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B.C. officials to hold weekend COVID-19 update as cases spike

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's provincial health officer and health minister are holding a rare weekend news conference today amid a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases. Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix will speak at 1 p.m.

Nov 7, 2020 2:00 AM Read more >

Mail-in ballots for Biden in Georgia, Pennsylvania appear poised to seal Trump's fate

PHILADELPHIA — Police formed a barrier of bicycles down the middle of a busy Philadelphia street Friday, a physical manifestation of the political fault line separating euphoric Joe Biden supporters from Donald Trump's defiant and frustrated devotees

Nov 6, 2020 9:17 PM Read more >

Despite thousands of mail-in ballots, Elections BC says final count on schedule

VICTORIA — Elections BC is aiming to count more than 660,000 mail-in and absentee ballots by late Sunday in the effort to reach a final count for British Columbia's recent provincial election, but it may miss that target.

Nov 6, 2020 7:57 PM Read more >

COVID challenge: Alberta premier urges end to house parties as infections rise

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney is strongly urging Albertans to stop holding house parties and get-togethers to bend the curve on sharply rising COVID-19 cases.

Nov 6, 2020 6:43 PM Read more >

Probe into loan shark 'ruffled' casino bosses, money laundering inquiry hears

VANCOUVER — A former RCMP officer "ruffled some feathers" at the Great Canadian Casinos following an investigation of a loan shark at British Columbia's largest casino, an inquiry into money laundering heard Friday.

Nov 6, 2020 6:29 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, Nov. 6, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:11 p.m. EST on Nov. 6, 2020: There are 255,809 confirmed cases in Canada.

Nov 6, 2020 6:12 PM Read more >

New trial ordered for B.C. father convicted or murder 37 years ago

OTTAWA — Canada's justice minister has ordered a new trial in the case of a British Columbia father convicted of two counts of second-degree murder nearly 40 years ago.

Nov 6, 2020 5:30 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:30 p.m. British Columbia has reached another unwanted record for positive COVID-19 cases at 589. Provincial health officer Dr.

Nov 6, 2020 5:15 PM Read more >

Federal guidance for border agency surveillance and sources drafted but never issued

OTTAWA — A newly released memo shows Canada's border agency signed off on rules to guide its most intrusive intelligence operations months ago, but the federal government has yet to issue the ministerial direction.

Nov 6, 2020 4:22 PM Read more >

Judge hears defence arguments at rape trial of ex-entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon

MONTREAL — A lawyer for former entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon told the court Friday that the testimony of the complainant at her client's rape trial was unreliable and inconsistent.

Nov 6, 2020 3:56 PM Read more >