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CALGARY - Infectious disease specialists say a recent surge in COVID-19 cases that surpasses a spike last spring must not be shrugged off as merely a byproduct of increased testing.  "I think min...

GENEVA - The World Health Organization has announced a new daily record high in coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide, with more than 350, 000 infections reported to the U.N. health agency on Friday. ...

MONTREAL - Former Quebec premier Jean Charest is suing the Quebec government for violation of his privacy in connection with a police anti-corruption investigation. The lawsuit filed Friday in Montrea...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will provide direct help to businesses hit by the COVID-19 pandemic to help them offset the cost of rent.He says a revamped commercia...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have made a change in net, signing goaltender Braden Holtby to a two-year deal worth US$8.6 million. The move means Vancouver is moving on from star netminder Jacob M...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Nearly 50,000 voters received incorrect absentee ballots in the county that is home to Ohio's capital, elections officials said Friday as they promised corrected ballots would be mail...

The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Kyle Turris to a two-year contract.The 31-year-old from New Westminster, B.C., became an unrestricted free agent Friday after three seasons with the Nashville P...

KAMLOOPS - Reader's Digest says the former sanatorium at Tranquille on the Lake is one of the 10 most haunted locations in Canada.The magazine releases a list of the country's spookiest haunts every f...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is doubling pandemic aid for the nation's food banks today.  Another $100 million is being added to the Emergency Food Security Fund so food ban...

The Toronto Maple Leafs hit the ground running at the opening bell of NHL free agency. The club signed gritty, hometown winger Wayne Simmonds to a one-year, US$1.5-million contract shortly after the m...