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ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Less than 12 hours before polls were set to open in much of the province, Newfoundland and Labrador's chief electoral officer on Friday called off all in-person voting in response to a COVID-19 outbreak.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Canada's top doctors in warning that more infectious COVID-19 variants threaten to spark a third wave, even as he announced Canada would receive millions more vaccine doses than previously expected.

VANCOUVER — The chief justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court says the provincial government is putting the court in an "impossible position" by asking for an injunction ordering three churches to stop in-person services before their challenge

CALGARY — A court has been told that a man leading an inquiry into alleged foreign-funded anti-Alberta energy campaigns should be allowed to continue his work because accusations of bias are unfounded and his investigation is in the public interest.

WASHINGTON — The White House is making no apologies for prioritizing Americans in its effort to distribute COVID-19 vaccines.

OTTAWA — Tighter border controls will come into effect Feb. 22, the prime minister said Friday, not to punish travellers but to try to keep everyone safe.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is poised to introduce legislation as early as next week aimed at strengthening gun control.

WASHINGTON — A senior adviser to two former U.S. presidents delivered a stark message Friday to Canadians hoping for the resurrection of the Keystone XL pipeline: get over it.

OTTAWA — New quarantine and testing requirements for those coming to Canada are being rolled out in an effort to continue to slow the spread of COVID-19.

As concerns about internationally identified COVID-19 variants hit closer to home, public health authorities are asking — and increasingly, ordering — people to isolate safely, away from others in their household.