Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Canadians held in China / China tensions
"Mask diplomacy': Taiwan donates half a million masks to Canada with appeal for closer ties
The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Long term care connected to 79 percent of COVID-19 deaths in Canada
In third pandemic war, Canada has come together - while the US falls apart
Dispatches from BC's front lines: Seven weeks of COVID-19, as seen by six health professionals
Complex challenges mean mandatory COVID-19 vaccine unlikely: experts
There are glimmers of good news in Canada's coronavirus numbers
Trump to sign executive order to keep meat processing plants open
Tam says pandemic will bring a 'new normal' to workplaces, defends WHO's performance
PM urges Canadians not to drop their guard as officials show progress in COVID-19 fight
Doctors want Ottawa to keep them in the loop on PPE shortages, says CMA survey
'Was it perfect? No': Theresa Tam discusses Canada's early pandemic response
If there's a COVID-19 vaccine, enough people will have to take it - or be forced to
How Ontario hospitals are planning for a new post-pandemic normal
Three staff test positive at city-run Toronto daycare for essential workers
At least 35 Ontarions died waiting for treatment after hospitals were cleared for COVID-19
Ottawa warns of second or third waves of COVID-19 as provinces ready their restart plans
Infect to protect? It could happen
Deaths in Ontario's long term care top 700 as positive cases grow
COVID-19 collateral damage on the increase
Trudeau's feds ignored their own advice as COVID hit Canada
COVID-19 projections flawed
Canada could reach 66,835 cases by May 5, with 3,883 deaths
55 new cases of COVID-10 in BC, majority linked to poultry plants
Trump says US looking at screening airline travellers from coronavirus hotspots
Officials outline 7 criteria needed before restrictions can be loosened
Coronavirus 'travel bubble' idea gains steam but wouldn't work for Canada, US expert
Dr. Bonnie Henry addresses fatalities and health complications, including amongst children
Vancouver physician Joseph Finkler explains how pandemic transformed emergency medicine
How South Korea is winning the COVID-19 battle
Rights groups demand COVID-19 prisoner death inquest
Very small number' of Downtown Eastside residents have COVID-19
COVID-19 community outbreaks grow in BC
Globe and Mail
Quebec's economic relaunch plan 'a risky bet,' provinces top health official warns
Cancer and cardiac surgeries to take precedence in Ontario after pandemic restrictions lifted
Tech startups are the foundation of Canada's economic revival and will need stimulus to survive
Long term care home staff, residents struggling with restrictive COVI-19 policies
Some overwhelmed parents are giving up on distance learning and abandoning at-home schooling
How workplaces are better accommodating employees caring for parents or children
Canadian economy likely in deepest recession on record, will only recover modestly over coming years: poll
Lloydminster says non-essential businesses will be allowed to open next month
Postmedia to lay off 80 employees, permanently close 15 newspapers as COVID-19 hits revenue
Derek Sloan's rhetoric is only a symptom of a bigger Conservative Party problem
Ask about Alberta's future and suffer fear and loathing from Jason Kenney
Roadmaps, calendars, frameworks and things much vaguer than plans
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers reaffirms pledge to Indigenous rights amid concerns
CBC
Mute buttons and decorating tips: the House of Commons stumbles through an online session
Charities and nonprofits struggling to stay afloat during pandemic, says Imagine Canada
Canada's dairy processors stand to lose $100M if USMCA takes effect July 1: Senator
House of Commons meeting virtually on a platform described as a 'gold rush for cyber spies'
Margaret Trudeau in hospital after fire at Montreal apartment building
NWT mines are COVID-19 time bombs - let's put people over profit
Toronto Star
Struggling tenants are going on 'rent strikes' - and landlords are getting desperate
A glimpse into the gunman's arsenal as police reveal more details about Nova Scotia shooting massacre
No COVID-19 bailouts for firms that use tax havens, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says
COVID-19 is hitting seniors financially and they're looking to Ottawa for help
Canada's MPs are a lot more civil when they meet online. Maybe we should have done this years ago
Doug Ford promises more details this week as to what businesses will be able to reopen
COVID-19 has proved the value of big government. Will Justin Trudeau step up and lead the economy?
Ontario sends investigator to Peel school board after 'inaction' on addressing dysfunction and racism
Canada pulls off first virtual sitting of MPs with some technical glitches
Toronto needs to make space and trust residents to go for a walk
Toronto Sun
Ontario's new class system depends on who you work for
COVID-19 a 'massive blow' to autistic child's journey
National Post
COVID-19 triggers flood of court rulings as estranged parents argue exes putting children at infection risk
Quebec has seen Canada's worst COVID-19 outbreak, but plans to reopen faster than anywhere else
Premier Francois Legault says COVID-19 situation is 'under control' in Quebec
Trudeau's lavish handouts risk turning workers into welfare slackers
Canada's first 'virtual parliament' brings accountability with a few technical headaches
Maclean's
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Global
Use of Vancouver's overdose prevention sites down amid COVID-19 crisis
London Drugs clearing shelf space for Western Canada small businesses to sell their goods
No date yet from BC education minister on schools reopening
BC details next steps to move campers out of Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park
BC teacher suspended 15 days for sharing 'Stop SOGI 123' pamphlets
Development, investment projects key once BC starts lifting COVID-19 restrictions: report
Trudeau defends Health Canada's easing of some bilingual label rules amid COVID-19
Quebec Solidaire calls for minimum wage increase for essential service workers
Miscellaneous
Telehealth poised to take off
Rent debt staring in people's faces, Vancouver Tenants union warns
Conservative media watchers likelier to believe COVID conspiracies. And more new science
The Alberta Government's Failures are killing workers and spreading COVID-19
A New twist in the Alberta "War Room' Logo Fiasco
Easing workplace safety regulations remain flexible to COVID-19
Military already assisting in BC on Haida Gwaii
Supply chain management could shift digitally post COVID-19
Metro Vancouver favour government help for smaller BC tourism service companies during pandemic
BC's road to recovery: Pandemic could usher in online era of property sales
BC planning for controlled return to in-class K-12 instruction
BC's road to recovery: Big energy projects await return to full power
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