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The U.S. government is increasingly concerned with pollution from British Columbia mines following new research that shows contaminants in a river south of the border came from Canada.

MONTREAL — A Cargill meat-processing plant south of Montreal announced it is closing its doors after at least 64 workers tested positive for COVID-19, even as schools across much of Quebec prepared to open theirs to students on Monday.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:10 p.m. on May 10, 2020: There are 68,848 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is postponing the deployment of a warship and surveillance aircraft to help enforce United Nations' sanctions against North Korea because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 2 p.m. Quebec is reporting 142 new deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the province's total to 2,928. There were also 735 new cases, raising the total to 37,721.

TORONTO — As provinces begin the slow process of reopening their economies and people start returning to the workplace, questions abound about the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers in the aftermath of COVID-19.

CHARLOTTETOWN — When Cheryl Roberts' five-year-old daughter learned Friday that she could finally hug her grandparents again, she turned to her mom and said, "This is the best day of my life.

First Nations leaders who have called on their communities to return to the land to find food during the COVID-19 pandemic are also seeing people reconnect with their traditions.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Cora Dion's voice echoes as she films a video showing what's left in the basement of her home in downtown Fort McMurray after several days of flood cleanup. The couch and chair are in the garbage.

VANCOUVER — Seniors who complained of fatigue, confusion or just didn't seem like themselves were tested for COVID-19, allowing the Vancouver Coastal Health authority to get in front of the virus, a health official says. Medical health officer Dr.