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WASHINGTON — A new report by a National Academy of Sciences committee has found that “directed” microwave radiation is the likely cause of illnesses among American diplomats in Cuba and China.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $14.9 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Dec.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday Dec. 6, 2020. There are 408,921 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 408,921 confirmed cases (71,450 active, 324,882 resolved, 12,589 deaths).

The federal government is laying plans for the procurement and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. The approval of a vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech is said to be imminent. The second vaccine in line for approval in Canada is from Moderna.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Each spring, near a south Florida seaside strip known as the Broadwalk, the grateful retailers and restaurateurs of Hollywood Beach gather for a two-day celebration of all things Canada.

Canada’s top doctor urged cautious optimism — and a healthy dose of patience — on Saturday, even as the second wave of COVID-19 continued its unsettling rise. There is still a "long road ahead" in the battle to contain the virus, Dr.

Throngs of former students have been unable to reach Canada's loans centre, which is working through a backlog of more than 30,000 applications for repayment assistance.

OTTAWA — New money for a treatment centre for those living with the effects of chronic mercury poisoning comes as a ray of hope for a northern Ontario First Nation that has spent the past six decades in the shadow of a decades-old water contamination

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday Dec. 5, 2020. There are 408,921 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 408,921 confirmed cases (71,450 active, 324,882 resolved, 12,589 deaths).

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:00 p.m. Alberta has recorded its third-straight day of more than 1,800 new COVID-19 cases.