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MONTREAL — Djennie Dorvilier still remembers the excitement of getting a brand new car after graduating from college 20 years ago, using the money she saved from working night shifts at McDonald's.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:55 p.m. EDT on Aug. 30, 2020: There are 127,940 confirmed cases in Canada.

VANCOUVER — Marine mammal rescue groups and federal fisheries officials are not sure how much fishing gear three entangled humpback whales seen in the waters off the coast of British Columbia are still carrying, leaving experts worried.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's COVID-19 numbers were once the envy of most other provinces, but there have been several outbreaks in recent weeks, and the government is having to alter its six-figure ad campaign.

OTTAWA — As the Liberal government toils away on a throne speech and post-pandemic recovery plan, newly elected Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is equally at work on his own response.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $6 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Sept.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:25 p.m. EDT on Aug. 29, 2020: There are 127,673 confirmed cases in Canada.

The lockdown induced by the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have left a lot of people feeling caged, and as many reach out to their feathered friends for company, demand for sunflower seeds is rising.

MONTREAL — Protesters in Montreal toppled and defaced a statue of John A. Macdonald on Saturday as rallies were held in several cities to demand that police services be defunded and reformed.

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay is apologizing for “thoughtlessly” spreading material about Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland from a source she said she later discovered traffics in hateful conspiracy theories.