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Nunavut starts rapid testing residents in Winnipeg isolation hub

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut residents staying in isolation hotels in Winnipeg are being given the option to take a rapid test for COVID-19.

Dec 7, 2020 12:04 PM Read more >

Veteran executive Michael Sabia named next deputy minister of Finance

OTTAWA — The prime minister has announced that veteran executive Michael Sabia will be the next deputy minister of Finance. He will take the job effective Dec. 14.

Dec 7, 2020 10:03 AM Read more >

COVID crackdowns and Meng back in court: In The News for Dec. 7

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Dec 7, 2020 3:13 AM Read more >

A look at what provinces and territories have said about COVID-19 vaccine plans

The federal government is laying plans for the procurement and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. The approval of a vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech is said to be imminent. The second vaccine in line for approval in Canada is from Moderna.

Dec 7, 2020 12:44 AM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Dec. 7, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Dec. 7, 2020. There are 415,182 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 415,182 confirmed cases (73,379 active, 329,138 resolved, 12,665 deaths).

Dec 7, 2020 12:36 AM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Dec. 6, 2020. There are 415,182 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 415,182 confirmed cases (73,379 active, 329,138 resolved, 12,665 deaths).

Dec 6, 2020 6:33 PM Read more >

P.E.I. introduces 'circuit breaker' lockdown as COVID-19 cases mount across Canada

Canada's smallest province introduced sweeping new measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 on Sunday as other parts of the country continued to shatter records for new diagnoses.

Dec 6, 2020 5:46 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6 p.m. Alberta is reporting 1,836 new COVID-19 cases and 19 additional deaths. It's the fourth straight day the province has seen new case numbers above 1,800.

Dec 6, 2020 5:04 PM Read more >

Report says U.S. diplomats likely targeted in energy attack, unsure about Canadians

OTTAWA — A new report commissioned by the U.S. government says the mysterious brain injuries suffered by American diplomats posted in Cuba in 2016 were most likely caused by an attack using “directed” radio energy.

Dec 6, 2020 4:18 PM Read more >

From tents to converted 4-star hotel, pandemic prompts changes for Montreal homeless

MONTREAL — Alexandre was sorting cans one recent morning outside a tent pitched next to a busy Montreal road by the Port of Montreal.

Dec 6, 2020 4:10 PM Read more >