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OTTAWA — Former Justice Minister Peter MacKay says he won't be on the ballot in the next federal election.

The latest COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 8:04 p.m. The federal government says air travellers arriving in the country will soon have to submit their quarantine plans and contact information online before boarding their flights.

VICTORIA — Mayor Lisa Helps says the vandalism of art in public places isn't acceptable after a mural in Victoria that has sparked a debate over freedom of expression and systemic racism was defaced on the weekend.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's governing Progressive Conservatives have won a crucial byelection that will transform their minority government into a slim majority.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says it’s time to “up our game” when it comes to COVID-19 by putting a lid on super-spreader house parties.

MONTREAL — Three teachers opened the court challenge to Quebec's secularism law Monday, testifying that the legislation forces them to choose between their deeply held religious beliefs and their vocations.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:14 p.m. EST on Nov. 2, 2020: There are 240,263 confirmed cases in Canada.

Manitoba weighed imposing a curfew to help contain the spread of COVID-19 while Ontario considered whether to loosen restrictions in some hot spots on Monday, as both provinces continued to see hundreds of new infections.

WASHINGTON, Wash.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's massive tree-planting promise from the 2019 election has yet to be allocated a single dime.