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Canada's COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths likely to rise in coming weeks: Tam
Severe cases of COVID-19 may soon rise as hospitalizations and deaths catch up to the recent spread of the illness, Canada's chief public health officer warned on Wednesday, November 3, 2020, as Quebec and Ontario reported almost 50 deaths between them.
Nail-biter of a presidential election remains undecided
It's morning in America, but not the calm one once showcased in a famous U.S. presidential ad.
Ford eases restrictions as Ontario COVID-19 case count hits new high
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has some tough choices to make as he decides which businesses can reopen while the province reports a single-day record in new coronavirus cases.
Victoria mayor says mural on systemic racism has led to 'difficult conversations'
Mayor Lisa Helps says the vandalism of art in public places isn't acceptable after a mural in Victoria that has sparked a debate over freedom of expression and systemic racism was defaced on the weekend.
Quebec City stabbing suspect wanted to hurt as many victims as possible: police
The suspect behind a deadly sword attack in Quebec City intended to harm as many people as possible, police said on Sunday, November 1, 2020, hours after the deadly rampage that killed two people and injured five others.
Thousands of new COVID-19 cases in central Canada
Ontario and Quebec are both reporting more than one thousand new COVID-19 cases, while farther west in Manitoba, officials again reported hundreds of new cases as its capital city gets set for tighter restrictions.
Trump lets Canadian aluminum producers out of national security doghouse
Donald Trump has officially let Canadian aluminum producers out of the national-security doghouse — for now.
Another prominent Canadian appeals to China to release Michael Kovrig
The president of a prominent think tank used a high-level U.N. Security Council meeting on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, to appeal for the release of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig, who has been held by Beijing for nearly two years as part of a diplomatic dispute with Canada.
Some Nunavut RCMP officers to begin wearing body-worn cameras later this year
The RCMP says Mounties serving in Iqaluit are to be equipped with body-worn cameras later this year as part of a pilot project that aims to help strengthen accountability and public trust of the police force.
Quebec town of Abestos changes name to Val-des-Sources after vote
The Quebec town synonymous with the cancer-causing fibre asbestos has voted for a new name: Val-des-Sources.