Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Thursday, March 26, 2020
Canadians held in China / China tensions
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The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Ottawa shuts Service Canada centres after employees refuse to work
Some Canadians returning from abroad with COVID-19 symptoms could be federally quarantined
Conservatives suspend party's leadership race due to pandemic crisis
M*A*S*H, Italian style: Canadians are part of a medical team learning to fight coronavirus in the field
Pandemic pushes BC to move forward on safe take home drug supply strategy
Canadians arriving home from abroad cannot take taxis, ride-sharing cars or public transit home
US won't post troops at Canadian border; Ottawa says it 'strongly opposed' proposal
United States now has the most coronavirus cases in the world
Ontario Premier Doug Ford pledges to rein in price gouging amid coronavirus pandemic
BC assumes power to take over supply chains amid COVID-19
Hospitals in New York, New Orleans grapple with spike in coronavirus cases as US surpasses China and Italy with most cases
What the G20 is getting right - and wrong - during the pandemic
Spread of COVID-19 into 'Trump country' could pose problem for president's re-election hopes
'We have nothing,' says Spanish ER doctor on front lines of COVID-19 crisis
Doug Ford calls out Toronto grocer Pusateri's for 'disgusting' price gouging on hand wipes
Two weeks after calls to come home, thousands of Canadians are still stranded abroad
Militarizing a pandemic: Defence experts say idea of sending US troops to border makes no sense
Canada 'strongly opposed' to US stationing troops near shared border
Trudeau warns of COVID-19 text scam exploiting new emergency benefit program
With rainy-day fund expected to dry up, Manitoba premier calls for emergency federal credit agency
Canada to cut number of troops in Ukraine due to COVID-19
St. John's funeral home a COVID-19 'mini-epicentre' after more than 60 cases traced to two wakes
Justin Trudeau's widely watched daily COVID-19 updates not likely to stop anytime soon
As CRA braces for wave of COVID-19 benefits applications, call centres working at 'reduced capacity'
They insisted we were prepared for another SARS. Then they sent our masks to China
Asylum seekers turned back by Canada at its border will be shipped home, US says
Did we miss a red flag signalling the COVID-19 outbreak in North America?
With now toxic, how do you navigate the consumer world?
RV driving snowbird who recently travelled to US expelled from two Quebec grocery stores
Here are the accidental frontline workers keeping food on your table
These charts show how our fight to 'flatten the curve' is going
Canadian shave more faith in government to handle coronavirus than Americans and Brits - and less fear for their lives
BC takes 'unprecedented steps' in response to coronavirus pandemic
BC confirms 66 new cases, no new deaths
BC bans hoarding, resale of food and medical supplies amid coronavirus emergency
Boards go up at BC shops as thieves use coronavirus lockdown to cover crimes
China reports first locally transmitted coronavirus case in 3 days, clampdown on flights
Border towns in Canada 'petrified' bu possibility of US easing coronavirus measures
Two Vancouver community centres to be used as homeless shelters in COVID-19 crisis
BC launches new 211 service to connect seniors, volunteers during coronavirus pandemic
Bylaw officers to help enforce BC health orders with $25,000 fines
BC bans hoarding, resale of food and medical supplies amid coronavirus emergency
Canadians targeted by scams taking advantage of COVID-19 fears
N.L. recalls legislature for 'urgent' protections for employees, tenants
Supplying Safe Drugs to Users in Downtown Eastside Gets Green Light
She plots the possible arcs of the Pandemic
TransLink announces social-distancing measures on Metro Vancouver buses
BC cases raise to 725, more support for seniors, and national mandatory quarantine for travellers in effect
USA surpasses China and Italy with most coronavirus pandemic cases in the world
BC Securities Commission warns public about scams related to working from home
More than 200,000 requests for mortgage deferrals sent to Canadian banks in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
Zoos, pawnshops, newspapers, parks for sheltering homeless included in BC list of essential services
"This is not a drill' - BC government uses emergency powers to stop hoarding, goods resale and more
First Vancouver community centre opens to protect homeless from COVID-19
City says no truth to rumour people are getting fined for not social distancing
BC Liquor stores to close on Sundays due to COVID-19
Lifeline thrown to BC's unemployed servers during COVID-19 pandemic
66 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 IN BC, total now 725
Doctors warn against using unproven treatments for COVID-19
BC Ferries workers tests positive for COVID-19 - Up to one in three is ill
Langara College nurses donate protective gear to Vancouver General Hospital
BC releases list of 'essential services' during COVID-19 pandemic
Vancouver schools get 'deep cleaning' to address COVID-19 concerns
Province takes measures to protect supply chain
Cruise lines planning for spring travel with guaranteed cancellation policies
Globe and Mail
Canada's big banks field more than 200,00 mortgage deferral requests
Trudeau asks banks to work to alleviate the burden of credit-card interest rates
Residential tenants anxious about what comes next after eviction bans end
On what planet is continuing the Conservative leadership race a good idea?
Kirsten Hillman named new Canadian envoy to Washington
Business groups urge delay in implementation of USMCA trade deal, citing pandemic
'A huge health risk': First Nations pressured to hold elections amid COVID-19 pandemic, say experts
Indigenous pandemic needs grow as federal funds prepare to flow
Here's the prediction for next week's coronavirus cases - if people follow the rules
Canadian hospitals to start enrolling patients in global COVID-19 drug trials
COVID-19 requires a co-ordinated global response, experts say. But the world order is crumbling
US backs down after Canada slams proposal for American troops along the border
Grocery store worker in his 40s is Ontarios youngest COVID-19 victim as death toll hits 15
Troops at border would make a crisis situation even worse
Business as usual in Chinatown despite state of emergency
COVID-19 concerns at Scarborough court where man fainted in prisoner's box
Reaching out to the isolated and vulnerable during COVID pandemic
Ontario's positive COVID-19 cases jump by 170
More than 50,000 face shields sent to China could have been used here
Ontario school system still figuring out online learning amid COVID crisis
Resilient residents will overcome COVID 19 challenges
CBC
Conservative leadership committee suspends race amid COVID-19 pandemic
Kirsten Hillman officially named Canadian ambassador to the United States
Strict new mandatory quarantine rules in effect for returning Canadians
Toronto Star
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Toronto Sun
Rich hypocrites are the real climate deniers
National Post
Conservative leadership race suspended until at least May due to COVID-19 pandemic
Conservative Party of Canada cancels June 27 vote for new party leader
Maclean's
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Global
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses Nova Scotia's appeal on duty to consult over Northern Pulp
Miscellaneous
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