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COVID-19 lockdown lifted in Nunavut, while Arviat still under restrictions

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's two-week lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 was lifted in almost all communities Wednesday as the territory had more recovered than active cases for the first time.

Dec 2, 2020 12:12 PM Read more >

Refugee advocates criticize Canada's decision to resume deportations during COVID-19

MONTREAL — Refugee advocates are criticizing Canada's decision to resume deportations before the country irons out the details of a program to grant permanent residency to asylum-seekers who have been working in the health-care system during the COVI

Dec 2, 2020 11:26 AM Read more >

Researchers say widespread lake drainage on tundra another sign of climate change

Scientists say a year in which almost 200 tundra lakes drained away could point to what's in store for Canada's North. Between 2017 and 2018, 192 lakes in northwest Alaska lost at least a quarter of their area as the permafrost that held them melted.

Dec 2, 2020 9:01 AM Read more >

Nunavut lockdown ending and U.K. to use COVID-19 vaccine: In The News for Dec. 2

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Dec 2, 2020 1:02 AM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Wed. Dec. 2, 2020. There are 383,468 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 383,468 confirmed cases (66,369 active, 304,888 resolved, 12,211 deaths).

Dec 1, 2020 10:24 PM Read more >

The count of total cases of COVID-19 in Canada was 383,469 as of Dec. 1, 2020.

There are 383,468 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 383,468 confirmed cases (66,369 active, 304,888 resolved, 12,211 deaths). * The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers.

Dec 1, 2020 8:36 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:50 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 656 new cases of COVID-19 today, with 8,796 active cases across the province.

Dec 1, 2020 6:03 PM Read more >

Liberals defend COVID-19 vaccine deals and distribution plans

OTTAWA — The Liberals are pushing back against allegations from their political rivals that the federal government has failed Canadians on COVID-19 vaccines, noting Canada was one of the first countries to order doses from several foreign suppliers.

Dec 1, 2020 5:42 PM Read more >

Military identifies remains of Newfoundland soldier killed in Belgium in 1917

OTTAWA — More than 100 years after a young soldier from Newfoundland was killed on a battlefield in Belgium, the Canadian military has officially confirmed his identity through genetic analysis of remains unearthed in 2016.

Dec 1, 2020 4:25 PM Read more >

Passenger complaints filed in pandemic won't start to be processed until 2021

OTTAWA — The head of Canada's transport regulator says the 11,000 complaints filed to the Canadian Transportation Agency since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic will not start to be processed until early next year.

Dec 1, 2020 4:10 PM Read more >