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'Have to get things under control:' Manitoba brings back tougher COVID restrictions

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is ordering many businesses to close, limiting hospital visits and capping attendance at religious services after a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases. The province reported 480 new infections Friday.

Oct 30, 2020 1:43 PM Read more >

'Panicky pandemic publishing' of COVID-19 research erodes trust in science: report

OTTAWA — Publishing weak, careless and sometimes fake research on the novel coronavirus is eroding trust in science, leading people to ignore public health advice, a new report from the Royal Society of Canada warns.

Oct 30, 2020 1:25 PM Read more >

Lobster dispute: RCMP release images of men near fish plant that was torched

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia RCMP released images Friday showing two men walking away from a fish plant on the night it burned to the ground amid an escalating dispute over an Indigenous lobster fishery.

Oct 30, 2020 12:40 PM Read more >

Economic recovery threatened if some workers, households left behind, Macklem says

OTTAWA — An economic rebound that leaves behind parts of the Canadian labour force in the short term could end up jeopardizing the recovery from COVID-19 in the long run, Canada's top central banker says.

Oct 30, 2020 12:16 PM Read more >

Former MP Rob Anders accused of not reporting $750K in income for tax purposes

CALGARY — Tax authorities allege former Conservative MP Rob Anders failed to report more than $750,000 in net income over five years, court documents show. Anders faces five charges, including tax evasion.

Oct 30, 2020 12:12 PM Read more >

Premiers call on PM to schedule meeting on health funding without delay

OTTAWA — Canada's premiers are growing impatient with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's failure to schedule a meeting to discuss their demand for at least $28 billion more each year for health care.

Oct 30, 2020 12:06 PM Read more >

'No manual or checklist:' Yukon ditching fall time change this year

WHITEHORSE — As most Canadians get ready for the clocks to fall back an hour on Sunday, Yukon is sticking with daylight time. The territory decided to adopt year-round daylight time in March after a survey showed strong support for the proposal.

Oct 30, 2020 11:59 AM Read more >

Canadian Rangers deployed to Neskantaga First Nation during water crisis, Miller says

OTTAWA — Canadian Rangers were expected to arrive in Neskantaga First Nation on Friday to help the remote community in northern Ontario as it grapples with a water crisis.

Oct 30, 2020 11:28 AM Read more >

Fierce fight brewing as unhappy jail guards in Ontario seek to form new union

TORONTO — Disaffected Ontario correctional officers are pushing for their own union in an increasingly bitter battle to win the hearts and cards of thousands of front-line jail workers.

Oct 30, 2020 11:22 AM Read more >

Feds add $204M for anti-pandemic measures in Indigenous communities and institutions

Ottawa will spend an additional $204 million targeted at child care, education and infrastructure to help Indigenous communities fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday.

Oct 30, 2020 10:52 AM Read more >