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CanadaAug 11, 2020

385 COVID-19 cases reported in Canada

There are 120,132 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 60,627 confirmed (including 5,696 deaths, 53,041 resolved) Ontario: 40,161 confirmed (including 2,786 deaths, 36,381 resolved) Alberta: 11,687 confirmed (including 213 deaths, 10,384 resolved) British Columbia: 4,065 confirmed (including 195 deaths, 3,425 resolved) Saskatchewan: 1,450 confirmed (including 20 deaths, 1,265 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,071 confirmed (including 64 deaths, 1,007 resolved) Manitoba: 543 confirmed (including 8 deaths, 354 resolved), 15 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 268 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 263 resol
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CanadaAug 10, 2020

Canada 'deeply concerned' by crackdown in Belarus, says Champagne

Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada is ``deeply concerned'' by a violent crackdown following presidential elections in Belarus. Dozens of people have been injured and thousands detained in the country since Sunday's vote, with police brutally breaking up mostly young protesters. The protests came as Belarusian election officials said authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko had won a sixth term in office with 80 per cent of the vote. Election officials say opposition challenger Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya received 10 per cent of the vote, but she has dismissed th
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CanadaAug 10, 2020

Opposition MPs question decision to manage rent assistance aid program to M-CAP

Opposition MPs on the Commons finance committee want to know more about an agreement between Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and a company where the husband of the prime minister's chief of staff works.Katie Telford's husband Rob Silver is an executive vice-president at M-CAP, which the government tapped to administer a rent-assistance program for small businesses affected by COVID-19.The Prime Minister's Office says Telford established clear ethical walls between herself and M-CAP back in January. CMHC says it didn't have the internal capacity to quickly get the program running and t
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CanadaAug 09, 2020

Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision

The federal Liberal government has turned over thousands of pages of documents related to the WE controversy to a House of Commons' committee, which lawyers are now vetting for personal information and cabinet secrets. The finance committee demanded the documents last month as it probes whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's relationship with WE Charity influenced the government's ill-fated decision to have the organization run a $912-million student-volunteer program. The Liberals handed more than 5,000 pages about the decision to the committee over the weekend, but it isn't clear when they
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CanadaAug 08, 2020

Big jump in COVID-19 cases in Alberta, 423 cases reported in Canada

There are 118,984 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 60,241 confirmed (including 5,687 deaths, 50,886 resolved) Ontario: 39,897 confirmed (including 2,783 deaths, 36,024 resolved) Alberta: 11,430 confirmed (including 208 deaths, 10,097 resolved) British Columbia: 3,934 confirmed (including 195 deaths, 3,353 resolved) Saskatchewan: 1,409 confirmed (including 20 deaths, 1,221 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,071 confirmed (including 64 deaths, 1,005 resolved) Manitoba: 476 confirmed (including 8 deaths, 351 resolved), 15 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 266 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 263 reso
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CanadaAug 07, 2020

Canada plans $3.6 billion in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. in aluminium dispute

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Americans will be the first casualties of President Donald Trump's tariff on Canadian aluminum. Freeland says Canada will strike back with 3.6 billion dollars in tariffs on a list of American products. The government will spend the next 30 days consulting with industry stakeholders to determine which items to target. When the US slapped a tariff on Canadian steel two years ago Canada retaliated with tariffs on American ketchup, ballpoint pens, orange juice, whisky and toilet paper. President Donald Trump accuses Canada of breaking a promise not to
CanadaAug 07, 2020

Statistics Canada says country gained 419,000 jobs in July

Statistics Canada says the country's labour market gained 419,000 jobs last month as more parts of the economy were allowed to reopen.The agency says the national unemployment rate was 10.9 per cent in July, down from the 12.3 per cent recorded in June.The figures beat market expectations, with the average economist estimate from financial markets data firm Refinitiv was for a gain of 400,000 jobs in July and an unemployment rate of 11 per cent.Combined with the 953,000 jobs gained in June and the 290,000 in May, the country was within 1.3 million jobs from pre-pandemic level. About 266,0000 m
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CanadaAug 07, 2020

Four more workers test positive for COVID-19 at Manitoba pork plant

A union representing workers at a meat-processing plant in Manitoba says four more employees have tested positive for COVID-19. A total of eight employees at the Maple Leaf pork plant in Brandon have now tested positive since the weekend. Jeff Traeger, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 832, says he expects the number to continue to increase. The union, which represents nearly 2,000 workers at the plant, is renewing its call to have the company halt production there until the situation is under control. Maple Leaf has said the cases are not linked to workplace spread bu
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CanadaAug 07, 2020

374 COVID-19 cases reported in Canada, drop in cases in Alberta and Ontario

There are 118,561 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 60,133 confirmed (including 5,687 deaths, 50,886 resolved) Ontario: 39,809 confirmed (including 2,783 deaths, 35,906 resolved) Alberta: 11,296 confirmed (including 205 deaths, 9,984 resolved) British Columbia: 3,881 confirmed (including 195 deaths, 3,315 resolved) Saskatchewan: 1,387 confirmed (including 19 deaths, 1,164 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,071 confirmed (including 64 deaths, 1,005 resolved) Manitoba: 459 confirmed (including 8 deaths, 348 resolved), 15 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 266 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 263 resol

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BCJan 15, 2026

Prince George RCMP Arrest Teen in 2024 Fentanyl-Related Youth Death

Prince George RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit has arrested a 17-year-old in connection with a 2024 fentanyl-related overdose that claimed the life of a 16-year-old. Police were first called to a home in the College Heights neighbourhood after a youth was found unconscious. The teenager was transported to hospital, where they later died. Toxicology results confirmed high levels of fentanyl in the youth’s system. Following an investigation, the B.C. Prosecution Service approved a manslaughter charge. On January 13, 2026, officers executed an arrest warrant, and the accused was brought to court and
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BCJan 15, 2026

Nanaimo man faces multiple charges after downtown coffee shop incident

Nanaimo RCMP say a local man is facing several criminal charges following an incident at a downtown coffee shop earlier this week. Police were called around noon on January 13 to a business at 8–90 Front Street after a confrontation between a customer and the store manager. The situation escalated, resulting in an assault and damage to property, according to RCMP. The following day, the BC Prosecution Service approved five charges against 40-year-old Aiden Tye of Nanaimo. He faces charges of assault, assault with a weapon, mischief, committing an indecent act in public, and exposure of an in
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AlbertaJan 15, 2026

Alberta government launches review of Calgary water main breaks, requests city records

The Alberta government has initiated a formal review of Calgary’s recurring water main failures, requesting extensive records from the city spanning the past 20 years. Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams said in a letter to Calgary officials, shared publicly on social media, that the review aims to ensure the city’s 1.6 million residents have access to safe and reliable water services. Williams noted that while the city is actively addressing the latest rupture, the province must take steps to prevent future incidents. The concerns focus on the Bearspaw South Feeder Main, a key pipelin
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CanadaJan 15, 2026

Federal privacy watchdog probes sexualized deepfakes on X platform

Canada’s federal privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into sexualized deepfakes circulating on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Philippe Dufresne, who oversees federal private sector privacy compliance, has expanded an existing probe into X and opened a separate inquiry into xAI, the company behind Grok, the artificial intelligence tool used to generate the content. The office of the privacy commissioner said the investigations will determine whether X and xAI collected, used, or disclosed personal information without valid consent in the creation of deep
AlbertaJan 15, 2026

Two seriously injured after pit bulls attack caretakers in Vermilion area

Two people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after being attacked by two pit bulls at a rural property near Vermilion, east of Edmonton, according to RCMP. Mounties say officers were called Wednesday to a home in the Vermilion area, roughly 190 kilometres east of Edmonton, after the dogs turned on their caretakers. Police did not release details about the extent of the injuries but confirmed both victims required medical treatment. Following the attack, the dogs escaped from the property, prompting authorities to warn residents about the potential risk of the animals being loose in