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Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said about getting kids back to classes.

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SAINT JOHN, N.B. — New Brunswick's two major political parties have each dropped a candidate in the provincial election after social media post about the LGBT community surfaced.

OTTAWA — Canadian LNG is the best choice for global energy investors looking for sustainable and competitive natural gas production, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan said Monday.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:43 p.m. EDT on Sept. 7, 2020: There are 132,136 confirmed cases in Canada.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's new Liberal premier says he is planning to run for his seat in the west coast riding that former premier Dwight Ball will soon vacate.

OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health doctor says a slow but steady increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is a cause for concern. Dr.

CALGARY — A central Alberta doctor says some clinics have stopped allowing patients to carry bags and backpacks since a family doctor was killed on the job last month. Dr.

Aboriginal civilian groups that would oversee police actions are long past due in Canada, says a commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

OTTAWA — One of the country's largest labour organizations is launching a campaign to coincide with Labour Day to push the Trudeau Liberals for changes to the federal social safety net.