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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Jan. 31, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Jan. 31, 2021. There are 778,972 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 778,972 confirmed cases (53,281 active, 705,659 resolved, 20,032 deaths).

Jan 31, 2021 4:34 PM Read more >

Canada's death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 20,000 as new flight restrictions begin

Canada's official COVID-19 death toll surpassed 20,000 on Sunday as flights to major sun destinations were grounded in an effort to limit further spread of the virus.

Jan 31, 2021 4:04 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:55 p.m. Alberta's chief medical health officer is reporting 461 new COVID-19 diagnoses and eight related deaths in the past 24 hours. Dr.

Jan 31, 2021 3:58 PM Read more >

Indigenous and military leaders offer condolences following death of D-Day veteran

CUT KNIFE, Sask. — Canada's Indigenous and military leaders paid tribute and offered condolences to the family of a Juno Beach veteran of the Second World War, who also advocated for Indigenous veterans after the war ended.

Jan 31, 2021 3:46 PM Read more >

Novavax submits vaccine for approval as Ottawa seeks EU reassurances on exports rules

OTTAWA — Canada’s hopes of speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations brightened slightly over the weekend as regulators began work to approve a new inoculation, even as the federal government sought to head off any restrictions on vaccine shipments from Euro

Jan 31, 2021 2:12 PM Read more >

Vancouver police issue $17,000 in fines to partygoers, man running home 'nightclub'

VANCOUVER — Police have arrested a man who allegedly operated a makeshift nightclub at his Vancouver penthouse and issued fines against him and his suspected guests totaling more than $17,000. Sgt.

Jan 31, 2021 11:57 AM Read more >

RCMP officer in B.C. suspended during criminal investigation and internal probe

SURREY, B.C. — An officer with the RCMP detachment in Surrey, B.C., has been suspended amid a criminal investigation that's expected to lead to formal charges.

Jan 31, 2021 11:46 AM Read more >

Grandparents, researchers, friends: 20,000 people in Canada have died of COVID-19

When Thelma Coward-Ince donned her uniform in 1954, she was believed to be the first Black reservist in the Royal Canadian Navy.

Jan 31, 2021 10:17 AM Read more >

Judge mulls whether keeping kids out of COVID-19 hot spot is best for mental health

An Ontario judge says he's wrestling with the issue of whether to order a woman and her three children to honour a family custody agreement by returning to Ontario or allow them to remain in Newfoundland to protect the kids from the mental health tol

Jan 31, 2021 7:00 AM Read more >

'Serious concern' among Nunavut communities over iron ore mine's proposed expansion

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut communities on the northern tip of Baffin Island are speaking out against the proposed expansion of an open-pit iron ore mine that would include construction of a railroad, lead to more ship traffic and, hunters fear, affec

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