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VICTORIA — British Columbia's lowest paid workers get a pay increase Monday with a scheduled minimum wage hike at a crucial time for small businesses as they look for ways to continue operating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — Thousands of protesters took to the streets of downtown Toronto on Saturday, chanting "justice for Regis" as they rallied in the aftermath of high-profile, police-involved deaths in both Canada and the United States.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:35 p.m. ET on May 30, 2020: There are 90,190 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

REGINA — For Dean Funke, getting hired at Regina's Co-op oil refinery felt like winning the lottery. "For a blue-collar worker, you can't get better than the refinery. And it's always been that way," he told The Canadian Press.

CAMPBELLTON, N.B. — People from a city in northern New Brunswick lined up outside testing centres Saturday, anxiously waiting to find out if they've been exposed to COVID-19. Health officials have been focusing on Campbellton, N.B.

OTTAWA — The United Nations has confirmed that the election for non-permanent seats on the Security Council — which pits Canada against Norway and Ireland — will take place in June under unprecedented new rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

VANCOUVER — Zohra Shahbuddin says she was thrilled when she received a letter of admission in April from the university of her choice in Canada.

EDMONTON — Lyle Massie takes his bright-orange motorcycle out for a ride around the city once or twice a week. The Edmontonian says he's noticed way more speeding on the roads since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March.

OTTAWA — The head of Canada's federal housing agency wrote a one-word email in November to sum up the time it took to figure out just which newly shuffled cabinet minister was responsible for the agency, which oversees billions in affordable housing

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on June 2 will be approximately $15 million. The Canadian Press