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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:05 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 740 new cases of COVID-19, along with four new deaths. More than 1.

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Heritage committee won't reverse change to Bill C-10 despite public outcry

Days of debate over whether revisions to the Broadcasting Act could undermine Canadian rights and freedoms continued Friday.

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Sikh advocacy group says India blocked Canadian website to fund COVID-19 patients

OTTAWA — A Sikh advocacy group says the government of India has blocked a Canadian website that aims to raise funds for COVID-19 patients abroad.

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'He loved Nunavut:' Polar bear biologist who died in helicopter crash remembered

IQALUIT — A dedicated scientist who loved the North, Markus Dyck spoke his mind and strove to include Inuit in northern research.

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Liberals fundraise $3.5M in first quarter of 2021, says others pushed for election

OTTAWA — The Liberal Party of Canada says it fundraised around $3.5 million during the first three months of the second year dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Trudeau says review of military sexual misconduct a response to system-wide failures

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday an independent review of the military's handling of sexual misconduct is an attempt to correct a "failing of the entire system." "We have brought in a number of measures.

Apr 30, 2021 3:45 PM Read more >

Ontario says federal border measures 'broken', Alberta eyes curfew for COVID hotspots

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford scrapped over international border measures Friday while officials in two of Alberta's COVID-19 hotspots sought clarification over a possible curfew being floated to tame that province's sur

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Flight cancellations to India delay shipment of man's body from British Columbia

VANCOUVER — The body of a man that was supposed to be flown home to India from British Columbia just before the federal government stopped flights is now in limbo as his family scrambles to get the remains home.

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B.C. First Nation joins calls for Ottawa to step in on review of Alberta coal project

A British Columbia First Nation has joined calls for the federal government to step in on the environmental review of a proposed open-pit coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains.

Apr 30, 2021 2:10 PM Read more >

COVID-19 confirmed at Iqaluit's jails, boarding home as cases rise

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut health officials say inmates at two of Iqaluit's correctional facilities have tested positive for COVID-19.

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