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VANCOUVER — As a senior physician at St. Paul's hospital, Dr. Del Dorscheid has a special view of how COVID-19 is affecting patient care beyond the pandemic.

HALIFAX — For years to come, the village of Portapique, N.S., will likely be defined by tragedy.

OTTAWA — The Canadian military was scrambling for answers Wednesday after losing contact with one of its new Cyclone helicopters, with reports that at least one person was killed when it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Fort McMurray resident Michelle Toner says it's been a hectic, sad week in the northern Alberta city.

OTTAWA — Ontario Conservative MP Derek Sloan held to his leadership campaign slogan of being "Conservative without apology" and refused Wednesday to heed the demands of his fellow MPs to apologize for remarks questioning the loyalty of the country's

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:45 p.m. Vancouver's airport authority has started offering voluntary layoffs to its staff, due to a reduction in passengers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

CALGARY — Workers are to return Monday to a beef processing plant south of Calgary that was closed for two weeks because of a COVID-19 outbreak.

OTTAWA — Almost one-third of businesses could stay open if physical distancing rules remain in place for six months, but nearly as many suggest they won't survive that long, according to survey results from Statistics Canada that provide a window int

SURREY, B.C. — The RCMP say they've arrested two people after recovering $33,000 worth of government-issued cheques that were allegedly stolen from several places in British Columbia's Lower Mainland.

Ice jams can stretch for kilometres, reach several metres in height and cause rivers to rise in a matter of hours, says one river ice expert. An ice dam roughly 25 kilometres long on the Athabasca River flooded downtown Fort McMurray, Alta.