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A Canadian military helicopter serving with a NATO naval task force has gone missing in the Ionian Sea while participating in a mission in international waters off Greece, Prime Minster Justin Trudeau has confirmed.

A Canadian military helicopter serving with a NATO naval task force has reportedly crashed while participating in a mission in international waters off Greece. A tweet from the Canadian Armed Forces operations confirms the incident involved one of their CH-148 Cyclones.

An Alberta meat-packing plant hit by the largest single-site COVID-19 outbreak in Canada plans to reopen within days after shutting down for two weeks when hundreds of workers fell ill with the coronavirus and one woman died.

An experimental drug has proved effective against the new coronavirus in a major study, U.S. government and drug company officials say.

B.C.'s state of emergency, introduced last month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been extended until May 12. 

The provincial state of emergency was first declared on March 18 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gillian Campbell lost her friend, Ray, to COVID-19 on March 26.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is in discussions with the CFL, which is seeking financial support to help with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Following months of rumours, former Ontario politician and ex-Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray is running for the leadership of Canada’s Green Party.

May Mikhail lost her mother, Isabelle, to COVID-19 on March 18.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wouldn't say today whether his government would follow the lead of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and order meat-processing plants to stay open during the pandemic — but stressed that workers' safety is a priority.

Coronavirus could be impacting the wedding industry, as the number of marriage licences and registrations from the first three weeks of April 2020 appears to be down more than 50 per cent, compared to the same month last year. 

The Wood Buffalo region has recorded its first death related to spring flooding that has forced thousands of people from their homes. 

The Wood Buffalo region has recorded its first death related to spring flooding that has forced thousands of people from their homes in and around Fort McMurray, Alta.

The Wood Buffalo region has recorded its first death related to spring flooding that has forced thousands of people from their homes in and around Fort McMurray, Alta.

The Wood Buffalo region has recorded its first death related to spring flooding that has forced thousands of people from their homes in and around Fort McMurray, Alta.

Residents of Fort McMurray working to prevent further flooding in their northern Alberta community will be exempt from some provincial health directives intended to slow the spread of COVID-19.

More than half of the companies in Canada have lost at least 20 per cent of their revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic, new numbers from Statistics Canada and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce suggest.

Brian Jean, once the leader of Alberta's Wildrose Party, is facing the loss of his second home in four years because of natural disasters in Fort McMurray.

A B.C. judge says a fundamentalist Baptist father who believes homosexuals should be executed shouldn't have any say in the religious upbringing of his children.

A B.C. judge says a fundamentalist Baptist father who believes homosexuals should be executed shouldn't have any say in the religious upbringing of his children.

Students who collect emergency financial aid will be required to confirm they're looking for summer work. Legislation providing $9 billion in assistance to students who saw their summer employment prospects dry up due to the COVID-19 crisis — which was tabled in the House of Commons today — says applicants must "attest to the fact that they are seeking work."

A small group of MPs will meet in person in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Wednesday to debate legislation that would provide $9 billion in financial aid to post-secondary students taking a financial hit because of the global pandemic.

A small group of MPs are meeting in person in the House of Commons today to debate legislation that would provide $9 billion in financial aid to post-secondary students taking a financial hit because of the global pandemic.

Canada's Cenovus Energy swung to a quarterly loss on Wednesday, hurt by a significant decline in global demand for crude oil caused by the coronavirus outbreak and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia.

Canadian energy companies Cenovus and Husky post huge quarterly losses, hit by the doubly whammy of a significant drop in demand for crude oil caused by the coronavirus outbreak and a price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia.

Irrfan Khan, an Indian actor who brought versatility and style to recent hit films and had roles in Hollywood movies such as Life of Pi and The Namesake, died on Wednesday at age 53.

British Airways plans to cut more than a quarter of its jobs because of the coronavirus crisis, parent company IAG said on Tuesday, forecasting that passenger numbers will take years to recover. Meanwhile, Boeing and Airbus reported expected losses on Wednesday and outlined some of their future plans amid the pandemic.

Manitoba is the latest province to release details on how it plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions and restart some sectors of the economy, with Premier Brian Pallister saying people will be dealing with a new normal as officials try to prevent a "COVID comeback." Here's a look at what's happening in Canada, the U.S. and around the world.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's fiancée, Carrie Symonds, gave birth to a baby boy on Wednesday at a London hospital, slightly earlier than had been expected.

Whether they're dancing and rapping in a YouTube video or creating fun challenges to get students moving, teachers all over Manitoba are going to great lengths to hold the interest of children who aren't able to go to school because of the pandemic.

By her own account, Shilan Garousi is a medical mystery, having apparently been hit twice by COVID-19. It's a mystery virologists are trying to solve, to better understand the long-term threat COVID-19 poses to us all.

By her own account, Shilan Garousi is a medical mystery, having apparently been hit twice by COVID-19. It's a mystery virologists are trying to solve, to better understand the long-term threat COVID-19 poses to us all.

Although provincial borders are closed to non-essential travel across Canada, tourists are making their way to the Bonavista area — so the provincial government is tightening controls.

Although provincial borders are closed to non-essential travel across Canada, tourists are making their way to the Bonavista area — so the provincial government is tightening controls.

At the outset of the pandemic, Quebec moved quicker than most in shutting down schools and most of its economy. Now, more than a month later, the province is again distinguishing itself, by setting out a firm timeline for phasing out those measures.

Some simple math reveals a sobering reality about the current state of COVID-19 in Canada, and indicates continued action to contain the virus is necessary.

COVID-19 is not hitting children in Canada or other countries as hard as adults, but doctors who care for children are on the lookout for unusual symptoms, including "COVID toes."

Veterans of the Second World War find similarities between the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenging times in history. They offer up lessons from their past, and words of encouragement to Canadians.

The way in which COVID-19 has affected long-term care homes reflects how they have responded to the pandemic and the impact of early actions, say advocates for residents and leaders of the unions representing workers at the homes.

Some doctors say the pandemic is making it harder to provide medically assisted deaths to patients who request them, due to shortages of protective masks and gowns and last-minute scrambles to find places to perform the procedure.

Some drivers are questioning why they aren't seeing a significant reduction in insurance rates given the lockdown's eerily empty roads, especially in light of the insurance industry promising rebates and relief in the order of hundreds of millions of dollars.

The Epoch Times, a newspaper that has polarized people over its content, is coming under fire for advancing a conspiracy theory about the origin of the coronavirus — and putting it straight into people's mailboxes unsolicited.

The Epoch Times, a newspaper that has polarized people over its content, is coming under fire for advancing a conspiracy theory about the origin of the coronavirus — and putting it straight into people's mailboxes unsolicited.

The Epoch Times, a controversial newspaper founded by Falun Gong members, is coming under fire from Canadians who have received unsolicited copies in their mailboxes, and from a postal carrier who doesn't want to deliver it.

Despite six weeks of workplace closures, physical distancing and stay-at-home messages, people are still contracting COVID-19 in the community, and public health officials don't have a firm handle on why or how it's happening.  

We're answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to [email protected] and we’ll answer as many as we can. We’ll publish a selection of answers every weekday online, and also put some questions to the experts during The National and on CBC News Network.

Some of the largest outbreaks in Canada have taken place in industrial workplaces, such as the hundreds of confirmed cases linked to meat-processing facilities.

With the country's focus on the Trudeau government's handling of COVID-19 and the Conservative leadership race on hold, Andrew Scheer's party has been dropping in the polls.

Canadian troops started deploying to Ontario nursing homes last week — mostly in the Greater Toronto area — and the military has finalized plans to be in as many as 20 long-term care centres in Quebec as part of a pandemic mission their commander says he never anticipated.