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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Oct. 4

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Oct. 4

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:38 a.m. EDT on Oct. 4, 2020: There are 166,123 confirmed cases in Canada.
Lack of substitute teachers a challenge for schools

Lack of substitute teachers a challenge for schools

St. Paul Education has created a policy to allow educational assistants to supervise classes when no substitute teachers are available.
Victoria man under investigation for allegedly feeding grizzly bears

Victoria man under investigation for allegedly feeding grizzly bears

Randy Scott was previously charged and fined for unlawfully feeding bears in 2017
Greens choose Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul as new leader

Greens choose Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul as new leader

OTTAWA — Green Party of Canada members have chosen Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul as their new leader. Paul won a bare majority of votes in the eighth round, defeating Dimitri Lascaris.
Protesters march through Montreal, calling for 'Justice for Joyce'

Protesters march through Montreal, calling for 'Justice for Joyce'

MONTREAL — Crowds of protesters marched through downtown Montreal on Saturday, calling for justice for Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman who was subjected to insults as she lay dying in hospital.
Electronic payment, legion masks: poppy campaign adapts to COVID-19

Electronic payment, legion masks: poppy campaign adapts to COVID-19

The lead-up to Remembrance Day will look a little different this year as the Royal Canadian Legion adapts its poppy campaign to the pandemic.
First Nation staffer offers a familiar face to COVID-19 patients

First Nation staffer offers a familiar face to COVID-19 patients

Being that familiar face in a sterile isolation unit makes all the difference for people feeling lonely or anxious
Official: Next 48 hours 'critical' for Trump in virus fight

Official: Next 48 hours 'critical' for Trump in virus fight

BETHESDA, Md. — President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and the next 48 hours “will be critical" in his care as he battles the coronavirus at a hospital, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Saturday.
No winning ticket for Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket for Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the whopping $60 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. There were also six Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, and one of them was claimed by a ticket holder in Quebec.
Assisted dying bill to be reintroduced Monday as court deadline looms

Assisted dying bill to be reintroduced Monday as court deadline looms

OTTAWA — Facing a looming court-imposed deadline, the federal government will reintroduce Monday legislation to amend Canada's law on medical assistance in dying. The government has until Dec.
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