Coronavirus

Canada may face an historic downturn, struck by the global pandemic and fuelled by issues that were already haunting the economy

In his April 5 address to Canadians about the COVID-19 crisis, the PM provided a timeline on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and called out to military reservists and skilled workers for help

In his April 4 address to Canadians on the COVID-19 crisis, the PM said the government is chartering flights to get personal protective equipment delivered as quickly as possible

Paul Wells: ’The premier, like most of us in our due time, has decided sorrowful knowledge is more compelling than glib ignorance, and that the only way to deny purchase to an infectious disease is to give it fewer chances to infect.’

An astonishing one million citizens and permanent residents returned to Canada in a single mid-March week, but legions more were desperate, homesick and stranded, as a panicked world snapped shut around them

As national lockdowns sowed economic chaos, several seed banks, garden centres and urban farming organizations reported spikes in website traffic and overwhelming digital orders

Terry Glavin: The Chinese state is committing vast resources to a hybrid strategy of intensified propaganda and information control in lockstep with an aggressive Russian-style disinformation effort

Scott Gilmore: For too many Canadians out in the world in normal times, Ottawa’s duty of care includes concierge travel-agency services. But these are not normal times.

For many Canadians, the coronavirus pandemic has been one of the most life-disrupting events in recent memory. Share your story with us.

Tabatha Southey: It’s impossible to imagine what this experience would be like without the internet. We are bonded by distance, our Tweets and TikToks and even our Reddit posts are the glances we exchange.