National News

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

OTTAWA — The federal anti-money laundering agency says it gave more than 2,000 intelligence leads to partners in the last fiscal year despite the havoc the COVID-19 pandemic created for the business world.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut is shutting down for two weeks starting today to try to get cases of COVID-19 under control. All schools and non-essential businesses are closed, as are libraries, fitness centres, government offices and personal services.

VANCOUVER — A retired RCMP officer repeated his earlier testimony Tuesday at British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering that former cabinet minister Kash Heed told him the government's gaming minister was aware of organized crime in casi

VANCOUVER — A senior border officer involved in the examination of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport two years ago said he has never seen a customs and immigration exam deferred to allow for a quick arrest. Supt.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 8:25 p.m. Yukon has recorded another COVID-19 case, bringing the total in the territory to 25 since the pandemic started. Chief medical health officer Dr.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:28 p.m. EST on Nov. 17, 2020: There are 306,468 confirmed cases in Canada.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the military could play an integral part in rolling out COVID-19 vaccines across the country, though question marks remain around cost and distribution.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A tweet seeking to distance Elections Canada from the use of electronic voting equipment has earned a like from the president of the United States.

MONTREAL — The former head of the provincial police is the latest big name in Quebec to take the government to court over a years-long saga involving leaked documents tied to anti-corruption unit investigations.