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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Mar. 21, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday March 21, 2021. There are 930,516 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 930,516 confirmed cases (34,283 active, 873,590 resolved, 22,643 deaths).

Mar 21, 2021 1:00 AM Read more >

B.C.'s northern spotted owl breeding facility welcomes disabled California relative

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Mar 21, 2021 1:00 AM Read more >

Survey suggests one in two people of colour have experienced online racism in Canada

VANCOUVER — Noor Fadel says most people assume that the night she was attacked by a racist man on a SkyTrain in Vancouver in 2017 was the worst night of her life.

Mar 21, 2021 1:00 AM Read more >

Ontario ticket holder wins Saturday's $6 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — An Ontario ticket holder won Saturday's $6 million Lotto 649 jackpot. And the draw's guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Mar. 24 will be an estimated $5 million.

Mar 20, 2021 11:18 PM Read more >

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on March 20, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday March 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 141,064 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,862,333 doses given. Nationwide, 626,473 people or 1.

Mar 20, 2021 7:42 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, March 20, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday March 20, 2021. There are 930,516 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 930,516 confirmed cases (34,283 active, 873,590 resolved, 22,643 deaths).

Mar 20, 2021 7:40 PM Read more >

Watchdog's report finds RCMP discriminated against Colten Boushie's mother

REGINA — RCMP officers showed up at the funeral of a slain Indigenous man, perpetrated racial discrimination against the victim's mother and caused unnecessary suffering for his family over the course of their investigation into his death, a police w

Mar 20, 2021 5:41 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:45 p.m. Alberta is reporting 556 new COVID-19 cases, including 99 which are variants of concern. It's not as high as Friday's jump of 696 new infections and 130 variants.

Mar 20, 2021 3:53 PM Read more >

Public health pandemic 'alert' system didn't operate as intended for COVID-19: report

An interim review of why Ottawa's early pandemic warning system failed to issue a formal alert on COVID-19 has described a lack of detailed knowledge of the system by senior managers. The audit dated Feb.

Mar 20, 2021 2:51 PM Read more >

Advocates urge Quebec government action after spate of conjugal violence cases

MONTREAL — Groups that help victims of domestic violence expressed concern Saturday about a recent spate of femicides in Quebec that they say could be a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 20, 2021 2:06 PM Read more >