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New pandemic aid and health-care workers at risk: In The News for Oct. 5

New pandemic aid and health-care workers at risk: In The News for Oct. 5

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 Oct. 5. What we are watching in Canada ...
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Advocates marking MMIW remembrance day note death of Indigenous woman in hospital

Advocates marking MMIW remembrance day note death of Indigenous woman in hospital

Those wondering whether Indigenous women's rights are still being violated need only look to the death of Joyce Echaquan for their answer, advocates said Sunday as they participated in an annual vigil for missing and murdered Indigenous women and gir
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Tam urges Thanksgiving caution amid recent rise in cases of COVID-19

Tam urges Thanksgiving caution amid recent rise in cases of COVID-19

Plan ahead to make sure this year's Thanksgiving holiday is safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's top public health officer urged on Sunday as case counts continued to soar in several parts of the country. Dr.
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Quebec coroner's office to launch public inquest into Joyce Echaquan's death

Quebec coroner's office to launch public inquest into Joyce Echaquan's death

MONTREAL — A public inquest into the death of an Indigenous woman who filmed herself being insulted by Quebec hospital staff hours before she died will be launched as soon as possible, the province's chief coroner announced.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Oct. 4

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Oct. 4

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:22 p.m. EDT on Oct. 4, 2020: There are 166,160 confirmed cases in Canada.
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Second Mi'kmaq fishery creating 'a big excitement' in small Cape Breton band

Second Mi'kmaq fishery creating 'a big excitement' in small Cape Breton band

The leader of a First Nation in southern Cape Breton that has started Nova Scotia's second self-regulated commercial Indigenous fishery says it has created a mood of excitement and optimism in his small community.
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New faces bring renewal, political opportunity after B.C.'s Oct. 24 election

New faces bring renewal, political opportunity after B.C.'s Oct. 24 election

VICTORIA — It's still a long way from election day in British Columbia, but one thing is certain after the Oct. 24 vote, there will be at least 15 new faces in the legislature.
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Teachers learn that online classes for foreign students come with geopolitical snags

Teachers learn that online classes for foreign students come with geopolitical snags

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — In the midst of the summer scramble to get courses online at Memorial University in St. John’s, Sonja Knutson realized there were political implications to remote learning she hadn’t considered.
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'The thing you do around here:' Prairie fall suppers adjust to COVID-19 reality

'The thing you do around here:' Prairie fall suppers adjust to COVID-19 reality

Vehicles lined up more than three kilometres along a rural Manitoba road on the last Sunday afternoon of September as their occupants waited to grab a traditional Ukrainian feast in a brown takeout bag.
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No winning ticket for Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot

No winning ticket for Saturday night's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — There was no winning ticket for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Oct.
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