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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:30 p.m. B.C. reported 287 new cases for a total of 13,875 and two more deaths, bringing the number of people who have died to 261.

Oct 28, 2020 4:42 PM Read more >

Quebec suspends private refugee sponsorships by organizations for one year

MONTREAL — Quebec is suspending all private refugee sponsorships by organizations because it says it has serious concerns with the integrity of the program.

Oct 28, 2020 4:32 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:21 p.m. EDT on Oct. 28, 2020: There are 225,586 confirmed cases in Canada.

Oct 28, 2020 4:22 PM Read more >

Advocates call for migrant care worker protections, document alleged pandemic abuses

TORONTO — Migrant care workers are increasingly being exploited during the COVID-19 pandemic, an advocacy group said Wednesday as it called on the federal government to bolster protections for the workers and grant them permanent resident status.

Oct 28, 2020 3:53 PM Read more >

Conversion therapy ban gets approval in principle, exposes Conservative divisions

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's efforts to straddle the divide between social conservatives and more moderate members of his caucus were on display Wednesday as the House of Commons gave approval in principle to a bill that would outlaw t

Oct 28, 2020 2:56 PM Read more >

Report raises 'serious concerns' about progress on prison isolation units: minister

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Bill Blair acknowledges that an independent report raises "serious concerns" about progress on implementing new units for isolating federal prisoners from the general jail population.

Oct 28, 2020 2:33 PM Read more >

COVID-19 death rates higher in neighbourhoods with more visible minorities: StatCan

OTTAWA — A new Statistics Canada report says communities with the most visible minorities had the highest mortality rates during the first wave of the novel coronavirus.

Oct 28, 2020 2:27 PM Read more >

National Chief Perry Bellegarde says he's waiting for action on racism in RCMP

OTTAWA — National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations says he looks forward to learning more about how Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki plan to address systemic racism in the national police for

Oct 28, 2020 2:19 PM Read more >

Trial hears New Brunswick gunman describe shooting people he thought were 'demons'

FREDERICTON — Matthew Raymond coolly described to the court Wednesday how he shot and killed four people outside his apartment building in 2018, testifying that he believed his victims were "demons" coming to kill him.

Oct 28, 2020 1:55 PM Read more >

Junior hockey employment lawsuit on thin ice; judges refuse to OK $30-million deal

TORONTO — A $30-million settlement of three class actions over the alleged failure to pay junior hockey players the minimum wage has been thrown into jeopardy after three judges refused to sign off on the agreement.

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