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Genetic detectives begin work to trace spread of COVID-19 in Canada

Genetic detectives begin work to trace spread of COVID-19 in Canada

OTTAWA — Canada's public health experts have been racing to stop the spread of COVID-19 by trying to figure out how everyone is getting it, and whom they might have given it to.
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No winning ticket for Saturday night's $8.3 million Lotto 649 jackpot

No winning ticket for Saturday night's $8.3 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $8.3 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Ontario.
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Quebec police say girls who were subject of Amber Alert found dead

Quebec police say girls who were subject of Amber Alert found dead

SAINT-APOLLINAIRE, Que. — The bodies of two girls who were the subject of an Amber Alert were found in a suburb of Quebec City on Saturday, in what Premier Francois Legault is describing as a "national tragedy.
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Convoys mark 30th anniversary of Oka crisis as land dispute remains unchanged

Convoys mark 30th anniversary of Oka crisis as land dispute remains unchanged

KANESATAKE, Que.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, July 11

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, July 11

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:02 p.m. ET on July 11, 2020: There are 107,346 confirmed cases in Canada.
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Bosnian-Canadians mark 25th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre

Bosnian-Canadians mark 25th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre

Mirela Hodzic Sivic's mother has told her stories about her father, but she doesn't have her own. Those memories were lost in the carnage of the Srebrenica massacre that claimed his life a quarter of a century ago.
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Pedestrian-only downtown a hit with residents as St. John's adapts to pandemic

Pedestrian-only downtown a hit with residents as St. John's adapts to pandemic

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Cool temperatures didn't stop hundreds of dog walkers, bikers and diners from flocking to St. John's, N.L.'s main downtown street Wednesday evening.
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How Conservative leadership hopefuls would address the WE scandal if they win

How Conservative leadership hopefuls would address the WE scandal if they win

OTTAWA — Conservative MPs said Friday their party doesn't want to bring down the government over the latest ethics scandal ensnaring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Current leader Andrew Scheer is in his final weeks in the job.
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A look at how provinces plan to emerge from the COVID 19 shutdown

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from the COVID 19 shutdown

Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.
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With debt, deficit numbers out, experts say Liberals need plan for growth

With debt, deficit numbers out, experts say Liberals need plan for growth

OTTAWA — The Trudeau Liberals' fiscal update this week put a cost to all the emergency COVID-19 aid the federal treasury will dole out. It delivered some shocks: a gigantic deficit and a projection that the federal debt will top $1 trillion.
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