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Glacier sightseeing bus rolls in the Alberta Rockies killing 3 and injuring others

JASPER, Alta. — Three people were killed and more than a dozen others were critically injured when a glacier sightseeing bus rolled at one of the most popular attractions in the Rocky Mountains, the Columbia Icefield.

Jul 18, 2020 11:50 PM Read more >

Quebec police suspend ground search for father whose daughters were found dead

ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. — Quebec provincial police suspended an intensive ground search Saturday for a missing father whose daughters were found dead one week ago in a wooded area southwest of Quebec City.

Jul 18, 2020 8:15 PM Read more >

Canadians are reluctantly wearing masks as support for mandatory masking climbs

TORONTO — As fears of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases increase, many Canadians are reluctantly donning masks to stop the spread of the virus.

Jul 18, 2020 4:34 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, July 18

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:56 p.m. on July 18, 2020: There are 109,999 confirmed cases in Canada.

Jul 18, 2020 3:57 PM Read more >

Quebec becomes first province to make masks mandatory in indoor public spaces

MONTREAL — Quebec's move to make mask-wearing obligatory in all indoor public places as of Saturday was met with a protest march and with small business owners calling on the government to shift enforcement off their shoulders.

Jul 18, 2020 3:03 PM Read more >

Over three dozen senators demand 'open, transparent' inquiry into N.S. shooting

OTTAWA — Over three dozen Canadian senators are calling on the federal and Nova Scotia governments to launch a "fully open, transparent and comprehensive inquiry" into the mass shootings that left 22 people dead in the province in April.

Jul 18, 2020 2:37 PM Read more >

Bloc to back Liberals' bill extending wage subsidy, sending money to disabled

OTTAWA — The Bloc Quebecois says it'll support a bill to extend the federal emergency wage subsidy and make payments to people with disabilities to help with COVID-19 costs when the House of Commons meets on Monday.

Jul 18, 2020 10:17 AM Read more >

StatCan plans 'contactless' census for 2021 in response to COVID-19

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is working on plans to deliver a "contactless census" next May if COVID-19 remains a threat.

Jul 18, 2020 8:36 AM Read more >

Feds order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when its ready

OTTAWA — The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is ready.

Jul 18, 2020 6:55 AM Read more >

By the numbers: Canada's purchases of personal protective equipment to date

OTTAWA — Public Services and Procurement Canada has a $2.5-billion program to buy and distribute medical supplies for COVID-19 to the provinces and the National Emergency Strategic Stockpile.

Jul 18, 2020 5:10 AM Read more >