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The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:22 p.m. on June 27, 2020: There are 103,032 confirmed cases in Canada.

MONTREAL — Demonstrators denounced proposed changes to a Quebec immigration program that fast-tracks foreign students and workers, describing the reforms during several protests Saturday as a dehumanizing vision of immigration policy.

OTTAWA — Canada contributed $300 million on Saturday towards the international fight against COVID-19, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined fellow leaders, activists and philanthropists in calling for a vaccine to be distributed to the world's nee

Canada will contribute $180 million to address the immediate humanitarian and development impacts of the pandemic

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Metis Federation's president says the province has left vulnerable foster children out of pandemic response plans.

Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.

OTTAWA — A failure to clearly articulate positions on social conservative issues and a weak climate change plan are often cited as reasons the federal Conservatives failed to woo enough voters to win the last federal election.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $15 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on June 30 will grow to approximately $20 million. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — A politically fraught plan to store hazardous nuclear waste deep underground near the Lake Huron shoreline has been formally put to rest more than 15 years after it was first proposed.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a first ministers' declaration condemning racism didn't mention systemic discrimination because not all the premiers would agree.