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The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:03 p.m. EDT on Sept. 13, 2020: There are 136,659 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 64,986 confirmed (including 5,780 deaths, 57,268 ...

Saskatchewan reported 21 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, topping Friday's total of 13. There are now 83 active cases confirmed in the province after four new recoveries were announced. Out of the new ...

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Metro Vancouver, showing a very high risk to health due to wildfire smoke from Washington and Oregon. The a...

OTTAWA - Federal officials are ironing out the details of a program to help cities buy properties left vacant due to the pandemic so they can quickly create affordable housing. The governmen...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:19 p.m. EDT on Sept. 12, 2020: There are 136,141 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 64,707 confirmed (including 5,780 deaths, 57,054 ...

OTTAWA - A guaranteed basic income for all Canadians has emerged as the top policy choice of Liberal MPs, just as the Trudeau government is crafting its plan to help people weather the ...

EDMONTON - Alberta's top doctor says people can sing and play wind instruments indoors once again, provided COVID-19 precautions are in place. Dr. Deena Hinshaw says those activities were severely res...

OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada's largest airlines agreed to a new set of rules to help contact-tracing efforts should a passenger test positive for COVID-19. Passengers will be a...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government began preparing for a possible pandemic as soon as it received the first alert about a mysterious cluster of pneumonia cases in China...

Toronto will soon open a centre for those with COVID-19 who cannot self-isolate at home, a service the federal government said is open to other cities across the country. Health Minister Patty Ha...