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MONTREAL — Kamala Harris became the first woman and first person of colour elected vice-president of the United States on Saturday, a victory that holds a special meaning for her former schoolmates and current students at the Montreal high school she

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 6:40 p.m. Alberta is reporting 919 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and five new deaths.

OTTAWA — The election of Democrat Joe Biden as the next president of the United States is expected to have wide-ranging implications for Canadian politics and policy. Here are five areas to watch.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:49 p.m. EST on Nov. 7, 2020: There are 259,136 confirmed cases in Canada.

There was no winning ticket for the $19 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Nov. 10 will grow to approximately $24 million. The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's provincial health officer and health minister are holding a rare weekend news conference today amid a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases. Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix will speak at 1 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA — Police formed a barrier of bicycles down the middle of a busy Philadelphia street Friday, a physical manifestation of the political fault line separating euphoric Joe Biden supporters from Donald Trump's defiant and frustrated devotees

VICTORIA — Elections BC is aiming to count more than 660,000 mail-in and absentee ballots by late Sunday in the effort to reach a final count for British Columbia's recent provincial election, but it may miss that target.

EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney is strongly urging Albertans to stop holding house parties and get-togethers to bend the curve on sharply rising COVID-19 cases.

VANCOUVER — A former RCMP officer "ruffled some feathers" at the Great Canadian Casinos following an investigation of a loan shark at British Columbia's largest casino, an inquiry into money laundering heard Friday.