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OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says trick-or-treating should be possible this Halloween as long as little goblins take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Dr.

MONTREAL — Quebec's human rights commission is investigating the recent deaths of two children in Wendake, Que., whose situation had been reported to the province's youth protection authorities.

HALIFAX — The Canadian Armed Forces is apologizing after some residents of Kings County, N.S., received a phoney letter warning of wolves in the area. The letter, dated Sept.

MONTREAL — The decline in the daily number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Quebec is a sign the government's targeted lockdown approach is working, Premier Francois Legault said Tuesday, but he warned it's too early to celebrate.

FREDERICTON — The Crown wrapped up its case Tuesday in the Matthew Raymond murder trial after it introduced videos of police interrogating the suspect in hospital following his 2018 arrest.

OTTAWA — Canadians appear to be turning against mandatory COVID-19 inoculations whenever a vaccine becomes available, with a new poll suggesting the number of people opposed to the idea is growing.

OTTAWA — A leading Canadian expert on government-funded basic incomes says the oft-debated idea could have averted much of the economic effects of COVID-19.

TORONTO — The appeal in the case of two men convicted of promoting hatred against women and Jews has been put over until next month. The adjournment came after Toronto editor James Sears said he was expecting to argue his appeal in person.

MONCTON, N.B. — An anti-mask activist from Ontario is scheduled to return to New Brunswick for a court appearance in January after he was arrested Friday at the Moncton airport.

OTTAWA — The federal government says tens of thousands of seniors are at risk of losing benefits because they haven't yet filed their taxes.