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The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:22 a.m. on March 21, 2020: There are 1,085 confimred and presumptive cases in Canada.

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:15 a.m. British Columbia is reporting 77 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 348. That includes nine deaths. B.C.

WASHINGTON — Canada's shared border with the United States is now closed to casual, non-essential travel in a bilateral effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in North America.

OTTAWA — The federal government unveiled historic new measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, promising a sweeping revamp of the national industrial landscape while closing the country's doors to some who might once have been welcome.

OTTAWA — The ballot for the Conservative leadership race appeared to firm up even more Friday as one candidate was kicked out of the contest and another dropped out.

TORONTO — Jurors began their deliberations Friday in the trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting and strangling a young woman just hours after they met.

Agencies that serve abused children are bracing for an increase in abuse cases as they reduce their services because of COVID-19.

OTTAWA — The federal government is offering up cash to Canadian companies that retool operations or quickly expand to produce medical equipment needed to cope with the multiplying cases of COVID-19 across the country.

OTTAWA — The federal government is trying to keep tabs on as many as 4,000 Canadians on board at least 70 cruise ships still at sea, with many forbidden to dock as governments around the world block international travellers to slow the spread of the

WASHINGTON — New restrictions in effect at midnight Friday along Canada's shared border with the United States focus more on blocking tourists and bargain-hunters than on clearing the way for so-called "essential" travel such as truckers hauling frei