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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, July 19

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:55 p.m. on July 19, 2020: There are 110,338 confirmed cases in Canada.

Jul 19, 2020 2:56 PM Read more >

Some resistance as Quebec makes masks in indoor public places mandatory

MONTREAL — Quebec's mandatory face-covering measure for indoor public places has largely been followed since it came into effect Saturday, but there has been some opposition to the COVID-19-related order from those who don't want to wear one.

Jul 19, 2020 2:10 PM Read more >

Advocates create Canada-wide support list for sexual assault survivors

Two Somali-Canadian advocates have created an online resource specifically for racialized survivors of sexual assault, saying a centralized guide is necessary to fill gaps in both the health-care and justice systems that leave marginalized women behi

Jul 19, 2020 11:39 AM Read more >

Quebec mayor satisfied with search as police shift tactics in hunt for missing dad

ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. — The mayor of a small Quebec town where an exhaustive provincial police manhunt for the missing father of two deceased sisters came to an end Saturday night says he's confident authorities have done all they could to find him.

Jul 19, 2020 11:26 AM Read more >

Military issues new orders in effort to crackdown on 'hateful conduct'

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces has issued new orders to military personnel as senior commanders seek to address allegations of having been soft on hate in the ranks.

Jul 19, 2020 4:00 AM Read more >

No winning ticket for Saturday night's $14 million Lotto 649 jackpot

No winning ticket was sold for the $14 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a lottery player in Ontario.

Jul 19, 2020 2:17 AM Read more >

Three charged with mischief after statues are covered in paint during protest

TORONTO — Three protesters were charged with mischief on Saturday after supporters of Black Lives Matter threw paint on several statues, including one of Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and called for the defunding of police.

Jul 19, 2020 12:39 AM Read more >

Glacier sightseeing bus rolls in the Alberta Rockies killing 3 and injuring others

JASPER, Alta. — Three people were killed and more than a dozen others were critically injured when a glacier sightseeing bus rolled at one of the most popular attractions in the Rocky Mountains, the Columbia Icefield.

Jul 18, 2020 10:50 PM Read more >

Quebec police suspend ground search for father whose daughters were found dead

ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. — Quebec provincial police suspended an intensive ground search Saturday for a missing father whose daughters were found dead one week ago in a wooded area southwest of Quebec City.

Jul 18, 2020 7:15 PM Read more >

Canadians are reluctantly wearing masks as support for mandatory masking climbs

TORONTO — As fears of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases increase, many Canadians are reluctantly donning masks to stop the spread of the virus.

Jul 18, 2020 3:34 PM Read more >