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CanadaJun 17, 2020

320 COVID-19 cases reported in Canada

There are 99,467 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 54,146 confirmed (including 5,269 deaths, 22,350 resolved) Ontario: 32,554 confirmed (including 2,538 deaths, 27,431 resolved) Alberta: 7,482 confirmed (including 151 deaths, 6,882 resolved) British Columbia: 2,756 confirmed (including 168 deaths, 2,416 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,061 confirmed (including 62 deaths, 997 resolved) Saskatchewan: 684 confirmed (including 13 deaths, 631 resolved) Manitoba: 293 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 292 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 2
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CanadaJun 16, 2020

Military announces the resumption of Cyclone helicopters

Senior military officials say there was a ``conflict'' between a Cyclone helicopter and its pilot, moments before the aircraft plunged into the water off the coast of Greece in April. The Royal Canadian Air Force says reasons for that conflict remain under investigation, even as it announces the resumption of Cyclone flights. Officials say they are implementing new training as well as restrictions on certain flight activities to prevent similar problems. The entire helicopter fleet was temporarily grounded after the April 29th crash of a Cyclone into the Ionian Sea that left six service membe
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CanadaJun 16, 2020

Canada, U.S. confirm plan to extend border restrictions by another 30 days

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the United States will continue to limit non-essential travel between the two countries until at least July 21.Despite mounting pressure from business interests and border communities, however, Trudeau is offering no clues about how the border restrictions will be eased when the time finally comes.The 30-day restrictions were first imposed in March in the face of the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, and have now been extended three times.While the measures prohibit discretionary travel like vacations and shopping trips, essential workers, trade shi
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CanadaJun 16, 2020

$500-a-week COVID-19 benefit to be extended 8 weeks: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government's signature benefit for people whose jobs have vanished amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be extended by eight weeks. The Canada Emergency Response Benefit pays up to $500 a week and was slated to last 16 weeks starting in mid-March, meaning that people who signed up for it immediately would soon run out. Trudeau says the economy is recovering from the mass closures ordered to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus but there's a long way to go. Extending the CERB has been a demand from the New Democrats in exchange for the party's support for
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CanadaJun 16, 2020

COVID-19 cases in canada surpass 99,000

There are 99,147 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 54,054 confirmed (including 5,242 deaths, 22,213 resolved) Ontario: 32,370 confirmed (including 2,527 deaths, 27,213 resolved) Alberta: 7,453 confirmed (including 151 deaths, 6,862 resolved) British Columbia: 2,745 confirmed (including 168 deaths, 2,395 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,061 confirmed (including 62 deaths, 996 resolved) Saskatchewan: 683 confirmed (including 13 deaths, 629 resolved) Manitoba: 293 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 292 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 2
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CanadaJun 15, 2020

Senator calls for RCMP boss to resign, saying she doesn't understand racism

A Saskatchewan senator says RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki should resign or be removed to ensure the national police force can properly serve Indigenous communities.Sen. Lillian Dyck says Lucki has shown recently she does not fully understand systemic racism or have the knowledge and skills be the country's top policewoman.Dyck, a member of the Progressive Senate Group and the first First Nations woman named to the upper chamber, says the commissioner's departure would benefit all Canadians, including RCMP members.Lucki initially stopped short last week of endorsing Prime Minister Justin Trude
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CanadaJun 15, 2020

Liberals looking to extend COVID-19 benefits ahead of parliamentary showdown

The Liberals are putting together a plan to extend one of the key COVID-19 benefits ahead of a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he'll detail later this week how the Canada Emergency Response Benefit may remain in place for people who still can't return to work.Canadians were able to access the $2,000-a-month benefit for 16 weeks, and millions are about to hit the maximum number of weeks they can claim, but still don't have jobs. The New Democrats say a plan to extend the CERB is a must for them to support a massive government spending proposal due in the H
CanadaJun 15, 2020

Rural Nova Scotia municipality testing viability of four-day work

A rural municipality in Nova Scotia will be testing a four-day work week for its employees over the next ninemonths.The nine-month pilot project begins today in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough.Chief administrative officer Barry Carroll says it's the direct result of a reorganization that was necessary to deal with theCOVID-19 pandemic.Carroll says the change will see about 60 municipal employees work the same number of hours over a condensed work week, witheither Monday or Friday off.He says the move will allow municipal offices to stay open five days a week to serve the public
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CanadaJun 13, 2020

Air travellers will soon need to have their temperatures checked before boarding planes in Canada

Air travellers will soon need to have their temperatures checked before they're allowed to board planes in Canada, or to fly here. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledges there is no scientific evidence that temperature checks will detect cases of COVID-19. But he says the measure is being adopted to encourage people who are sick to stay home. Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the system will take time to set up with in-bound flights to Canada impacted first.

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AlbertaJul 09, 2025

Alberta RCMP lay charges after cough syrup laced with fentanyl kills man

Mounties in Alberta have charged a 23-year-old man with first-degree murder after he allegedly gave another man cough syrup laced with a fatal dose of fentanyl. Cpl. Gina Slaney says an 18-year-old resident of Chestermere, a city east of Calgary, died in hospital on April 3, 2020, about three days after consuming the substance. Court documents say the accused is also facing an attempted murder charge after he allegedly gave the laced cough syrup to a 25-year-old Calgary resident who didn't end up drinking it. Investigators allege the medicine was intended for both victims. Inve
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CanadaJul 09, 2025

Ottawa set to miss 2026 deadline for establishing $10-a-day child care: report

Ottawa is expected to miss its 2026 deadline to implement $10-a-day child care services across the country, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said in a new report published on Wednesday. The analysis concluded that just six provinces and territories are meeting that fee target now. David Macdonald, an economist with the centre, said even though fees have dropped significantly everywhere, the federal government is unlikely to meet its self-imposed deadline. “It's almost certain that even after the 2026 deadline passes, many parents in five provinces will be paying more than $10 a da
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Russia fires a record 728 drones at Ukraine overnight and 13 missiles, Ukraine's air force says

Russia fired a record 728 Shahed and decoy drones at Ukraine overnight, as well as 13 missiles, Ukraine’s air force said Wednesday. Ukraine’s air defenses shot down 296 drones and seven missiles, while 415 more drones were lost from radars or jammed, a statement said. The attack mostly targeted Ukraine’s western Volyn region and Lutsk, the capital city of Volyn region, in Ukraine’s northwest, bordering Poland and Belarus, it said.
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CanadaJul 09, 2025

Three people seriously hurt after targeted assault at Calgary Stampede: Police

Calgary police say they are investigating after three people were seriously hurt in an assault at the Calgary Stampede. Police say they responded to reports of an assault just after 11 p.m. Tuesday near the Euroslide on the Stampede's midway. They say they found a severely injured man who was transported to hospital in life-threatening but stable condition. Police say they then responded to reports of a young person and a man who were injured outside the Stampede grounds. Investigators say both people were victims of the same assault that took place on the midway and they were transported to h
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BCJul 08, 2025

Softball excitement in Surrey, Team Canada takes on New Zealand and Ukraine in Canada Cup

The Canada Cup has begun at Softball City in Surrey. This is the 30th edition of the Canada Cup and Team Canada, fresh from its gold medal performance at the Pan-American championship in Columbia, will play two matches in Surrey. The Canadian women's team will face New Zealand at 6 p.m. today and then Ukraine at 8:30 p.m. The final match of the tournament will be played on Sunday. Apart from the Canadian team, strong teams like Czechia, Greece, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Israel, Triple Crown Colorado and Team BC are also participating in the tournament. Today, players from Team Canada were a