Canada

Shannon Gormley: We hoped for the best and did not prepare for the worst. We have new hopes now. We hope to be saved—but what will we sacrifice to get there?

In his April 8 daily briefing to Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic, the PM announced new proposals for an emergency wage subsidy—and also said he’d leave Rideau Cottage to attend a cabinet meeting in person

The Premier addresses Ontarians on April 8 after announcing yesterday the launch of a portal that will match those with medical training to roles needed at places like nursing homes and hospitals

The Prime Minister’s latest address to Canadians about the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Politics Insider for April 8: Trudeau says thousands of companies have answered a call to innovate and the feds have placed huge orders for equipment, but the front lines say they’re running short on supplies

Jen Gerson: The feds’ new advice was one in a series of backtracks, and public trust is the ballgame here

Alberta’s premier will give his province a sense of where it’s at in the fight against COVID-19—and what Albertans might expect in the days and weeks to come. Watch it here at 6 p.m. MT (8 p.m. ET).

The sacrament of penitence isn’t easy at the best of times, but priests across the country are finding ways to provide it

’To all of a sudden have to try and save everybody—or at least feel like you do—it’s a lot on your shoulders. Not everybody can do that.’

The new numbers, including a worst-case death toll scenario, are sobering. But unlike Ontario, the province opted not to project beyond April 30.