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Scientists link high levels of genetic material from virus in blood to severe COVID

HALIFAX — Canadian immunologists say they’re finding telltale markers in patients' blood that help predict the severity of COVID-19 and could lead to more targeted treatments.

Oct 30, 2020 8:02 AM Read more >

COVID-19's effect on Halloween and the time change: In The News for Friday, Oct. 30

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

Oct 30, 2020 2:04 AM Read more >

Halloween proceeds in frightening times with public health measures in place

TORONTO — As spooky season reaches its climax in a particularly frightening year, some historians argue the COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity to explore a different side of Halloween.

Oct 30, 2020 2:00 AM Read more >

In battleground Pennsylvania, Trump supporters are still all in for their president

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa. — Along a scenic stretch of historic Lincoln Highway, a meandering two-lane strip of east-west pavement that runs through southern Pennsylvania, partisan devotion to Donald Trump is on full display.

Oct 30, 2020 2:00 AM Read more >

Twenty-five years ago, Quebec nearly divorced Canada

OTTAWA — Twenty-five years ago today, Quebec came within a small margin of separating from Canada. The referendum on Oct. 30, 1995, saw 4.

Oct 30, 2020 2:00 AM Read more >

Judge rules lawyers can argue U.S. misled Canadian officials in win for Meng

VANCOUVER — A Canadian border officer denied suggestions by a lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou Thursday that he seized her electronic devices at the behest of American investigators.

Oct 29, 2020 6:39 PM Read more >

Cyberattack targets Montreal health agency, forcing it to go off-line

MONTREAL — A Montreal health agency has been forced off-line as authorities deal with a cyberattack.

Oct 29, 2020 5:32 PM Read more >

Ethics watchdog clears Morneau of accepting gift from WE Charity

OTTAWA — The federal ethics watchdog has cleared former finance minister Bill Morneau of failing to disclose a gift from WE Charity.

Oct 29, 2020 5:05 PM Read more >

Ehren Cory appointed as new Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO

The Canada Infrastructure Bank has appointed Ehren Cory as its new chief executive officer. Cory previously served as Infrastructure Ontario's president and chief executive and prior to that, was a partner at McKinsey and Company.

Oct 29, 2020 5:02 PM Read more >

Watchdog probes death of Black man shot by police officers in Montreal

MONTREAL — Quebec's police watchdog is investigating a police shooting Thursday that left a Black man dead in Montreal.

Oct 29, 2020 4:49 PM Read more >