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OTTAWA — Kelly Ernst recalls standing on sidewalks, waving to needy families in Calgary's northeast as they opened their doors to pick up food hampers.

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of. 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Feb. 15, 2021. There are 825,785 confirmed cases in Canada.

OTTAWA — More than five years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called on the federal government to revise the Canadian citizenship oath and exam guide, newcomers still study a book that contains a single paragraph on residential schools

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop a rising tide of reports of domestic violence, experts say, warning that the stress of life in lockdown continues to put victims at risk.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 14, 2021. There are 825,785 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 825,785 confirmed cases (35,984 active, 768,508 resolved, 21,293 deaths).

Ontario unveiled plans to expand its COVID-19 vaccination rollout to more target groups on Sunday ahead of an expected boost in nationwide shipments of the Pfizer vaccine that could lend ammunition to the provinces' fights against the spread of conta

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:40 p.m. Alberta's chief medical health officer is reporting five new deaths of people with COVID-19 and 284 additional cases.

The Ontario government has issued a memo to the province's regional medical officers of health spelling out who's next in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is dealing with a shortfall of several thousand troops as COVID-19 has forced the military to curb the training of new recruits for most of the past year.