Canada and some of its closest allies have kicked off a three-week naval exercise in the Arctic that aims to send a message of unity against potential adversaries in the North without spreading COVID-19 to local communities.

A Canadian company is telling the government today, August 5, 2020, that its trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on animals completely blocked the virus, but it must conduct human trials to know whether it has found a possible cure for the pandemic.

A legal effort to pause the reopening of a tribunal that handles eviction cases has failed to win a temporary halt, leaving thousands of tenants at risk of being kicked out of their homes while the COVID-19 pandemic remains a significant health risk.