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Quebec City in mourning and helping caribou herds: In The News for Nov 2, 2020

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 Nov. 2, 2020 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Nov 2, 2020 3:43 AM Read more >

'It's unbelievable': Quebec City residents mourn victims of deadly sword attack

QUEBEC — Residents of Quebec's picturesque capital grappled with grief and shock on Sunday as they mourned the deaths of a beloved neighbourhood hairdresser and a well-respected museum employee slain in what police describe as a deliberate sword atta

Nov 1, 2020 7:38 PM Read more >

QuickQuotes: Public figures react to deadly stabbing rampage in Quebec City

Quebec City is reeling after police arrested a suspect in a stabbing incident late Saturday that left two people dead and five others injured.

Nov 1, 2020 3:13 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday Nov. 1, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:44 p.m. EST on Nov. 1, 2020: There are 236,840 confirmed cases in Canada.

Nov 1, 2020 12:47 PM Read more >

Deputy PM Freeland reports COVID-19 test has come back negative

OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says her COVID-19 test has come back negative.

Nov 1, 2020 11:09 AM Read more >

Military IDs B.C. reservist as soldier killed in training accident

OTTAWA — A 29-year-old Army reservist from British Columbia has been identified as the soldier killed during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta. The Canadian Armed Forces says Cpl.

Nov 1, 2020 10:15 AM Read more >

A timeline of the deadly Halloween-night stabbing in Quebec City

QUEBEC — A timeline of major events in the Halloween-night stabbing in Quebec City. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. --- Oct. 31, 10:28 p.m.

Nov 1, 2020 9:08 AM Read more >

Mom of naval officer killed in 2004 submarine fire named Silver Cross mother

OTTAWA — Debbie Sullivan vividly remembers the last time she saw her son Chris Saunders alive more than 16 years ago. The 32-year-old naval lieutenant had driven his young family from Halifax to his mother’s home near Saint John, N.B.

Nov 1, 2020 5:02 AM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday Oct. 31, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:11 p.m. EDT on Oct. 31, 2020: There are 234,511 confirmed cases in Canada.

Oct 31, 2020 6:13 PM Read more >

Thousands of new COVID-19 cases in central Canada; Manitoba's case count stays high

Ontario and Quebec are both reporting more than one thousand new COVID-19 cases, while farther west in Manitoba, officials again reported hundreds of new cases as its capital city gets set for tighter restrictions.

Oct 31, 2020 6:12 PM Read more >