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O'Toole nominates campaign fundraiser to be chair of Conservative Fund

The Conservative Party's fundraising arm has a new chair for the first time in two decades.Leader Erin O'Toole says he is nominating his longtime campaign fundraiser James Dodds to be chair of the Conservative Fund, replacing for...

Economy added 246,000 jobs in August, unemployment rate 10.2%

Statistics Canada says the economy added 246,000 in August as the pace of job gains slowed compared with July, when 419,000 jobs were added. The figure marked the fourth consecutive month of gains from COVID-19 related lockdowns ...

5 found dead after shooting in Ontario home

Police say five people have been found dead and another with serious injuries following an early morning shooting in a home east of Toronto. A spokesman says multiple calls came in around 1:20 a.m. Friday reporting the sound of gunshots from a home in Oshawa, Ontario. Constable George Tudos says four of the deceased are believed to be men and one of them is believed to be a woman, but adds police are waiting on the coroner to confirm ages. A woman also suffered non-life-threatening injuries.Investigators believe the shooter is among the dead. ...

New project to showcase Punjabi Canadian history in B.C.

British Columbia is celebrating the contributions of the Punjabi Canadian community to its economy, history and culture through the development of new educational supports, exhibits and online resources. The project is part of the...

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 3

There are 130,493 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 62,933 confirmed (including 5,767 deaths, 55,615 resolved) Ontario: 42,686 confirmed (including 2,812 deaths, 38,625 resolved) Alberta: 14,310 confirmed (including 242 deaths, ...

B.C. at a precipice to flatten COVID-19 curve, Dr. Henry says ahead of long weekend

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says British Columbia is at a precipice when it comes to a potential surge of COVID-19 infections. But Henry says reducing the number of cases is still within reach as long as people wor...

Pakistani nationals stranded in India due to lockdown return via Attari-Wagah border

Approx 198 Pakistani nationals, who got stuck in India since the lockdown have now left for their motherland. They thanked governments of both sides for assisting and helping them in returning to their homes. The Government of Ind...

One dead, 6 injured after boat crash near Toronto beach

Police say one person died and six others have been injured in a boat crash near Woodbine Beach in eastern Toronto. The Toronto Police Marine Rescue unit says the boat crashed into rocks early this afternoon about 75 metres from shore. Six people were originally believed to be hurt but police say that officers have discovered a seventh person who was injured. They say one person rushed to hospital without vital signs has died of their injuries, three others were also taken to hospital while three were treated on scene. ...

Military members asked to use federal government's COVID-19 tracking app

Canadian Armed Forces members and their civilian colleagues in the Department of National Defence are being strongly encouraged to download the federal government's smartphone application for tracking potential exposure to COVID-1...