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OTTAWA — Hours before introducing a bill to spend up to $82 billion and increase federal powers to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the Liberals backed off a measure that the Opposition decried as an attempt to get Parliament to sign them a blank cheque.

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times eastern): 11:15 p.m. An employee at a Real Canadian Superstore in Oshawa, Ont., has tested positive for COVID-19.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's tone hardened Monday as he warned Canadians there are limits to the government's patience for those ignoring COVID-19 mitigation efforts.

Canada's veterinarians said Monday they're willing to join in the nationwide efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic even as they fight to ensure they're allowed to keep providing care to the country's animals.

OTTAWA — Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay says an election for party leader should be held as soon as logistically possible.

OTTAWA — Farm Credit Canada is getting support from the federal government that will boost its lending capacity by $5 billion to help farmers and food processors cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — A Toronto man was found guilty of first-degree murder Monday in the killing of a young woman whose body was found crumpled at the bottom of an outdoor stairwell days after she failed to return from a night out with a friend.

OTTAWA — Federal officials are looking at ways to get money to community housing providers and the nation's renters, who may be hit hardest by the economic shock caused by COVID-19, and warning anyone already receiving housing funding to refrain from

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:21 p.m. ET on March 23, 2020: There are 2,091 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from states that share borders with Canada are urging President Donald Trump to preserve the flow of essential goods and services between the two countries, even if the global pandemic forces more stringent quarantines and trav