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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says a recent rise in active COVID-19 cases in the province is concerning, but government micromanaging isn't the answer to curbing the spread.

Serge Ibaka has been cleared to play in the Toronto Raptors' do-or-die Game 6 versus the Boston Celtics.

The Toronto Raptors faced a sizable early deficit. They trailed in the fourth quarter. And again in the first overtime. And again in the second overtime. Exhausted and on the brink, the reigning NBA champions rose to the moment. Next up: Game 7, for a spot in the Eastern Conference finals.

After months in the political spotlight and pointed questions about its role in a summer student grants contract, WE Charity is winding down its operations in Canada.

A man accused of killing a family doctor at a medical clinic in central Alberta made a second bizarre court appearance Wednesday and was ordered to undergo a psychiatric exam.

B.C. will spend $1.6 billion and hire 7,000 health-care workers in a bid to prevent a combination of COVID-19 and influenza from straining its health-care system this fall and winter.

The plan is designed to avoid a scenario where surgeries must be delayed, as the province did in the spring as part of its emergency response to the pandemic.

The Iroquois Nationals, which represent the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in international field lacrosse, will be among eight men’s lacrosse teams competing in the 2022 World Games after they were originally excluded.

U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged in February he knew how deadly and contagious the novel coronavirus was but played it down because he did not want to create a panic, according to recordings of interviews done for a new book.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new national program today to help Black Canadians get business loans with national banks, while promising more measures to tackle systemic racism in Canada. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new multi-million dollar program today to help Black Canadians get business loans with national banks, while promising more measures to tackle systemic racism in Canada.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new multi-million dollar program today to help Black Canadians get business loans with national banks, while promising more measures to tackle systemic racism in Canada.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised Gov. Gen. Julie Payette again today for her past work as a scientist and astronaut and said he's still awaiting the results of an external review into "serious allegations" of workplace harassment at Rideau Hall.

Toronto-Dominion Bank is facing a class-action lawsuit over its refusal to pay travel insurance claims following trip cancellations triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Toronto today to make an announcement about Black entrepreneurship.

Canada's central bank says the economic recovery from COVID-19 will need help from policymakers, which is why the bank is committing to keeping its benchmark interest rate at 0.25 per cent for as long as necessary.

The leaders of the two provinces hardest-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic are meeting in Mississauga, Ont., today to discuss economic recovery and health preparedness.

Doug Ford and François Legault, the leaders of the two provinces hardest-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, met today in Mississauga, Ont., to discuss economic recovery and health preparedness.

Erin O'Toole will lay out a mission statement for the Conservative Party today at his first official caucus meeting since he won the leadership race last month.

Erin O'Toole promised Wednesday that a united Conservative team will offer Canadians a pandemic recovery plan that will rebuild the economy and give people fresh hope.

Erin O'Toole is laying out a mission statement for the Conservative Party today at his first official caucus meeting since he won the leadership race last month.

Another shockwave has hit the Newfoundland and Labrador oil industry, with Husky Energy announcing Wednesday that it will carry out a review of the massive White Rose extension project.

Amazon is opening two new fulfilment centres about an hour east and west of Toronto, a move that will result in the hiring of 2,500 people.

Amazon is opening two new fulfillment centres about an hour east and west of Toronto, a move that will result in the hiring of 2,500 people.

A major overnight fire swept through Greece's largest refugee camp, which had been placed under COVID-19 lockdown, burning through container housing and leaving more than 12,000 migrants in emergency need of shelter on the island of Lesbos Wednesday.

The school at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation has touchless hand sanitizer stations, individual desk shields and floor markings to maintain physical distancing, but teachers have another powerful weapon in the fight against COVID-19: nature.

The safety of a prospective coronavirus vaccine comes "first and foremost," the World Health Organization's chief scientist said on Wednesday, as a trial of a leading candidate from AstraZeneca was paused due to concerns over side effects.

Organizations representing family physicians and teaching staff say there's an uptick in the number of Ontario teachers requesting medical exemptions from work amid growing concerns over potential COVID-19 transmission in schools.

Trump’s latest plan to spurn China and bring manufacturing jobs home is no quick fix but it’s a step in the right direction as an “economic catastrophe” transforms North American jobs. But it will need to be well managed.

New Conservative leader Erin O'Toole's recent talk of balancing the federal budget over "a decade or two" shows just how far the political conversation in Canada has shifted away from an overwhelming focus on deficits.

New Conservative leader Erin O'Toole's recent talk of balancing the federal budget over "a decade or two" shows just how far the political conversation in Canada has shifted away from an overwhelming focus on deficits.

When the House of Commons returns in two weeks, Liberal ministers will face questions from a new bench of Conservative critics appointed by Erin O'Toole.

A team of researchers at an Ontario university is monitoring wastewater in hope of giving public health units around the province a COVID-19 early warning system.

A Canadian Ranger group under investigation over ties between one of its members and two far-right militia groups has advertised on its website for years that part of its mission is to guard Canada against illegal immigration.

A Canadian Ranger group under investigation over ties between one of its members and two far-right militia groups has advertised on its website for years that part of its mission is to guard Canada against illegal immigration.

A Canadian Ranger group under investigation over ties between one of its members and two far-right militia groups has advertised on its website for years that part of its mission is to guard Canada against illegal immigration.

The Royal Canadian Navy’s move to change the titles of its junior ranks has no legal force, says a former military lawyer.

Accused Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse has emerged as the latest conservative cause célèbre in a highly politicized campaign over gun rights in the U.S. and the perennial debate about armed citizens defending themselves.

For decades, hydrogen has been referred to as the fuel of the future. But that might change this fall if the federal government releases its hydrogen fuel strategy as planned.

Canadian Denis Shapovalov has been bounced from the U.S. Open. The 21-year-old was topped by Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta on Tuesday in the quarter-finals, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 0-6, 6-3.

Canadian Denis Shapovalov has been bounced from the U.S. Open. The 21-year-old was topped by Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta on Tuesday in the quarter-finals, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 0-6, 6-3.

The Tla'amin First Nation on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast has declared a state of emergency and issued a shelter-in-place order for 72 hours due to four lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the community.

In 2018, a BC Coroners Service panel called for provincial regulations to ensure evidence-based care at addiction recovery facilities. The panel said this system should be developed by September 2019. Now, one year later, more people are dying of overdoses than ever before, but the regulations recommended by the panel still do not exist.

The National for Tuesday, September 8, 2020

The National for Tuesday, September 8, 2020

WestJet says it cancelled a flight from Calgary to Toronto early Tuesday after a family refused to obey a rule that all passengers over the age of two must wear masks.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has laid out sweeping eligibility reforms to the best picture category, intended to encourage diversity and equitable representation on screen and off.

Late-stage studies of a possible COVID-19 vaccine are on temporary hold while the company investigates whether a report of a patient with a serious side effect is linked to the shot.

A Conservative government would pursue a "Canada First" economic strategy that would prioritize the needs of working families and take a harder line against China in international affairs, new Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says.