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House parties and other gatherings blamed for Iqaluit's rise in COVID-19 cases

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's chief public health officer says house parties and visits between households are to blame for a rise in COVID-19 cases in Iqaluit, but vaccination rates have also climbed in the capital. Dr.

May 6, 2021 2:29 PM Read more >

Quebec to have single, dedicated prosecutor in domestic, sexual violence cases

MONTREAL — Female victims of domestic and sexual violence in Quebec will be supported by a single, dedicated prosecutor from the start to the end of their legal proceedings, the Quebec government announced Thursday.

May 6, 2021 2:04 PM Read more >

Politically sensitive 'Made in Israel' wine-labelling case sent back to food agency

TORONTO — A finding that wine from the West Bank can be labelled as a product of Israel was not reasoned properly and should now be thrashed out again, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled.

May 6, 2021 1:59 PM Read more >

B.C., Quebec shipyards each get new icebreaker, Liberals accused of electioneering

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is adding a second heavy icebreaker to its plans for the Canadian Coast Guard, a move that will boost the shipbuilding industry in two key provinces for the Liberals — and which could come at a hefty cost to taxpayers.

May 6, 2021 1:47 PM Read more >

COVID-19 restrictions in Nova Scotia are tough, but they could get tougher: premier

HALIFAX — With Atlantic Canada's worst COVID-19 outbreak showing no signs of letting up, Nova Scotia's premier warned Thursday he might impose tougher restrictions to reduce the rapid spread of the deadly virus.

May 6, 2021 1:31 PM Read more >

NDP promises foreign buyers' tax, half a million new homes to cool housing market

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pledging a hefty foreign home buyers' tax and "massive" investment in housing to chill a boiling-hot real estate market.

May 6, 2021 1:21 PM Read more >

Supreme Court will hear appeal of Quebec money laundering case quashed over delays

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in a case where the conviction of four people accused of money laundering on behalf of the Hells Angels was quashed over unreasonable legal delays.

May 6, 2021 11:30 AM Read more >

Supreme Court won't hear former broadcast commissioner's challenge of dismissal

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a former commissioner's appeal of his dismissal from the federal broadcast regulator.

May 6, 2021 8:18 AM Read more >

COVID herd immunity challenging, ICU linked to suicide rates : In The News for May 6

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

May 6, 2021 2:15 AM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, May 6, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 6, 2021. There are 1,257,328 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,257,328 confirmed cases (81,671 active, 1,151,207 resolved, 24,450 deaths).

May 6, 2021 2:00 AM Read more >