Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

With 65,000 regular force members, more than 2,000 of whom are currently deployed on 20 missions, the Canadian Armed Forces is taking “unprecedented measures” to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 while maintaining essential operations and their ability to respond as needed.

“This will give the us the increased authority to take additional measures to protect the Canmore community, such as closing municipal playgrounds – which we are doing today. While the state of local emergency allows us to take additional action within the municipality, it does not allow us to close the highway, which is under provincial jurisdiction."

"I can't do anything about this (virus), nobody can do anything about this, but you've got to get people back employed. The most comforting thing I can do is say, 'Look, the company's strong. It'll be around in three months,'" said Murray Mullen, chief executive of Alberta-based Mullen Group Ltd.