Cross Country Checkupwith Duncan McCue

As families across Canada struggle to adjust to school closures that could last indefinitely during the COVID-19 pandemic, families of children with special needs are being especially hard hit.

Is Canada ready for an expected sharp rise in COVID-19 cases? White Coat, Black Art host Dr. Brian Goldman joins Duncan McCue this Saturday to take your questions about COVID-19.

A Halifax woman is calling on the Nova Scotia's liquor board to close its locations to in-store traffic, saying she worries crowds are putting employees at risk of coming into contact with the COVID-19 virus during the pandemic.

The federal government this week passed its $107-billion aid package to help Canadians struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. But will it be enough to make April rent?

As physical isolation measures across Canada lead to prenatal classes being cancelled and doctor's offices closing their doors to visits, expectant mothers are turning to an online chat group to stay reassured and informed.

In the midst of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, stories have emerged of Canadians banding together to help each other out. Submit your stories to highlight people for their kindness for a special "care-mongering" edition of Cross Country Checkup.

How has the outbreak affected your life? What problems or struggles are you facing right now? Our expert panel takes your questions about money, medicine, mental health and kids today on a special Q&A edition of Cross Country Checkup.

Canadians are feeling the pinch after the global pandemic shuttered stores, slowed businesses to a crawl and silenced music venues — leaving many to worry exactly how they're going to pay their rent in the coming months.

Life has changed dramatically for many Canadians because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On a special Saturday edition of Checkup, our expert panel will answer your questions about money, medical concerns, relationships and parenting in this period of social distancing and quarantine.

Many people in self-isolation because of the COVID-19 pandemic are likely doing so for the first time. But this is a typical flu season precaution for Laura Brown, who has a rare autoimmune condition.

More Canadians are finding themselves in self-isolation at home for weeks at a time, thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Steve Joordens says this can seriously disrupt our daily rhythms, and deprive us of the regular human contact that is essential for our mental health.

Canadians watched as events unfolded in China and Hong Kong, South Korea and Italy. Now COVID-19 is officially a pandemic — and it's a lot closer to home.

Rose Yerex is relieved to be home in Port Dover, Ont., after being quarantined for weeks on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan that was struck by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Amidst growing financial anxiety over the COVID-19 outbreak, one financial consultant says many Canadians will feel additional stress in the coming months, particularly those already walking "a bit of a tightrope."

Concerns about the novel coronavirus have spurred some people to stockpile masks, bottles of hand sanitizer, food and other supplies. Parents, meanwhile, are cancelling school trips and family vacations — and wondering how much of a hit their wallet will take in the process.

This week, a bill proposes to widen eligibility for medical assistance in dying (MAID), including removing the requirement that someone's natural death be "reasonably foreseeable."

Dr. Marc van Hoey says that a recent court case in Belgium where three doctors were charged with murder after a woman who was granted MAID may have a chilling effect on the medical community, especially in cases involving mental illness.

Tensions persist across the country over the ongoing rail blockades protesting the Coastal Gaslink pipeline.

Clifford White, a board member of the First Nations LNG Alliance — a group backing the proposed Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline — says it’s up to Wet’suwet’en people to decide how to move forward.