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Judge drops by protest camp at Saskatchewan legislature that he ruled on last week

REGINA — A Saskatchewan judge who ruled a Metis man could stay on the lawn of the provincial legislature to finish his hunger strike against high suicide rates visited the protester Sunday as the demonstration drew to an end.

Sep 13, 2020 8:02 PM Read more >

Pro-gun marchers speak out on federal government's assault weapon ban

OTTAWA — Pro-gun activists marched in Ottawa on Saturday to contest what they describe as the "injustice and ineffectiveness" of the federal government's assault weapon ban.

Sep 13, 2020 4:02 PM Read more >

Clarification to story on pro-gun rally on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA — In a Sept. 12 story about a pro-firearm rally on Parliament Hill, The Canadian Press reported that the federal government had "set up" a buy-back program for newly prohibited firearms.

Sep 13, 2020 4:01 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 13

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:03 p.m. EDT on Sept. 13, 2020: There are 136,659 confirmed cases in Canada.

Sep 13, 2020 2:06 PM Read more >

Cabinet retreat to confront challenge of limiting damage from ongoing pandemic

OTTAWA — Bold plans to rebuild Canada's shattered economy will take a back seat during a two-day cabinet retreat as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers confront the more immediate challenge of how to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from doi

Sep 13, 2020 1:01 PM Read more >

An election without rallies or baby-kissing: New Brunswick vote a pandemic first

FREDERICTON — Voters in New Brunswick head to the polls Monday in the country's first provincial election since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and lessons learned may provide a template for future campaigns. "Campaigning was very different.

Sep 13, 2020 5:10 AM Read more >

Next defence chief will signal Liberals' priorities for the military

OTTAWA — Time is running out for the federal Liberal government to name a new commander of the Canadian Armed Forces before it faces a confidence vote, with some observers worrying a delay could leave the military in limbo in the event of an election

Sep 13, 2020 5:00 AM Read more >

Groundhogs occasionally digging up bones, coffin pieces at Montreal cemetery

MONTREAL — When Michelle McSweeney saw a groundhog crawl into an above-ground tomb at Montreal's Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery, it was hard not to be freaked out. "I heard it rattling around," she said.

Sep 13, 2020 5:00 AM Read more >

Atlantic Canada ticket takes Saturday night's $18.2 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — A ticket holder in Atlantic Canada won Saturday night's $18.2 million Lotto 649 jackpot. And the draw's guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Sept.

Sep 13, 2020 3:38 AM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 12

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:19 p.m. EDT on Sept. 12, 2020: There are 136,141 confirmed cases in Canada.

Sep 12, 2020 3:19 PM Read more >