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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. There are 813,982 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 813,982 confirmed cases (38,242 active, ...

Feb 10, 2021

Senators approve amendment allowing advance requests for medical assistance in dying

OTTAWA - Senators voted Wednesday to expand Canada's assisted dying regime to allow individuals who fear losing mental capacity to make advance requests for medical help to end their lives. The amendm...

Feb 10, 2021

One dead, dozens hurt in multi-vehicle crash on snowy highway near Hope, B.C.

HOPE, B.C. - A truck driver says he'll be haunted by the sounds of twisting metal and breaking glass after a "catastrophic" crash in British Columbia that killed one person and injured dozens more. Th...

Feb 10, 2021

UN declaration to help First Nations achieve self-determination: Bellegarde

OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says passing a new law to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will get First Nations closer to sel...

Feb 10, 2021

Miner ponders impact of restoration of coal protection policy in Alberta

An Alberta coal miner with exploration leases in the province's Rocky Mountains says he's trying to figure out how the government's decision to restore protections to those lands will affect his compa...

Feb 10, 2021

Surging rate of COVID-19 infections eases; health officials warn against complacency

While the soaring rate of new COVID-19 infections has moderated substantially across the country in recent weeks because of anti-pandemic restrictions, health authorities warned against complacency. L...

Feb 10, 2021

India will 'do its best' to get COVID-19 vaccines to Canada, says PM Narendra Modi

OTTAWA - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country "will do its best" to help Canada get COVID-19 vaccines but stopped short of making any specific guarantee that India would ship doses to ...

Feb 10, 2021

O'Toole rejigs Tory front benches as he continues to put party on election footing

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has removed longtime Tory MP Pierre Poilievre from the plum post of finance critic. The move is part of a rejigging of critic portfolios for the Official Oppo...

Feb 10, 2021

Montreal mayor calls on Ottawa, Quebec to help fight gun violence after teen's death

Montreal's mayor is calling on Ottawa to take stronger action on gun control after a 15-year-old girl died in a drive-by shooting in the city over the weekend. Valerie Plante told her executive commit...

Feb 10, 2021

Mining company asking court for injunction against protesting Nunavut hunters

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A mining company wants a judge to order an injunction against a group of Nunavut hunters blocking the mine's road and air strip in protest of its proposed expansion. Baffinland Iron...

Feb 10, 2021