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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday Oct. 31, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:11 p.m. EDT on Oct. 31, 2020: There are 234,511 confirmed cases in Canada.

Oct 31, 2020 6:13 PM Read more >

Thousands of new COVID-19 cases in central Canada; Manitoba's case count stays high

Ontario and Quebec are both reporting more than one thousand new COVID-19 cases, while farther west in Manitoba, officials again reported hundreds of new cases as its capital city gets set for tighter restrictions.

Oct 31, 2020 6:12 PM Read more >

Soldier dies during training exercise on Alberta military base: defence department

A Canadian soldier died Saturday after being shot during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta.

Oct 31, 2020 4:54 PM Read more >

Father of man found dead three years ago offers $10,000 for information on death

The father of a Neo-Nazi turned renegade internet spammer whose body was identified this week -- years after it was found in a burnt-out vehicle -- said news of his son's death is not entirely unexpected.

Oct 31, 2020 4:49 PM Read more >

N.S. Mi'kmaq chiefs demand stop of alleged federal plans to seize lobster traps

HALIFAX — A group of Nova Scotia Indigenous leaders has levelled harassment allegations at the federal government over an ongoing moderate livelihood fishery dispute, accusing the department responsible for fisheries of planning to seize gear from lo

Oct 31, 2020 4:17 PM Read more >

Families prepare for pandemic-era Halloween with public health restrictions in place

TORONTO — Canadian families mixed long-standing traditions with new, pandemic-ready rituals on Saturday as they tried to celebrate a festive occasion while keeping themselves and their children safe from the risks of COVID-19.

Oct 31, 2020 4:13 PM Read more >

Canada crawling toward AI regulatory regime, but experts say reform is urgent

OTTAWA — On Thursday, privacy watchdogs revealed that five million images of shoppers' faces were collected without their consent at a dozen of Canada's most popular malls.

Oct 31, 2020 6:19 AM Read more >

Quebec player wins Friday night's $55 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — A ticket holder in Quebec won Friday night's $55 million Lotto Max jackpot. There were also five MaxMillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, and two of them were claimed by lottery players in Quebec and British Columbia. Another B.C.

Oct 31, 2020 2:43 AM Read more >

Passcode sharing with RCMP 'heart wrenching' personal error: Border officer

VANCOUVER — A Canadian border officer says Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's phone passcodes were shared with the RCMP two years ago through a personal blunder, not a plot between law enforcement agencies to thwart privacy laws.

Oct 30, 2020 6:35 PM Read more >

Parks Canada plans first captive breeding program for Jasper National Park caribou

EDMONTON — Caribou herds in Canada's Rocky Mountains are now so precarious that Parks Canada is preparing a plan to round up females from nearly vanished herds and pen them in a captive breeding program to replenish others.

Oct 30, 2020 6:28 PM Read more >