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Federal government order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when it’s ready

The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a...

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Sidelined: For many Black coaches, the last step up the ladder can seem insurmountable

During his eight years as men’s basketball coach at Red Deer College in Alberta from 2011-19, Clayton Pottinger compiled a record that would...

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It’s time to let family caregivers back into Ontario nursing homes, medical officer says

Dr. Jobin Varughese knows all too well the heartbreaking toll wrought by COVID-19 at Ontario’s long-term care homes.  He’s chief medical officer at...

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With the pandemic pinching the unregulated market, legal cannabis sales spike in N.L.

With the pandemic pinching off the supply of illicit drugs, the sale of legalized cannabis products in Newfoundland and Labrador appears to be...

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‘I don’t want to hold on to hatred’: B.C. woman seeks to forgive hit-and-run driver who left her for dead

In the years since a hit-and-run driver left Patricia Anne Peters for dead on a highway north of Whistler, B.C., in the middle of...

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New StatsCan data reveals hundreds of ‘excess’ deaths in Canada amid pandemic

Hundreds more Canadians died in the early weeks of the pandemic than in the same period in previous years — but not all were directly...

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B.C. investigating allegations ER staff played ‘game’ to guess blood-alcohol level of Indigenous patients

British Columbia is investigating allegations health-care staff in emergency rooms were playing a “game” to guess the blood-alcohol level of Indigenous patients, behaviour officials...

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CEO asks employees to lie on timecards or risk job losses — violating labour laws

Several workers of a high-profile company say they were pressured into giving up paid vacation days, then told to lie about it on...

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Mi’kmaq chief says community member fatally shot by New Brunswick RCMP 

The chief of a Mi’kmaq First Nation in New Brunswick says an RCMP officer fatally shot one of his community members Friday evening....

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NHL hub cities: Which are best equipped to host hockey in a pandemic

When the NHL first announced plans in May to salvage its season, it “only” had the health limitations of a global pandemic to...

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Those COVID-19 masks, gloves and wipes we’re all using are polluting land and sea

Waste from more than a million toilets flows out of giant sewage pipes, creating a swirling stinky river that has to be processed at...

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How a school shooting in Saskatchewan became a catalyst for a new class of Dene teachers

Cora and Farris Lemaigre are making history on their Dene reserve in northern Saskatchewan. The cousins were just hired to teach at the...

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5 green infrastructure projects engineers recommend to boost COVID-19 economic recovery

With at least two million jobs lost across Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy officially in recession, more stimulus is expected...

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What might K-12 schools look like in the fall? Depends where you are, educators say

At École Constable Edward Finney School in Winnipeg, everyone from teachers and educational assistants to custodians welcomed students who returned to school on Monday. But it...

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B.C. bans commercial landlords who forgo federal rent relief from evicting tenants

Landlords in B.C. who are eligible for emergency federal rent relief and choose not to apply will not be able to evict businesses that...

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Snowbird investigation focusing on possible bird strike before fatal crash

Canadian air force crash investigators are looking at a bird strike as the probable cause of the crash of a Snowbird demonstration jet...