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The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 3:55 p.m. More grim numbers are emerging at a long-term care home in suburban Montreal.

OTTAWA — Two adult patients with COVID-19 were treated in a Montreal pediatric intensive care unit this week — a sign of how hospitals are stretching to accommodate the pandemic.

Trudeau also announced $306 million to aid Indigenous businesses and financial associations.

WINNIPEG — Members of a Manitoba First Nation will each be handed a mask, gloves and sanitizer as they head to the ballot box on Saturday. "We've never gone through this before," said Shawn Kent, a councillor for Brokenhead Ojibway Nation.

Health-care providers are warning of an unseen toll COVID-19 could take if people die because they are too afraid to go to an emergency room for serious health issues unrelated to the pandemic. "There's going to be secondary harm.

HALIFAX — As Greg Gerrits hustles to keep up with the surging public appetite for his preserves and parsley roots, his emotions shift between hope and skepticism over the revival of smaller scale agriculture.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $39 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on April 21 will be approximately $44 million. The Canadian Press

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory.

The new measure goes into effect at 9 a.m. PST on Monday, April 20.

OTTAWA — The Senate will not resume sitting until June 2 at the earliest, but it was unclear Friday when and how the House of Commons would return.