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Trump pardon plan and Shatner pushes COVID-19 app support: In The News for Dec. 3

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 Dec. 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Dec 3, 2020 12:20 AM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday Dec. 3, 2020. There are 389,775 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 389,775 confirmed cases (67,564 active, 309,886 resolved, 12,325 deaths).

Dec 2, 2020 10:22 PM Read more >

'I saw what I saw,' Indigenous Services minister on truck door arrest in Nunavut

IQALUIT — Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller gave a short response when asked about an investigation that found an RCMP officer did not intentionally hit a young Inuk man with his truck door during an arrest in June.

Dec 2, 2020 7:12 PM Read more >

B.C. premier says province prepared to patch holes in new federal sick-pay benefits

VICTORIA — B.C. Premier John Horgan says the province is prepared to fill gaps in the federal government's sick-leave program but needs more information on possible cracks in the plan to help employers and employees fight the spread of COVID-19.

Dec 2, 2020 7:07 PM Read more >

'Canada really sticks out:' Studies show banks not so green on climate change

International analyses suggest Canadian financiers are oiling the wheels of the fossil fuel industry at a far greater rate than their peers.

Dec 2, 2020 6:40 PM Read more >

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 8:26 p.m. Yukon health officials say they're investigating a new COVID-19 case in Whitehorse. Chief medical officer Dr.

Dec 2, 2020 6:31 PM Read more >

Health Canada to make decision on Pfizer vaccine approval soon, feds say

Canada is drawing closer to making a decision on a leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Wednesday as the federal government continued to face pressure to deliver on doses amid mounting cases and deaths.

Dec 2, 2020 6:23 PM Read more >

'I’d love to be home:' N.L. rotational workers facing bullying online

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As Geoff Neville waited this week in a Montreal airport to begin his second day of travel from Nunavut to St. John’s, N.L., he said he tries to empathize with the angry people online who say he shouldn’t be allowed to go back home.

Dec 2, 2020 6:06 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. There are 389,775 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 389,775 confirmed cases (67,564 active, 309,886 resolved, 12,325 deaths).

Dec 2, 2020 5:40 PM Read more >

CP investigating after video shows train running over pronghorn antelope herd

MAPLE CREEK, Sask. — Canadian Pacific Railway says an investigation is underway following the release of a video showing one of the company's trains running over dozens of pronghorn antelope in southwestern Saskatchewan.

Dec 2, 2020 4:51 PM Read more >