Canada

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Oct. 6

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Oct. 6, 2020: There are 168,961 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 79,650 confirmed (including 5,884 deaths, 66,180 resol...

Oct 06, 2020

Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal, charged by RCMP, has case adjourned to January

OTTAWA - A former Liberal MP facing charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his time in office has had his case adjourned until early next year. Lawyers for Raj Grewal and the Crown agreed to ...

Oct 06, 2020

Number of new COVID-19 cases in Quebec reaches record high for second straight day

MONTREAL - Health authorities in Quebec are reporting a record number of new COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row. There were 1,364 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province over the past ...

Oct 06, 2020

Liberals' 'supercluster' program falling short of promised jobs, economic growth

OTTAWA - The parliamentary spending watchdog says a government program to fuse public and private money to promote innovation appears to be well shy of its promise. The Liberals created their "supercl...

Oct 06, 2020

Green party won't support Liberals on throne-speech vote, new leader says

OTTAWA - New Green party Leader Annamie Paul says her party won't support the Liberal government's speech from the throne.Paul says there were some very good things in the Liberals' agenda-setting spe...

Oct 06, 2020

Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis casts urgent new light on Pence, Harris undercard debate

WASHINGTON, Wash. - "Politics as usual" isn't normally considered a good thing, but some in the United States might beg to disagree this year. That's why there's more focus than usual on Wednesday's v...

Oct 06, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:55 a.m. Elections Canada says if there's a federal election during the COVID-19 pandemic, voting should be spread ov...

Oct 06, 2020

First antigen rapid test for COVID-19 gets Canadian approval

OTTAWA - Health Canada has given the green light to another rapid test for the virus that causes COVID-19. The Panbio test from Abbott Rapid Diagnostics in Germany is the first antigen test to be appr...

Oct 06, 2020

Churchill Falls dam: Labrador Innu seek restitution for flooding of ancestral land

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Innu Nation of Labrador says it will seek restitution from Hydro-Quebec for the ecological and cultural damage caused by the damming of the upper Churchill River in the early 19...

Oct 06, 2020

Unsealing files poses 'grave safety risks,' Shermans' estate trustees tell top court

OTTAWA - The estates of murder victims Barry and Honey Sherman are telling the Supreme Court of Canada that unsealing court files related to the wealthy Toronto couple would pose "grave physical safet...

Oct 06, 2020