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Quebec police suspend ground search for father whose daughters were found dead

ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. — Quebec provincial police suspended an intensive ground search Saturday for a missing father whose daughters were found dead one week ago in a wooded area southwest of Quebec City.

Jul 18, 2020 7:15 PM Read more >

Canadians are reluctantly wearing masks as support for mandatory masking climbs

TORONTO — As fears of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases increase, many Canadians are reluctantly donning masks to stop the spread of the virus.

Jul 18, 2020 3:34 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, July 18

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:56 p.m. on July 18, 2020: There are 109,999 confirmed cases in Canada.

Jul 18, 2020 2:57 PM Read more >

Netflix now taking pitches for Canadian film, TV series

The call for pitches is directed at English-speaking content, with plans for French-language series in the “near future"

Jul 18, 2020 2:40 PM Read more >

Quebec becomes first province to make masks mandatory in indoor public spaces

MONTREAL — Quebec's move to make mask-wearing obligatory in all indoor public places as of Saturday was met with a protest march and with small business owners calling on the government to shift enforcement off their shoulders.

Jul 18, 2020 2:03 PM Read more >

Over three dozen senators demand 'open, transparent' inquiry into N.S. shooting

OTTAWA — Over three dozen Canadian senators are calling on the federal and Nova Scotia governments to launch a "fully open, transparent and comprehensive inquiry" into the mass shootings that left 22 people dead in the province in April.

Jul 18, 2020 1:37 PM Read more >

Ottawa extends wage subsidy to December, dumps 30% threshold

Feds retool wage subsidy program, offering 'top-up' to some businesses

Jul 18, 2020 1:32 PM Read more >

Bloc to back Liberals' bill extending wage subsidy, sending money to disabled

OTTAWA — The Bloc Quebecois says it'll support a bill to extend the federal emergency wage subsidy and make payments to people with disabilities to help with COVID-19 costs when the House of Commons meets on Monday.

Jul 18, 2020 9:17 AM Read more >

StatCan plans 'contactless' census for 2021 in response to COVID-19

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is working on plans to deliver a "contactless census" next May if COVID-19 remains a threat.

Jul 18, 2020 7:36 AM Read more >

Feds order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when its ready

OTTAWA — The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is ready.

Jul 18, 2020 5:55 AM Read more >