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CALGARY — Lawsuits involving seniors homes, airlines, universities and ticket providers affected by COVID-19 could tie up Canadian courts for years, says a litigation lawyer.

DORVAL, Que.

OTTAWA — Health Canada says some hand sanitizers are being recalled because they contain industrial-grade ethanol. The agency says industrial-grade ethanol contains chemicals that may not be approved for use in hand sanitizers.

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Quebec.

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.

The mystery illness that paralyzed and killed mostly children across Canada came in waves that built for nearly four decades before a vaccine introduced in 1955 put an end to the suffering.

TORONTO — Hundreds of anti-racism demonstrators took their message to Toronto's city hall and Ontario's legislature in a pair of protests Saturday, taking a knee in silence at points, amid events across Canada protesting violence against black people

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta.

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:25 p.m. on June 6, 2020: There are 95,057 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

MONTREAL — Demonstrators were back in front of the prime minister's riding office in Montreal on Saturday, demanding a firm commitment from the federal and provincial governments for asylum seekers working on Quebec's COVID-19 front lines.