Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Canadians held in China / China tensions
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The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Canada to begin enforcing 14-day self-isolation for travellers
Ottawa expects 4 million Canadians to apply for emergency job loss fund due to COVID-19
Hospitals rationing masks as they wait for promised supplies from Ottawa and provinces
'The education world has been turned upside down': Online learning may reshape the classroom
Ottawa faces criticism for sending 16 tonnes of personal protective equipment to China in February
How to apply for EI and other COVID-19 Emergency government income supports
US slashed CDC staff inside China prior to coronavirus outbreak
Toronto, Vancouver look into closing roads to traffic to create space for social distancing
Toronto closing playgrounds, dog parks to stop gatherings amid coronavirus outbreak
Bauer offers to modify hockey visor production to create face shields for medical staff
Canada must be ready for the mayhem Trump's about to unleash
Trump and Trudeau are on a collision course over COVID-19 isolation
The plague of Donald Trump
Why Canada's COVID-19 'war time' response could be derailed by a swab on a stick
'Spreads like wildfire': More than half of COVID-19 deaths in Canada have been seniors' home residents
G7 ministers spike joint statement on COVID-19 after US demands it be called 'Wuhan virus'
The riskiest surfaces for coronavirus and how to clean them
What you need to know about the new COVID-19 benefits program
Strict new mandatory quarantine rules come into effect at midnight for returning Canadians
Indigenous pandemic needs grow as federal funds prepare to flow
When Canadians needed their MPs to act like adults, they delivered
How do you process a million EI claims? Don't try to make it perfect, say experts
Is there a generational divide in attitudes to pandemic measures? It's complicated
Businesses hit by COVID-19 plead for rent relief from landlords
Was Canada quick enough to curb COVID-19? Experts say there was community spread as early as March 1
Ford government's fiscal update to boost a health system ravaged by COVID-19
Two million Canadians could soon be out of work - and women and low-wage workers will be hit the hardest
Trudeau government's promised help for media leaves news organizations 'profoundly disappointed'
Ontario stockpiled 55 million face masks - then destroyed them
Justin Trudeau's self-isolation could end Thursday. But what message would that send?
Ignoring private jets, beer coasters and self-storage, Ontario's 'essential services' shutdown misses the essential point
Doug Ford vowed to do whatever it takes to fight COVID-19. So is Ontario's spending plan really enough?
Finances tight for many as COVID crisis hits deep
Coronavirus shuts down city parks, playgrounds
Ottawa to send $2,000 per month to COVID-19 affected Canadians. But will the system be able to keep up?
Why the COVID-19 death rate varies dramatically from country to country
Ontario's $17B COVID fund is a substantial plan but will it be enough?
Ottawa can't beat COVID-19 alone, and it's doing a questionable job trying
The debate over routine use of masks is going to stay with us
As COVID-19 downturn hits, businesses plead for more wage subsidies and deferred regulations
Yes, this is a war. Do our leaders know what that means?
A 2nd wave of COVID-19 is possible. Here's what that means for Canada
The world 'squandered' it's first opportunity to stop coronavirus: WHO
Most of the world doesn't think social distancing will stop coronavirus, Ipsos Poll says
China reports 67 new coronavirus cases, all from international travel
Ontario government unveils $17B aid package in response to COVID-19
Coronavirus support package rejigs benefits for workers hit by pandemic
BC offers $500 a month for renters, bans evictions and rent increases
BC nurses raise concerns over 'insufficient and slow" government response to coronavirus
Liberal MP Kamal Khera, who was working as nurse, tests positive for COVID-19
Travellers coming back to Canada now mandated to isolate, feds say
More Vancouver care home cases reported as BC Coroners investigates death of dentist
Steve Nash Fitness World lays off employees at its 24 locations across BC
BC Parks and Metro Vancouver close specific regional parks and parking lots
More Vancouver care home cases reported as BC Coroners investigates death of dentist
BC COVID-19 hero Dr. Bonnie Henry gets her own T-shirt
Don't allow a fear epidemic to undermine public education and support
BC tenants eligible for monthly rent supplements of up to $500 after pandemic related job losses
Eviction Ban, $500 Monthly for renters in BC's pandemic housing plan
Test, Lockdown, Test: Prescription for Small and Island communities
The virus is causing a rethink of Big Academic conferences
Daughter of COVID-19 patient plays trumpet outside Vancouver care home for father
Vancouver sign language interpreter provides essential service during COVID-19
East Vancouver distillery lends a hand by turning alcohol into sanitizer
1 new death and 42 new COVID-19 cases in BC, for total of 659
Mandatory quarantine kicks in at midnight for travellers returning to Canada
BC construction should brace for shutdown: industry leaders
Federal Government repackages EI support benefit for workers affected by novel coronavirus
Globe and Mail
Canada's failure to save for a rainy day has put us all at risk
Canada's oil industry facing deep production cuts as demand dwindles and storage capacity runs low
'Our moment of truth': CIBC's Victor Dodig on the bank's role in coping with coronavirus
Shutdown of non-essential businesses in Ontario, Quebec leads to more factory closings, job losses
With malls closing and shops deserted, retail tenants seek rent relief
Canada to enforce mandatory quarantines for all returning travellers
Ford pivots agains a crisis
Quick is key with support measures
CBC
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Toronto Star
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Toronto Sun
We can't afford the PMO's partisan games
Liberal Power Grab: Did the government put the people first?
National Post
Here's what changes in the COVID-19 emergency bill - and why opposition called it a Liberal 'power grab'
'Broken trust': Inside the political battle for a $27 billion COVID-19 spending bill
Four candidates will be on the ballot for the Conservative leadership race as final deadline passes
Why the Coronavirus downturn may be just a recession, not a depression
Quebec records 2 more deaths as coronavirus cases jump to 1,339
Maclean's
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Global
Conservative leadership race enters its next phase amid Canada's Coronavirus
Coronavirus supports coming for media amid ad crunch: Trudeau
Canada to spend millions to help world's poor amid COVID-19 pandemic: minister
Miscellaneous
Corporations moving to virtual AGM's
Cruise lines planning for spring travel with guaranteed cancellation policies
Companies must ensure cyber security, education for home workers: experts
BC announces $500 a month rent supplement, freezes rent increases and evictions
Air Canada, global airlines keeping airfreight moving
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