s seat

Though two candidates have called for the campaign to be suspended because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the list of those

Why many passengers grounded by COVID-19 aren’t getting refunds for cancelled flights

Would-be travellers are being denied refunds from major Canadian airlines for trips cancelled by the carriers because of COVID-19. That

Ontario hospital staff told to ration masks as COVID-19 spreads

Major Toronto hospitals are rationing surgical masks amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, and in some cases, even urging nurses and

Hospitals across Canada face COVID-19 ‘storm’

To slow the spread of COVID-19, provinces have closed schools, urged people to stay home and shut businesses to varying

Politicians who consider sacrificing the old for the sake of the economy face a backlash: Don Pittis

Those who say the value of human life cannot be measured may not know one of the dark secrets of

U.S. Senate passes $2T coronavirus relief bill

The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care

Alouettes receiver Eugene Lewis bent on improving, despite COVID-19 crisis

The work begins for Eugene «Gino» Lewis each day with wall squats, push-ups, sit-ups and anything else that he can

G7 ministers spike joint statement on COVID-19 after U.S. demands it be called ‘Wuhan virus’

Any hope of G7 foreign ministers releasing a joint statement on the fight against COVID-19 was killed today after the

CBC Sports chief Chris Wilson can refocus Olympic planning with Games set for 2021

After a whirlwind few days was capped with the postponement of the Tokyo Games until 2021, CBC Sports & Olympics

An update on local services and all the ways to access COVID-19 information on CBC News

We are all involved in a remarkable story. As we move forward into the next few weeks and what most

When it comes to ventilators per capita, Ontario’s near the bottom

Ontario has roughly a dozen ventilators per 100,000 people, putting it near the bottom of Canada’s 10 provinces during the

What’s going on with our favourite sports leagues and when will they be back?

Now that the will-they/won’t-they/when-will-they dance with the Olympics is finally over, there’s really nothing left to cancel. Sure, news of

When Canadians needed their MPs to act like adults, they delivered

In the wee small hours of Wednesday morning, after a day of negotiations, members of the House of Commons met

NHL doctor expects COVID-19 to worsen, hockey markets likely affected differently

The NHL’s chief medical officer said Wednesday he expects the coronavirus pandemic to get worse before it gets better in

The riskiest surfaces for coronavirus and how to clean them

The recent news may have you worried about catching the novel coronavirus by touching the wrong thing. Playgrounds have been

Bauer switches from protecting NHL players to shielding medical workers

Canadian hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer is offering to modify its production line to make protective visors for doctors, nurses and

Bauer offers to make protective medical gear

Canadian hockey equipment manufacturer Bauer is offering to modify its production line to make protective visors for doctors, nurses and

With season start approaching, CFLPA tells players to prepare for the worst

The CFL hasn’t pushed back the start of training camps and its 2020 regular season due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus impact spreads across U.S., with much of the population under stay-at-home orders

The strain of the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak accelerated across the United States on Wednesday beyond the hot spots of New