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MONTREAL — After a week of strong urging from governments that people should keep apart to prevent the spread of COVID-19, provincial leaders — and their police forces — have stopped asking politely.

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories reported what is believed to be the first case of COVID-19 in Canada's North on Saturday as it closed its doors to those from outside the territory.

VANCOUVER — Dirty money has taken on a new meaning as the war on the novel coronavirus ramps up.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. And there were no winning tickets for any of the six Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each that were up for grabs.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:22 a.m. on March 21, 2020: There are 1,085 confimred and presumptive cases in Canada.

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:15 a.m. British Columbia is reporting 77 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 348. That includes nine deaths. B.C.

WASHINGTON — Canada's shared border with the United States is now closed to casual, non-essential travel in a bilateral effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in North America.

OTTAWA — The federal government unveiled historic new measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, promising a sweeping revamp of the national industrial landscape while closing the country's doors to some who might once have been welcome.

OTTAWA — The ballot for the Conservative leadership race appeared to firm up even more Friday as one candidate was kicked out of the contest and another dropped out.

TORONTO — Jurors began their deliberations Friday in the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting and strangling a young woman just hours after they met.