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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday Nov. 1, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:44 p.m. EST on Nov. 1, 2020: There are 236,840 confirmed cases in Canada.

Nov 1, 2020 1:47 PM Read more >

Deputy PM Freeland reports COVID-19 test has come back negative

OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says her COVID-19 test has come back negative.

Nov 1, 2020 12:09 PM Read more >

Military IDs B.C. reservist as soldier killed in training accident

OTTAWA — A 29-year-old Army reservist from British Columbia has been identified as the soldier killed during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta. The Canadian Armed Forces says Cpl.

Nov 1, 2020 11:15 AM Read more >

A timeline of the deadly Halloween-night stabbing in Quebec City

QUEBEC — A timeline of major events in the Halloween-night stabbing in Quebec City. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. --- Oct. 31, 10:28 p.m.

Nov 1, 2020 10:08 AM Read more >

Mom of naval officer killed in 2004 submarine fire named Silver Cross mother

OTTAWA — Debbie Sullivan vividly remembers the last time she saw her son Chris Saunders alive more than 16 years ago. The 32-year-old naval lieutenant had driven his young family from Halifax to his mother’s home near Saint John, N.B.

Nov 1, 2020 6:02 AM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday Oct. 31, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:11 p.m. EDT on Oct. 31, 2020: There are 234,511 confirmed cases in Canada.

Oct 31, 2020 6:13 PM Read more >

Thousands of new COVID-19 cases in central Canada; Manitoba's case count stays high

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.

Oct 31, 2020 6:12 PM Read more >

Soldier dies during training exercise on Alberta military base: defence department

A Canadian soldier died Saturday after being shot during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta.

Oct 31, 2020 4:54 PM Read more >

Father of man found dead three years ago offers $10,000 for information on death

The father of a Neo-Nazi turned renegade internet spammer whose body was identified this week -- years after it was found in a burnt-out vehicle -- said news of his son's death is not entirely unexpected.

Oct 31, 2020 4:49 PM Read more >

N.S. Mi'kmaq chiefs demand stop of alleged federal plans to seize lobster traps

HALIFAX — A group of Nova Scotia Indigenous leaders has levelled harassment allegations at the federal government over an ongoing moderate livelihood fishery dispute, accusing the department responsible for fisheries of planning to seize gear from lo

Oct 31, 2020 4:17 PM Read more >