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The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:41 p.m. on Aug. 22, 2020: There are 124,629 confirmed cases in Canada.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has issued provincewide guidelines to police forces regarding street checks, but the policy is raising concerns from various rights groups.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick political party leaders fanned out across the province Saturday, as they made their pitches to voters during the first weekend of the provincial election campaign.

INVERMAY, Sask. — People could always tell when Aaron Ogden entered a room. The 19-year-old had a big presence, said his father, Mark Ogden.

OTTAWA — The deadline to submit ballots in the Conservative party leadership race to be has passed. The winner will be revealed on Sunday night.

TORONTO — Canada's largest school board is searching for additional spaces to hold classes this fall, but says it won't know how many are needed — or where they'll be located — until parents of elementary students confirm whether they'll be sending t

OTTAWA — On Sunday, the federal Conservative party will elect a new leader. There are four candidates vying to lead the party, which currently holds 121 seats in the House of Commons and serves as the Official Opposition.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $31.4 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Aug. 25 will be approximately $40 million. The Canadian Press

PENTICTON, B.C. — Strong winds and dry weather were the largest concerns for wildfire crews battling a blaze near Penticton on Friday, British Columbia's Wildfire Service said.

VANCOUVER — Property owners and organizers can be fined $2,000 for hosting events found in violation of public health orders in British Columbia under stronger enforcement measures announced Friday.