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Neskantaga First Nation in northwestern Ontario reports COVID-19 case

The chief of the Neskantaga First Nation says a contractor has tested positive for COVID-19 in the remote northwestern Ontario community.

Nov 13, 2020 6:48 PM Read more >

B.C. court dismisses hospice society's appeal in medically-assisted dying dispute

VANCOUVER — A hospice society in Delta, British Columbia, has lost another court attempt to reject membership based on their apparent views around medical assistance in dying. The B.C.

Nov 13, 2020 5:58 PM Read more >

B.C. kids with autism and their caregivers lack support during pandemic: survey

VANCOUVER — The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has cut off supports for children with autism and their caregivers, leaving them feeling abandoned by the British Columbia government, advocates and researchers say.

Nov 13, 2020 5:54 PM Read more >

Lighting bridge in colours for anti-abortion group 'polarizing', Edmonton lawyers say

EDMONTON — Lawyers representing the City of Edmonton say the city decided not to light a bridge in colours requested by an anti-abortion group because it risked polarizing the community, a judge heard Friday.

Nov 13, 2020 5:47 PM Read more >

Montreal police say 'no threat' identified in hostage-taking call, operation over

Montreal police say they responded to a hostage-taking call Friday but no threat was detected and no injuries were reported.

Nov 13, 2020 5:10 PM Read more >

B.C. Lottery Corp., too slow on dirty money at casinos, says former regulator

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Lottery Corporation should have moved faster to protect the integrity of gaming more than a decade ago when it was under attack from organized crime, the public inquiry into money laundering heard Friday.

Nov 13, 2020 5:03 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:30 p.m. B.C.

Nov 13, 2020 4:36 PM Read more >

'It's just disgusting': Broncos parents angry over lack of action on bus seatbelts

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Nov 13, 2020 4:22 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID 19 in Canada for Friday, Nov. 13, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:04 p.m. EST on Nov. 13, 2020: There are 287,228 confirmed cases in Canada.

Nov 13, 2020 4:05 PM Read more >

Orchard Villa families detail conditions at facility before long-term care commission

Residents of a long-term care home hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic were crammed into overstuffed rooms and denied access to life-saving treatment because the facility was short on both staff and equipment, their families told Ontario's commission o

Nov 13, 2020 3:23 PM Read more >