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Raywat Deonandan is feeling more hopeful these days, and he's noticed a renewed optimism in many of his epidemiology and infectious disease colleagues.

Last summer, a 24-year-old fiddle teacher walked more than 600 kilometres from his home in northern Saskatchewan to the legislature in Regina after a bill to address suicides was voted down a second time.

MONTREAL — The orange cones that line Montreal's abundant construction sites have become a symbol of a city under near-constant repair, spawning cone-themed comics, a board game and trinket versions sold in gift shops.

OTTAWA — The NDP is calling on the federal government to claw back pandemic wage subsidies handed to companies that took advantage of the cash to boost executive compensation, but economists say other paths to worker support may mark a more feasible

VANCOUVER — Wildfire conditions are cause for concern this year as parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia report either significant drought or record low rainfall between January and April, experts say.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 22, 2021. There are 1,352,121 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,352,121 confirmed cases (57,970 active, 1,268,989 resolved, 25,162 deaths).

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 22, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 487,993 new vaccinations administered for a total of 20,328,984 doses given. Nationwide, 1,580,997 people or 4.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $55 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. There were also four Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, and one went to a lottery player in Ontario.

OTTAWA — The federal government has named a legal expert as senior adviser to Global Affairs Canada on the shooting down of a passenger jet in Iran that killed 176 people.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:15 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 420 new COVID-19 cases and six more deaths for a total of 1,667 fatalities since the pandemic began.