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Twenty-five years ago, Quebec nearly divorced Canada

OTTAWA — Twenty-five years ago today, Quebec came within a small margin of separating from Canada. The referendum on Oct. 30, 1995, saw 4.

Oct 30, 2020 2:00 AM Read more >

Judge rules lawyers can argue U.S. misled Canadian officials in win for Meng

VANCOUVER — A Canadian border officer denied suggestions by a lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou Thursday that he seized her electronic devices at the behest of American investigators.

Oct 29, 2020 6:39 PM Read more >

Cyberattack targets Montreal health agency, forcing it to go off-line

MONTREAL — A Montreal health agency has been forced off-line as authorities deal with a cyberattack.

Oct 29, 2020 5:32 PM Read more >

Ethics watchdog clears Morneau of accepting gift from WE Charity

OTTAWA — The federal ethics watchdog has cleared former finance minister Bill Morneau of failing to disclose a gift from WE Charity.

Oct 29, 2020 5:05 PM Read more >

Ehren Cory appointed as new Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO

The Canada Infrastructure Bank has appointed Ehren Cory as its new chief executive officer. Cory previously served as Infrastructure Ontario's president and chief executive and prior to that, was a partner at McKinsey and Company.

Oct 29, 2020 5:02 PM Read more >

Watchdog probes death of Black man shot by police officers in Montreal

MONTREAL — Quebec's police watchdog is investigating a police shooting Thursday that left a Black man dead in Montreal.

Oct 29, 2020 4:49 PM Read more >

Alarm bells ring over COVID-19 and long-term care; Ontario sees slowing virus growth

Politicians, advocates and public health officials were ringing the alarm Thursday over COVID-19's impact on long-term care homes as new modelling out of Ontario projected the virus will spread at a more gentle rate than feared.

Oct 29, 2020 4:45 PM Read more >

The latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:30 p.m. B.C. provincial health officer Dr.

Oct 29, 2020 4:37 PM Read more >

Truck driver responsible for Humboldt Broncos crash seeks to stay in Canada

REGINA — A lawyer representing the truck driver responsible for the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says his client wants to be able to stay in Canada once released from prison. It's something families of the victims are split on.

Oct 29, 2020 4:24 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:16 p.m. EDT on Oct. 29, 2020: There are 228,540 confirmed cases in Canada.

Oct 29, 2020 4:18 PM Read more >