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Advocates create Canada-wide support list for sexual assault survivors

Advocates create Canada-wide support list for sexual assault survivors

Two Somali-Canadian advocates have created an online resource specifically for racialized survivors of sexual assault, saying a centralized guide is necessary to fill gaps in both the health-care and justice systems that leave marginalized women behi
Quebec mayor satisfied with search as police shift tactics in hunt for missing dad

Quebec mayor satisfied with search as police shift tactics in hunt for missing dad

ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. — The mayor of a small Quebec town where an exhaustive provincial police manhunt for the missing father of two deceased sisters came to an end Saturday night says he's confident authorities have done all they could to find him.
Military issues new orders in effort to crackdown on 'hateful conduct'

Military issues new orders in effort to crackdown on 'hateful conduct'

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces has issued new orders to military personnel as senior commanders seek to address allegations of having been soft on hate in the ranks.
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $14 million Lotto 649 jackpot

No winning ticket for Saturday night's $14 million Lotto 649 jackpot

No winning ticket was sold for the $14 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a lottery player in Ontario.
Three charged with mischief after statues are covered in paint during protest

Three charged with mischief after statues are covered in paint during protest

TORONTO — Three protesters were charged with mischief on Saturday after supporters of Black Lives Matter threw paint on several statues, including one of Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and called for the defunding of police.
Glacier sightseeing bus rolls in the Alberta Rockies killing 3 and injuring others

Glacier sightseeing bus rolls in the Alberta Rockies killing 3 and injuring others

JASPER, Alta. — Three people were killed and more than a dozen others were critically injured when a glacier sightseeing bus rolled at one of the most popular attractions in the Rocky Mountains, the Columbia Icefield.
Quebec police suspend ground search for father whose daughters were found dead

Quebec police suspend ground search for father whose daughters were found dead

ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. — Quebec provincial police suspended an intensive ground search Saturday for a missing father whose daughters were found dead one week ago in a wooded area southwest of Quebec City.
Canadians are reluctantly wearing masks as support for mandatory masking climbs

Canadians are reluctantly wearing masks as support for mandatory masking climbs

TORONTO — As fears of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases increase, many Canadians are reluctantly donning masks to stop the spread of the virus.
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, July 18

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, July 18

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:56 p.m. on July 18, 2020: There are 109,999 confirmed cases in Canada.
Quebec becomes first province to make masks mandatory in indoor public spaces

Quebec becomes first province to make masks mandatory in indoor public spaces

MONTREAL — Quebec's move to make mask-wearing obligatory in all indoor public places as of Saturday was met with a protest march and with small business owners calling on the government to shift enforcement off their shoulders.