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TORONTO — The rising tide of COVID-19 infections across much of Canada threatens to swamp a hospital system already under strain, the country's top doctor warned Saturday amid case numbers that continued to set records in long-standing virus hot spot

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tens of thousands of the 72 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump showed up on his doorstep Saturday, urging on the president in his quixotic bid to subvert the results of last week's election.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:16 p.m. EST on Nov. 14, 2020: There are 291,845 confirmed cases in Canada.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6 p.m. Alberta's daily tally of new COVID-19 diagnoses has passed the 1,000-case threshold. Officials in that province are today reporting 1,026 new cases of the virus.

Former Grand Chief Magella (Max) Gros-Louis, who championed Indigenous rights for more than 30 years as leader of the Huron-Wendat First Nation, has died at the age of 89. Grand Chief Remy Vincent confirmed the news in a statement.

Celebrants of Diwali were forced to find new ways to mark the holiday this weekend as the heeded warnings from politicians and community leaders to keep gatherings to a minimum.

OTTAWA — When Donald Trump leaves the White House, a regular feature of the last four years of Canadian politics is going to change: Conservatives will no longer constantly have to distance themselves from such a polarizing president.

OTTAWA — The election of Kamala Harris as vice-president of the United States will inspire more young Black women in Canada to engage in politics and run for office, says Velma Morgan, a Black Canadian activist based in Toronto.

NEW EDINBURGH, N.S. — A 74-year-old Nova Scotia man has been charged in relation to a violent clash last month at a lobster pound in the southwestern part of the province, police announced on Saturday.

No winning ticket was sold for the nearly $29.4 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Nov. 17 will be approximately $35 million. The Canadian Press