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A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Jun 14, 2020 2:50 AM Read more >

Quebec provincial police make arrest after manhunt in Stanstead, near Quebec-U.S. border

Quebec provincial police say a manhunt for an armed suspect in Stanstead, Que., ended with an arrest late Saturday. Just before 11 p.m.

Jun 13, 2020 9:23 PM Read more >

Some anger but Black Lives Matter rally in central Alberta mostly peaceful

INNISFAIL, Alta. — There was some friction and angry words but a Black Lives Matter rally in central Alberta Saturday remained largely peaceful. The protest in Innisfail, Alta.

Jun 13, 2020 6:37 PM Read more >

Calgary company sorry for Black Lives Matter gelato, calls flavour choice 'ignorant'

CALGARY — A Calgary company is apologizing for making a Black Lives Matter gelato, which it says it launched Friday with the inention of donating the profits to organizations that support inclusion and diversity.

Jun 13, 2020 6:27 PM Read more >

Ontario township seeks new namesake, but will keep its name: mayor

An eastern Ontario township is preparing to turn its back on the slave owner it's named for. It just won't turn its back on the name.

Jun 13, 2020 5:41 PM Read more >

Trans Mountain pipeline shuts as crews clean spill in Abbotsford, B.C.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A crude oil spill from the Trans Mountain pipeline in Abbotsford, B.C., has been contained and crews are working to clean up the site.

Jun 13, 2020 4:46 PM Read more >

Indigenous man fatally shot by RCMP was troubled but not violent, says chief

MIRAMICHI, N.B. — The chief of a New Brunswick First Nation says an Indigenous man shot and killed by the RCMP was troubled, but not a violent person.

Jun 13, 2020 4:41 PM Read more >

Escapees out of B.C. prison for two days are charged with murder

LANGFORD, B.C. — Two inmates who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison have been charged with first-degree murder over allegations they killed a man during their brief break out.

Jun 13, 2020 4:17 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:40 p.m. on June 13, 2020: There are 98,405 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

Jun 13, 2020 3:38 PM Read more >

Lawsuit filed by family of a B.C. man who died in a police confrontation

KAMLOOPS, , B.C. — A civil lawsuit has been filed in B.C. Supreme Court over the death of a man in Whistler, B.C., alleging four RCMP officers used excessive force when they tried to take him into custody.

Jun 13, 2020 3:36 PM Read more >