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Canada's COVID-19 caseload close to hitting 200,000; Quebec leads daily new cases

Ontario urged families in four COVID-19 hot spots to hold off on trick-or-treating as the country inched towards marking 200,000 cases of the illness on Monday.

Oct 19, 2020 12:15 PM Read more >

Companies have modest hiring plans, low wage growth expectations, Bank of Canada says

OTTAWA — Canadian workers and companies expect wage growth to stay low over the coming year over heightened uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bank of Canada says in two new reports.

Oct 19, 2020 8:31 AM Read more >

Clashes over a treaty dispute and a new name for Asbestos : In The News for Oct. 19

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 19... What we are watching in Canada ...

Oct 19, 2020 12:54 AM Read more >

N.S. calls on Ottawa to define a 'moderate livelihood,' as fishing dispute boils over

HALIFAX — Calls for Ottawa to define a "moderate livelihood" fishery mounted on Sunday, as hundreds gathered in support of Indigenous lobster fishers after a heated dispute over treaty rights boiled over.

Oct 18, 2020 8:51 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:47 p.m. EDT on Oct. 18, 2020: There are 198,151 confirmed cases in Canada.

Oct 18, 2020 1:48 PM Read more >

Opposition parties gear up for next round of fight with Liberals over WE controversy

OTTAWA — The threat of a possible snap election will be hovering over Parliament Hill this week as opposition parties resume their fight with the Liberal government over the WE controversy and preparations for the second wave of COVID-19.

Oct 18, 2020 1:23 PM Read more >

Canada inches toward to 200,000 COVID-19 case mark, with most new cases in Quebec

TORONTO — Canada's COVID-19 caseload edged closer to the 200,000 mark on Sunday after a weekend in which Quebec had the majority of new infections and public health officials urged Canadians to remain united in their efforts to combat the pandemic.

Oct 18, 2020 1:05 PM Read more >

UCP members pass resolution at AGM calling for privately funded health care option

EDMONTON — Members of Alberta's governing United Conservative Party have narrowly endorsed a resolution at their party's annual general meeting that supports the option of a privately funded and privately managed health-care system that would operate

Oct 18, 2020 12:36 PM Read more >

Arozarena, Rays top Astros 4-2 in Game 7, reach World Series

SAN DIEGO — By now, every baseball fan has heard of remarkable rookie Randy Arozarena. They're fast becoming familiar with his World Series-bound Tampa Bay teammates, too.

Oct 18, 2020 12:25 PM Read more >

No winning ticket for Saturday night's $8 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $8 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in British Columbia. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Oct.

Oct 18, 2020 2:47 AM Read more >