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Parents who share custody of their children should continue to split parenting duties with their former spouse during the COVID-19 pandemic, unless there is evidence the kids' health is at risk, Ontario courts advise.

Air Canada will temporarily lay off more than 15,000 unionized workers beginning this week as the airline struggles with effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Air Canada will start to temporarily lay off more than 15,000 workers this week as the airline struggles with closed borders and the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an internal memo.

Air Canada will temporarily lay off more than 15,000 unionized workers beginning this week as the airline struggles with effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Quebec couple apparently fearing the spread of COVID-19 travelled across the country to a remote community in northern Yukon — but they were quickly sent packing.

A Quebec couple apparently fearing the spread of COVID-19 travelled across the country to a remote community in northern Yukon — but they were quickly sent packing.

The Canadian military has mobilized 24,000 full-time and part-time members to respond to calls from provinces and northern Indigenous communities for help with pandemic measures, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Monday.

The benchmark price for a barrel of North American oil dipped below $20 on Monday morning, the first time that's happened in 18 years.

The benchmark price for a barrel of North American oil dipped below $20 on Monday morning, the first time that's happened in 18 years.

The benchmark price for a barrel of North American oil dipped below $20 on Monday morning, the first time that's happened in 18 years.

Businesses and non-profit organizations seeing a drop of at least 30 per cent in revenue due to COVID-19 will qualify for the government's 75 per cent wage subsidy program, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today.

After the Games's first postponement in history — due to the spread of COVID-19 — the International Olympic Committee announced the Tokyo Olympics will take place next year, starting on July 23.

Newfoundland and Saskatchewan have recorded its first deaths from the coronavirus, while an Ontario care facility for seniors is devastated by nine deaths. Hard-hit New York City is constructing a field hospital in Central Park. Get the latest on what's happening around the world and in Canada.

COVID-19 has stripped families of the opportunity to provide comfort for their loved ones when they are sick in hospital. Many hospitals only allow visits for compassionate reasons — if it seems likely the patient will die. 

If you are young and think you are immune to COVID-19, some doctors would like you to pay attention to the following message: Smoking and vaping could increase your risk of experiencing COVID-19's harmful effects.

Germany has the fifth-highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world but one of the lowest fatality rates. Aggressive testing has helped authorities identify and isolate cases. But as the disease spreads, there are fears that deaths will soon skyrocket.

Some viable organs have not been recovered from deceased donors in Ontario in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, as hospitals in the province temporarily scale back procedures that aren't deemed essential, according to a leading transplant specialist in Toronto.

More than 430 patients in Ontario hospital intensive care beds have either tested positive for COVID-19 or are suspected to have the coronavirus, a far higher number than officials have revealed.

More than 430 patients in Ontario hospital intensive care beds have either tested positive for COVID-19 or are suspected to have the coronavirus, a far higher number than officials have revealed.

With a flu-like illness outbreak, four dead and confirmed cases of COVID-19, it's been a horrific week for the 1,243 passengers — including 247 Canadians — stuck aboard the Zaandam, a Holland America Line cruise ship that was sailing off the coast of Panama. Now, passengers can add more problems to the list.

While it may be easier than most for farmers to self-isolate in their tractors and farmyards, they too are unable to hide from the widespread impacts of the coronavirus.

With the COVID-19 crisis as the backdrop, fraudsters appear to be redoubling their efforts to steal information or money from unsuspecting users, sending fake emails and text messages as bait, in a scheme known as phishing. According to one analysis, the number of active websites used for phishing has increased by 350 per cent.

Isabelle Mikhail, 94, died on March 18, 2020 at the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver. She was the eighth person to die at the home after testing positive for COVID-19. Her daughter, May Mikhail, helped care for her in her final days as staff themselves grew ill.

Isabelle Mikhail, 94, died on March 18, 2020 at the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver. She was the 8th person to die at the facility after testing positive for COVID-19. Her daughter, May Mikhail, helped care for her in her final days as staff themselves were sick.

Governing bodies across Canada have issued warnings to chiropractors over claims that chiropractic care can boost your immune system and prevent infection from the novel coronavirus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

Governing bodies across Canada have issued warnings to chiropractors over claims that chiropractic care can boost your immune system and prevent infection from the novel coronavirus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

We're breaking down what you need to know about the pandemic by answering your questions. You can send us your questions via email at [email protected] and we’ll answer as many as we can.

As cases and deaths continue to rise and stocks retreat again, the economy is beset by record levels of uncertainty. Don Pittis offers some considerations for how to choose among radically different outlooks.

U.S. President Donald Trump extended the voluntary national shutdown for a month, bowing to public health experts who told him the coronavirus pandemic could claim more than 100,000 lives in the U.S., if not enough is done to fight it.