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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:40 p.m. Alberta's chief medical health officer is reporting five new deaths of people with COVID-19 and 284 additional cases.

The Ontario government has issued a memo to the province's regional medical officers of health spelling out who's next in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is dealing with a shortfall of several thousand troops as COVID-19 has forced the military to curb the training of new recruits for most of the past year.

SAINT-ALPHONSE-RODRIGUEZ, Que. — Quebec provincial police say a two-time convicted murderer who escaped a minimum security facility north of Montreal last week has been found.

WASHINGTON — The storied North American automotive industry, the ultimate showcase of Canada's high-tensile trade ties with the United States, is about to navigate a dramatic hairpin turn.

EDMONTON — Before Canadian Khalid Hashi and his team began their work in Somalia, the country of about 15 million people who mostly speak Somali and Arabic only had information about COVID-19 in one language.

OTTAWA — A power struggle between the elected House of Commons and the appointed Senate could erupt this week over the emotional issue of medical assistance in dying.

TORONTO — Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot will be split between two ticket holders - one in the Prairies and the other in Ontario. Each winner will collect $2.5 million.

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 14, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 31,403 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,252,942 doses given.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 9:30 p.m. The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says public health officials have found seven probable cases of a contagious variant of COVID-19 in Pauingassi First Nation.