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Five ways Joe Biden's victory in the U.S. presidential election could affect Canada

OTTAWA — The election of Democrat Joe Biden as the next president of the United States is expected to have wide-ranging implications for Canadian politics and policy. Here are five areas to watch.

Nov 7, 2020 3:46 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:49 p.m. EST on Nov. 7, 2020: There are 259,136 confirmed cases in Canada.

Nov 7, 2020 3:04 PM Read more >

No winning ticket for Friday's $19 million Lotto Max jackpot

There was no winning ticket for the $19 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Nov. 10 will grow to approximately $24 million. The Canadian Press

Nov 7, 2020 2:53 AM Read more >

B.C. officials to hold weekend COVID-19 update as cases spike

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's provincial health officer and health minister are holding a rare weekend news conference today amid a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases. Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix will speak at 1 p.m.

Nov 7, 2020 2:00 AM Read more >

Mail-in ballots for Biden in Georgia, Pennsylvania appear poised to seal Trump's fate

PHILADELPHIA — Police formed a barrier of bicycles down the middle of a busy Philadelphia street Friday, a physical manifestation of the political fault line separating euphoric Joe Biden supporters from Donald Trump's defiant and frustrated devotees

Nov 6, 2020 9:17 PM Read more >

Despite thousands of mail-in ballots, Elections BC says final count on schedule

VICTORIA — Elections BC is aiming to count more than 660,000 mail-in and absentee ballots by late Sunday in the effort to reach a final count for British Columbia's recent provincial election, but it may miss that target.

Nov 6, 2020 7:57 PM Read more >

COVID challenge: Alberta premier urges end to house parties as infections rise

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney is strongly urging Albertans to stop holding house parties and get-togethers to bend the curve on sharply rising COVID-19 cases.

Nov 6, 2020 6:43 PM Read more >

Probe into loan shark 'ruffled' casino bosses, money laundering inquiry hears

VANCOUVER — A former RCMP officer "ruffled some feathers" at the Great Canadian Casinos following an investigation of a loan shark at British Columbia's largest casino, an inquiry into money laundering heard Friday.

Nov 6, 2020 6:29 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, Nov. 6, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:11 p.m. EST on Nov. 6, 2020: There are 255,809 confirmed cases in Canada.

Nov 6, 2020 6:12 PM Read more >

New trial ordered for B.C. father convicted or murder 37 years ago

OTTAWA — Canada's justice minister has ordered a new trial in the case of a British Columbia father convicted of two counts of second-degree murder nearly 40 years ago.

Nov 6, 2020 5:30 PM Read more >