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No alarm before deadly volume of water gushed from dam, killing man in B.C.: CEO

VANCOUVER — The CEO of a dam operator says there were no alarms to warn a group of people fishing on the banks of the Capilano River in North Vancouver that a deadly torrent of water was heading their way on Thursday.

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Hearing over controversial Coastal GasLink pipeline resumes at B.C. Supreme Court

VANCOUVER — Arguments over the extension of the environmental assessment certificate for a natural gas pipeline in B.C.

Oct 2, 2020 5:22 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Oct. 2

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:19 p.m. EDT on Oct. 2, 2020: There are 162,666 confirmed cases in Canada.

Oct 2, 2020 5:21 PM Read more >

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 7 p.m. British Columbia announced 161 new cases of COVID-19 today and three additional deaths related to the virus. In a statement, provincial health officer Dr.

Oct 2, 2020 5:19 PM Read more >

'I wasn't afraid of death,' kidnapped British diplomat James Cross said upon release

OTTAWA — Just two days after he was freed, a British diplomat kidnapped by Quebec nationalists told Canadian officials he did not fear being killed in captivity.

Oct 2, 2020 4:23 PM Read more >

President's positive COVID-19 tests underscores perils of campaigning in a pandemic

WASHINGTON, Wash. — The perils of America's fractured, partisan approach to the COVID-19 pandemic finally caught up Friday with U.S.

Oct 2, 2020 3:39 PM Read more >

Family of Indigenous woman subjected to slurs in Quebec hospital announces lawsuit

JOLIETTE, Que. — The family of an Indigenous woman subjected to insults as she lay dying in hospital said Friday it will hit back hard against a racist system it accuses of killing her.

Oct 2, 2020 3:18 PM Read more >

COVID-19 aid bill now law after clearing Senate due to compromise on hybrid sittings

OTTAWA — A bill authorizing new benefits for workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic received royal assent Friday, assuring continued financial support now that the Canada Emergency Response Benefit has come to an end.

Oct 2, 2020 3:18 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia court rejects woman's appeal in bid to stop husband's assisted death

HALIFAX — A bid by a Nova Scotia woman to stop her 83-year-old husband from receiving a medically assisted death was rejected Friday by the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal.

Oct 2, 2020 3:06 PM Read more >

Siblings, grandparents among those to be let in to Canada under new COVID-19 rules

OTTAWA — People desperate to bring extended family members to Canada as the world remains locked down due to COVID-19 are being given some hope by the federal government.

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