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Canada's chief public health officer urged everyone to keep their guards up amid a surge in more contagious variants of COVID-19, as the pandemic disrupted Easter celebrations for a second Canadians need to be careful since the more contagious varian

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 4:30 p.m.

OTTAWA — Mark Carney, long touted as a potential Liberal leader one day, will be a keynote speaker at the federal party's convention later this week.

OTTAWA — Canada’s top military procurement official says there are no plans to change directions on the construction of a fleet of new Navy warships despite a recent warning about escalating costs from Parliament’s budget watchdog.

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 400 a:.m. ET on Sunday April 4, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 219,944 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,188,551 doses given. Nationwide, 704,338 people or 1.

Note: These numbers were not updated on Good Friday, and do not appear to take into account the 1,100 estimated cases Alberta reported on that day. The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday April 4, 2021.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $13 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the draw's guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in the Prairies. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Apr.

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday April 3, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 219,944 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,188,551 doses given. Nationwide, 704,338 people or 1.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday April 3, 2021. There are 1,000,545 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,000,545 confirmed cases (56,036 active, 921,459 resolved, 23,050 deaths).

Canada soared past its one millionth diagnosis of COVID-19 on Saturday, reaching the grim milestone the same day it administered its six millionth dose of vaccine to protect against the virus.