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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Oct. 5
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:36 p.m. EDT on Oct. 5, 2020: There are 168,961 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 79,650 confirmed (including 5,884 deaths, 66,180 re...
Oct 05, 2020
Nunavut confirms nine positive COVID-19 cases at mine, others presumptive
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has confirmed nine positive cases of COVID-19 at the Hope Bay gold mine in the western part of the territory. The Nunavut government announced the positive cases in a ...
Oct 05, 2020
NDP promises pay equity legislation and ban on sexist dress codes
The Saskatchewan NDP has promised to introduce legislation aimed at closing the gender wage gap and ban sexist dress codes including mandatory high heel policies if elected. In a media release, the ND...
Oct 05, 2020
Assisted dying bill reintroduced as court deadline looms
OTTAWA - The federal government reintroduced Monday legislation to amend Canada's law on medical assistance in dying - just two months before a court-imposed deadline. The government has until Dec. 18...
Oct 05, 2020
Feds reveal details of $35M fund to help make farms safer in COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says some Canadian farmers can now apply for emergency funding to protect their workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will subsidize farms...
Oct 05, 2020
Elections Saskatchewan preparing to process tens of thousands of mail-in ballots
During the previous provincial election, about 4,000 mail-in ballots were processed and counted by Elections Saskatchewan.This time around, chief electoral officer Michael Boda is getting ready for at...
Oct 05, 2020
City updates contract for Battlefords Humane Society services at current site
The City of North Battleford signed a contract to pay the Battlefords Humane Society to provide animal shelter services at the current city-owned facility at 114 Street for up to four years. In the ag...
Oct 05, 2020
A look as some of the Canadians who have won the Nobel Prize throughout history
Scientist Michael Houghton has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine for his work with the hepatitis C virus. While Houghton was born in Britain, he studies at the University of Alberta and...
Oct 05, 2020
Two separate collisions over the weekend turn fatal
Two separate vehicle collisions on Saturday by nearby communities result in two fatalities.According to a media release, in the first incident on Saturday Parkland Ambulance attended to a call of a mo...
Oct 05, 2020
Canada suspends Turkish arms exports amid allegations in Armenia-Azerbaijan fight
OTTAWA - Canada suspended arms exports to Turkey while it investigates claims that drone-sensor technology created by an Ontario company is being improperly used in renewed fighting between Azerbaijan...
Oct 05, 2020