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OTTAWA — The United Nations World Food Program is thanking Canada for its support after the organization won the Nobel Peace Prize, saying that support is essential with hunger rising due to COVID-19.

OTTAWA — The Trudeau Liberals sought Friday to get ahead of growing economic concerns linked to rising COVID-19 case counts, vowing new and revamped business supports to keep workers on payrolls and maintain job gains threatened by the pandemic's sec

VANCOUVER — A federal government fund providing financing for affordable housing projects needs to be rebuilt because it doesn't do enough to help provinces outside of Ontario, advocates say.

VICTORIA — At the end of a recent virtual town hall meeting where about a dozen people asked questions about British Columbia's Oct. 24 election, New Democrat Leader John Horgan said he was enjoying campaigning online.

WASHINGTON, Wash. — Canada's proposed ban on single-use plastics may not run afoul of its trade deal with the United States and Mexico, but experts suggest it disregards the "pause-and-check" spirit of the agreement.

EDMONTON — Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s eldest son is following in his father’s footsteps by getting involved in politics. Ben Harper, who is 24, has landed a job as an aide in Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s office.

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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 7:34 p.m.

Canada's top doctor says the second wave of COVID-19 has surfaced as a series of regional epidemics and the federal government is warning about rising case numbers on First Nations.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:09 p.m. EDT on Oct. 8, 2020: There are 175,556 confirmed cases in Canada.