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Quebec pork plant outbreak grows as Alberta looks to boost ailing travel industry

A COVID-19 outbreak at a Quebec pork-processing plant grew Thursday as Manitoba expanded its restrictions and Alberta announced a testing pilot at two international border crossings that it hopes will eventually boost its ailing travel industry.

Oct 22, 2020 3:04 PM Read more >

No confidence showdown over sweeping Tory motion on government handling of pandemic

OTTAWA — The Liberals will not turn a Conservative motion into a test of confidence in their minority government — despite arguing the motion is so broad and its demand for documents so massive that it could get in the way of running the country.

Oct 22, 2020 2:53 PM Read more >

Blanchet vows to press PM on prof's use of slur, drawing sharp rebukes from Black MPs

OTTAWA — A controversy over a suspended professor who used a notoriously derogatory word for Black people in class has stirred strong emotions on Parliament Hill, over whether, if ever, the term should be used.

Oct 22, 2020 2:27 PM Read more >

Crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, slated for new life as Quebec tourist site, to be junked

MONTREAL — The crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, which officials on Quebec's North Shore had hoped to sink and turn into an underwater diving attraction, is likely headed for the scrapyard.

Oct 22, 2020 2:19 PM Read more >

Promised path to residency for "Guardian Angel" asylum seekers yet to open

OTTAWA — A much-heralded program to grant permanent residency to some asylum seekers working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to accept a single application.

Oct 22, 2020 2:11 PM Read more >

First Nation says running water must be restored 24/7 before evacuees can return

The chief and council of a First Nation in a remote part of northwestern Ontario said Thursday that they won't send evacuees home until the community has access to running water 24/7.

Oct 22, 2020 1:57 PM Read more >

Canada's mink breeders increasing security to protect animals and industry from COVID

HALIFAX — Canada's mink breeders are increasing safety measures on their farms to avoid the devastating COVID-19 outbreaks that have plagued their European and American counterparts.

Oct 22, 2020 1:54 PM Read more >

Evolving science reason for inconsistent messaging on COVID-19: Tam

OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says messages on how to keep safe during the COVID-19 pandemic might seem inconsistent, but that’s because the epidemiology is different across the country and the science on the virus has evolved.

Oct 22, 2020 1:50 PM Read more >

N.S. mass shooting probe will include look at RCMP actions, gender-based violence

HALIFAX — The joint public inquiry in response to the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia has announced a mandate that includes a probe of the RCMP response as well as the role of gender-based violence in the tragedy.

Oct 22, 2020 1:38 PM Read more >

EU reimposes travel restriction on Canada amid rising pandemic numbers

OTTAWA — The European Union's council has reimposed a travel restriction on Canada as it battles a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct 22, 2020 1:23 PM Read more >