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The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday March 22, 2021. There are 938,719 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 938,719 confirmed cases (35,844 active, 880,159 resolved, 22,716 deaths).

OTTAWA — The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada has been given until the end of the week to explain why two Canadian government scientists were let go 18 months after being escorted from Canada's only Level 4 laboratory.

BEIJING — A second Canadian went on trial in Beijing on Monday after being detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of a top executive with Chinese telecom giant Huawei.

VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says a retired Mountie's refusal to testify in the extradition case adds weight to an argument that the officer shared information about her devices with U.S. investigators.

OTTAWA — New Democrats are seeking the support of the House of Commons in calling on the Liberal government to eliminate for-profit long-term care.

The number of cases of variants of concern in the country is rising, Canada's chief public health officer said Monday as provinces ramped up their vaccination programs in the hopes of heading off a possible third wave of COVID-19. Dr.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:05 p.m. British Columbia recorded 556 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, 598 new cases on Sunday and 631 new cases on Monday, for a total of 1,785 new cases in the province.

MONTREAL — The family of a woman who died in a Montreal-area hospital last month is calling on the coroner's office to investigate after troubling circumstances of her death came to light in a published report.

SASKATOON — Before she even opened her mouth, Debbie Baptiste had already sent her message.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's fed up with "Quebec bashing" following controversial remarks from a University of Ottawa professor.