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Novavax submits vaccine for approval as Ottawa seeks EU reassurances on exports rules

OTTAWA — Canada’s hopes of speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations brightened slightly over the weekend as regulators began work to approve a new inoculation, even as the federal government sought to head off any restrictions on vaccine shipments from Euro

Jan 31, 2021 3:12 PM Read more >

Vancouver police issue $17,000 in fines to partygoers, man running home 'nightclub'

VANCOUVER — Police have arrested a man who allegedly operated a makeshift nightclub at his Vancouver penthouse and issued fines against him and his suspected guests totaling more than $17,000. Sgt.

Jan 31, 2021 12:57 PM Read more >

RCMP officer in B.C. suspended during criminal investigation and internal probe

SURREY, B.C. — An officer with the RCMP detachment in Surrey, B.C., has been suspended amid a criminal investigation that's expected to lead to formal charges.

Jan 31, 2021 12:46 PM Read more >

Grandparents, researchers, friends: 20,000 people in Canada have died of COVID-19

When Thelma Coward-Ince donned her uniform in 1954, she was believed to be the first Black reservist in the Royal Canadian Navy.

Jan 31, 2021 11:17 AM Read more >

Judge mulls whether keeping kids out of COVID-19 hot spot is best for mental health

An Ontario judge says he's wrestling with the issue of whether to order a woman and her three children to honour a family custody agreement by returning to Ontario or allow them to remain in Newfoundland to protect the kids from the mental health tol

Jan 31, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

'Serious concern' among Nunavut communities over iron ore mine's proposed expansion

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut communities on the northern tip of Baffin Island are speaking out against the proposed expansion of an open-pit iron ore mine that would include construction of a railroad, lead to more ship traffic and, hunters fear, affec

Jan 31, 2021 8:00 AM Read more >

Payette resignation shines light on generous pension, expense account for former GGs

OTTAWA — Taxpayers will continue paying Julie Payette a generous pension and an even heftier expense account for the rest of her life, even though she served just three years as governor general and resigned under a cloud.

Jan 31, 2021 4:00 AM Read more >

No winning ticket for Saturday night's $6 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $6 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in British Columbia. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Feb.

Jan 31, 2021 2:28 AM Read more >

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Jan. 31, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday Jan. 31, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 15,013 new vaccinations administered for a total of 952,212 doses given.

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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 400 a.m. ET on Sunday Jan. 31, 2021. There are 775,048 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 775,048 confirmed cases (54,186 active, 700,920 resolved, 19,942 deaths).