A team of military investigators arrived in British Columbia on Monday, May 18, 2020, to begin searching for answers into Sunday's deadly Snowbird crash, which the aerobatic team's commander described as a confluence of "worst-case scenarios, and it became our absolute worst nightmare."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended his assault-rifle ban on Sunday, May 3, 2020, and promised to go even further by targeting handguns and tightening border security with new legislation introduced in the Parliament.

While researchers across the planet race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, a new poll suggests Canadians are divided over whether getting it should be mandatory or voluntary — setting up a potentially prickly public health debate if a vaccine becomes available.

When 40 Canadian Rangers swung into action in northern Quebec this week to set up heated tents for COVID-19 screening and conduct other tasks in their local communities due to the pandemic, they formed the most visible military response to the crisis to date.