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OTTAWA — It was in a recent meeting with child-care experts that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made some heads turn.

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OTTAWA — "The prime minister had an opportunity to present a real plan to Canadians, and he didn't do that.

TORONTO — A dramatic tripling of daily new cases of COVID-19 in the past month, mostly among young people, has prompted the prime minister to declare the arrival of the second wave of the pandemic and that Canadians likely won't be able to gather for

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 7:10 p.m. British Columbia announced 91 new cases of COVID-19 today as health officials say the number of infections across the province continues to be too high.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:57 p.m. EDT on Sept. 23, 2020: There are 147,753 confirmed cases in Canada.

OTTAWA — The minority Liberal government unveiled sweeping goals Wednesday to expand or extend supports for Canadians from nearly every sector of society in a throne speech billed as their “ambitious plan for an unprecedented reality.

OTTAWA — Montreal lawyer Meryam Haddad has appealed her expulsion from the Green party leadership contest and is expecting to find out tonight if she will be let back in.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Offenders in Nunavut should not necessarily get shorter jail time because of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Nunavut’s top judge.

WINNIPEG — Jury deliberations for a second-degree murder trial in Manitoba have been put on hold so a juror can be tested for COVID-19.