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What can governments do to prevent pandemic-driven price gouging?

Hand sanitizer, gloves, masks and other medical equipment are in high demand — and in some cases are being offered

Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu’s NFL aspirations put on hold by COVID-19 spread

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu to put his NFL aspirations on hold. Earlier this month, the

Federal government flooded with 500,000 applications for employment insurance

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has received 500,000 applications for employment insurance, compared to just 27,000 for

Canadians trapped in Morocco by COVID-19 restrictions to be evacuated this weekend: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today that a flight has been arranged to bring home Canadians stranded in Morocco, as

Can the Olympics be postponed? Yes, but it’s complicated

With countries around the world battling to contain the coronavirus pandemic, there are growing calls for the International Olympic Committee

Montreal hospitals launch global challenge to design new ventilator

More young people starting to test positive for the coronavirus The National 13 hours ago

Prepare for multiple waves of COVID-19 over 12 months: military chief to troops

The Canadian military is preparing to respond to multiple waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, which could stretch out over a

Sobeys installing plexiglass cashier shields as grocers ramp up COVID-19 measures

Two major grocery store chains are taking steps to protect their employees from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new

Jittery stock markets inch cautiously higher Friday amid coronavirus volatility

Stock markets around the world took a few tentative steps into the green on Friday, the second positive day in

‘Starting a new journey’: Tom Brady officially joins Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has signed a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, saying he is embarking

Foreign affairs minister tests negative for COVID-19

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he doesn’t have COVID-19 after suffering from flu-like symptoms following an international trip two

Olympic flame lands in Japan as doubts grow over Tokyo Games

The Olympic flame on Friday completed its difficult journey from Greece to Japan. That signified a small, symbolic victory for

40M Californians ordered to stay home to halt coronavirus

California’s 40 million residents should stay home indefinitely and venture outside only for essential jobs, errands and some exercise, Gov.

40M Californians ordered to stay home to halt virus

California’s 40 million residents should stay home indefinitely and venture outside only for essential jobs, errands and some exercise, Gov.

Recovering COVID-19 patient describes what it was like to have the virus

David Anzarouth knew it could happen to anyone but never thought it would happen to him. The fit 25-year-old living

‘It’s a perfect storm’: Global airlines face extreme headwinds over coronavirus losses, request bailout

Two weeks ago, it would have sounded heretical. Across the globe, airlines are grounding their international fleets, restricting domestic routes,

As COVID-19 hits the economy, bailouts are a fresh reminder why governments matter: Don Pittis

«There is no such thing as society,» British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said in 1987, in what came to represent

Air pollution drops as countries shut down amid spread of COVID-19

It’s a surreal sight: Webcams from across Italy show normally packed tourist destinations, streets and beaches empty, scenes that seem

Federal cabinet considers leveraging military in mobilizing heath manufacturing sector against COVID-19

As both Italy and the United States harness the manufacturing power of their defence sectors to address shortages of medical

How the shutdown after 9/11 paved the way for the new Canada-U.S. border response to COVID-19

The seeds for the impending partial shutdown of the Canada-U.S. border were planted on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001,

More than 5,100 Air Canada flight attendants to be laid off amid massive COVID-19 slowdown

Air Canada is set to lay off more than 5,100 members of its cabin crews because of a dramatic drop

Federal government finalizing plan to boost production of pandemic supplies

The federal government is finalizing details of a plan to bolster the production of ventilators and other needed medical equipment

‘We had to lock our doors’: Doctors, medical suppliers urge public not to hoard or steal protective gear

Emergency room staff are keeping a closer eye on their supplies, and a medical equipment company has locked its doors