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OTTAWA — The government's representative in the Senate concedes it's possible that a bill to expand access to medically assisted dying may be struck down as unconstitutional by the courts.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. There are 475,214 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 475,214 confirmed cases (75,580 active, 385,975 resolved, 13,659 deaths).

OTTAWA — At 8:05 a.m. on a cold, cloudless day, personal support worker Jo-Anne Miner became the first person of 1.

OTTAWA — The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 7:55 p.m. Saskatchewan has administered its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to health-care workers in Regina.

WINNIPEG — Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was behind bars in Winnipeg on Tuesday, after he was indicted in the United States on charges he used his influence in the industry to traffic women and girls against their will for sex.

MONTREAL — Quebec is shutting down most businesses and all primary and secondary schools until at least Jan. 11, as authorities try to get a handle on a second wave of COVID-19 that is forcing hospitals to scale back services.

All available resources will be used to find a master sailor from Manitoba who is believed to have accidentally fallen overboard while on the HMCS Winnipeg, the Canadian government said.

EDMONTON — It was the slogan of another COVID-19 ad that inspired Kurt Beaudoin to create a funny yet villainous character who has already become a household name in Alberta.

MONTREAL — A Quebec woman who has been accused of sending a poison-filled letter to United States President Donald Trump is now facing 16 additional charges. U.S.

MONTREAL — The founder of the Just for Laughs festival, Gilbert Rozon, was found not guilty of rape and indecent assault by a Quebec court judge on Tuesday. Judge Melanie Hebert said the acquittal does not mean the alleged actions did not occur.