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After dairy and metals, U.S. trade hawks setting sights on foreign berries, produce

WASHINGTON, Wash. — After waging war on Canadian dairy, steel and aluminum, Donald Trump's White House appears to be setting its sights on new foreign trade invaders: blueberries and raspberries. U.S.

Oct 5, 2020 11:02 AM Read more >

Alberta researcher shares Nobel prize for hepatitis C virus discovery

EDMONTON — A University of Alberta researcher has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine — the first time Canadian medical science has been so recognized in nearly a century.

Oct 5, 2020 10:09 AM Read more >

Five things to know about Nobel Prize winner Michael Houghton

British scientist Michael Houghton, who works at the University of Alberta, and Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.

Oct 5, 2020 9:35 AM Read more >

A year ago, the PBO costed election promises. It prepared the watchdog for COVID-19

OTTAWA — Since the start of the pandemic, parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux's office has been pumping out reports about government finances and emergency aid measures at a pace that is as unprecedented as the pandemic itself.

Oct 5, 2020 7:56 AM Read more >

New pandemic aid and health-care workers at risk: In The News for Oct. 5

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 5. What we are watching in Canada ...

Oct 5, 2020 5:13 AM Read more >

Advocates marking MMIW remembrance day note death of Indigenous woman in hospital

Those wondering whether Indigenous women's rights are still being violated need only look to the death of Joyce Echaquan for their answer, advocates said Sunday as they participated in an annual vigil for missing and murdered Indigenous women and gir

Oct 5, 2020 2:00 AM Read more >

Tam urges Thanksgiving caution amid recent rise in cases of COVID-19

Plan ahead to make sure this year's Thanksgiving holiday is safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's top public health officer urged on Sunday as case counts continued to soar in several parts of the country. Dr.

Oct 4, 2020 4:49 PM Read more >

Quebec coroner's office to launch public inquest into Joyce Echaquan's death

MONTREAL — A public inquest into the death of an Indigenous woman who filmed herself being insulted by Quebec hospital staff hours before she died will be launched as soon as possible, the province's chief coroner announced.

Oct 4, 2020 4:35 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Oct. 4

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:22 p.m. EDT on Oct. 4, 2020: There are 166,160 confirmed cases in Canada.

Oct 4, 2020 2:25 PM Read more >

Second Mi'kmaq fishery creating 'a big excitement' in small Cape Breton band

The leader of a First Nation in southern Cape Breton that has started Nova Scotia's second self-regulated commercial Indigenous fishery says it has created a mood of excitement and optimism in his small community.

Oct 4, 2020 2:23 PM Read more >