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The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:23 p.m. The Yukon government has announced a policy on mandatory masks in all indoor public spaces starting Dec. 1.

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Thursday his government will do everything it can to protect young people after a Quebec woman was recently sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for severe child abuse. In the Nov.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says she does not dictate public health decisions, nor should she, because she is not an elected official. Dr.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:15 p.m. EST on Nov. 26, 2020: There are 352,209 confirmed cases in Canada.

VICTORIA — NDP Premier John Horgan has announced his new cabinet. Here is a list: — Selina Robinson, finance. — David Eby, attorney general and the minister responsible for housing. — Anne Kang, advanced education and skills training.

OTTAWA — The national spy watchdog is urging Justice Minister David Lametti to close gaps in the federal whistle-blowing framework to protect Canada's deepest secrets and the public servants who keep them.

VICTORIA — B.C.

EDMONTON — There's a fine line between a public health officer's duty to the people they serve and their duty to the elected officials who appoint them, scholars say. But they add governments should be clear about what's science and what's politics.

OTTAWA — The first COVID-19 vaccine could be approved for use in Canada within two weeks, Health Canada's chief medical adviser said Thursday.

A one-year-old boy has died, his father was shot and a provincial police officer was injured following an alleged abduction in central Ontario on Thursday, the province’s police watchdog said as it launched an investigation into the incident.