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Data released Wednesday by Statistics Canada suggests that fewer Canadians died in the first three months of 2020 than in the same period in previous years, despite the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Karen Hogan to be Canada's next auditor general.

Ontario is set to announce it will lift restrictions on construction work and will loosen restrictions on retail shops outside of malls as part of its COVID-19 reopening plan, CBC News has learned. But the exact date when the restrictions will be lifted is not known.

An upcoming digital art exhibit featuring the work of Vincent van Gogh in Toronto is planning to open next month, but in light of current physical distancing guidelines, will function as a drive-in.

Doctors across Canada are on the look out for children with a rare, inflammatory illness as part of expanded surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alberta will proceed to the first phase of its relaunch plan on Thursday, Premier Jason Kenney says, though Calgary and Brooks will reopen more slowly than the rest of the province.

Alberta will proceed to the first phase of its relaunch plan on Thursday, Premier Jason Kenney says, though Calgary and Brooks will reopen more slowly than the rest of the province.

Montreal based travel firm FlightHub is seeking protection from its creditors amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has wiped out demand for travel.

Forty food inspectors — 21 of them in Alberta — have contracted COVID-19, prompting a Canadian senator to call for workers and the integrity of the food safety system to be protected.

Forty meat plant inspectors in Canada — 21 of them in Alberta — have contracted COVID-19, according to their union, prompting a senator to call for workers and the integrity of the food safety system to be protected.

Forty meat plant inspectors in Canada — 21 of them in Alberta — have contracted COVID-19, according to their union, prompting a senator to call for workers and the integrity of the food safety system to be protected.

Forty food inspectors in Canada — 21 of them in Alberta — have contracted COVID-19, according to their union, prompting a senator to call for workers and the integrity of the food safety system to be protected.

Forty food inspectors — 21 of them in Alberta — have contracted COVID-19, prompting a Canadian senator to call for workers and the integrity of the food safety system to be protected.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau downplayed the need for a federal budget in the short term Wednesday, saying the fast-moving effects of the COVID-19 pandemic would render those projections moot.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau says his government is not currently thinking about raising the GST or any other taxes but that Canada will have to face tough questions about how to pay for the COVID-19 pandemic response that is costing billions. 

The first registered nurse in Canada to die from COVID-19 complications is being remembered for his sharp sense of humour and dedication to helping others. 

Post-secondary students eligible for COVID-19 emergency aid can apply for the benefit as of Friday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the date for opening the $9-billion program on Wednesday.

A day after calling off the search for three-year-old Dylan Ehler, the Truro Police Service is launching a mannequin equipped with a radio transmitter into a brook, in hopes it will provide clues to the child's whereabouts. 

A day after calling off the search for three-year-old Dylan Ehler, the Truro Police Service is dumping a mannequin equipped with a radio transmitter into a brook, in hopes it will provide clues to the child's whereabouts. 

The head of the Federal Reserve on Wednesday says the U.S. central bank is not considering using negative interest rates, despite President Donald Trump seemingly pushing for them.

The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association enters its second season with plans to regionalize its structure by basing players in five hub cities, while also continuing its Dream Gap Tour series of barnstorming stops across North America.

England tentatively began easing its coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday, with some people who cannot do their jobs at home urged to return to work, as stark economic data showed the disastrous impact of the pandemic.

People in southwestern Ontario are posing as officers and making fake vehicle stops, police say. Now, the real police are releasing sketches of two suspects and say members of the public should ask for badge numbers and can even call 911 to verify an officer’s identity.

A terminally ill woman died alone last week after St. Boniface hospital staff appear to have misinterpreted Manitoba's COVID-19 restrictions, preventing family from staying by her bedside, despite her being in palliative care.

A former neighbour of the gunman behind last month's mass shooting in Nova Scotia says she reported his domestic violence and cache of firearms to the RCMP years ago and ended up leaving the community herself due to fears of his violence.

A former neighbour of the gunman behind last month's mass shooting in Nova Scotia says she reported his domestic violence and cache of firearms to the RCMP years ago and ended up leaving the community herself due to fears of his violence.

With only 21 deaths, Singapore has one of the lowest per capita death rates for COVID-19 in the world. But a large majority of the cases are centred in its guest-worker community.

There's no shortage of big issues we could be talking about, but so far the candidates have been playing small ball, writes Kory Teneycke.

As Canada considers easing lockdown measures, experts say there are key lessons we can learn from other countries to avoid risking a sudden spike in new COVID-19 cases.

As governments ease up on COVID-19-related lockdowns, policy-makers should heed the lessons learned from the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and the potential deadly consequences of removing physical distancing restrictions too quickly, experts say.

Had things worked out differently, the Liberal government's post-election agenda might have started to take shape this spring with a budget focused on addressing climate change. But responding to an economic crisis brought on by a global pandemic is presenting the government with new opportunities to combat climate change — and the Liberals might be judged by how well they seize the moment.

Reduced production, plant closures and livestock backlogs are testing the limits of farmers and the system. So far, it has held up.

"It's still unclear whether we're on an optimistic or pessimistic slope," says Université Laval Prof. Marc Brisson, one of the researchers who modelled what lies ahead. "But what is clear is that we're in a fragile situation."

A software glitch caused the Cyclone helicopter's three flight control computers to momentarily shut down while the aircraft was being introduced to the RCAF in 2017. A defence expert says the issue deserves to be revisited following last month's fatal crash in the Ionian Sea.

As governments ease up on COVID-19-related lockdowns, policy-makers should heed the lessons learned from the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and the potential deadly consequences of removing physical distancing restrictions too quickly, experts say.

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.

As governments ease up on COVID-19-related lockdowns, policy-makers should heed the lessons learned from the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and the potential deadly consequences of removing physical distancing restrictions too quickly, experts say.

Moscow has begun investigating the safety of a Russian-made medical ventilator, some of which have been sent to the United States though not used, after six people died in hospital fires reported to involve two such machines.

Health Canada says it has authorized the first COVID-19 serological test for use in the country to detect antibodies specific to the virus.

With Brazilian hospitals overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, the country's state and city governments are proceeding with mandatory lockdowns against the will of President Jair Bolsonaro.

Conservatives say they aren’t opposed to the federal government carrying out repairs at the prime minister's Harrington Lake residence — but they are accusing the Liberals of burying the details and avoiding scrutiny.