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The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:41 p.m. ET on April 29, 2020: There are 51,596 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

WINNIPEG — A former Winnipeg mayor and Ontario Liberal cabinet minister is joining the leadership race for the federal Green party.

WINNIPEG — Many non-essential Manitoba businesses that have been shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic are to reopen as of Monday.

OTTAWA — The fervent and sometimes frustrating quest for details of a Nova Scotia gunman's deadly rampage has rekindled concerns about the RCMP's traditional reticence concerning major criminal probes.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Every summer, Cavendish, P.E.I.

CALGARY — Elephants are said to seek out the fallen, fermenting fruit of the marula tree. Waxwings flock in spring to berries still hanging from branches and fly erratically thereafter. Swedish elk behave strangely after gorging on rotting apples.

OTTAWA — Doctors say they're becoming increasingly concerned about how they will handle the swelling backlog of elective surgeries once the immediate COVID-19 threat has ebbed.

HALIFAX — Whether it's the auctioning of police light bars or the availability of official RCMP decals, people familiar with the public trade in police gear say it's time to crack down on the potentially dangerous practice.

OTTAWA — Canada's national fight over the carbon tax won't get sorted out at the Supreme Court of Canada until the fall.

MONTREAL — Canadian Forces soldiers got a crash course in senior care Wednesday as members with no medical background or orderly experience prepared to deploy to Quebec long-term care homes hardest hit by COVID-19.