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A little engineering, a lot of customer service: What it will take to fix COVID-19 test lineups

Kate Gordon’s five-year-old daughter, Rosie, had only been in her Toronto kindergarten class for one day before her little sister sprouted a runny nose....

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Top-secret records show New Brunswick, Alberta companies received millions in ‘suspicious’ transfers

Off the coast of Mauritania in northwest Africa, thick black smoke billowed from a massive fishing trawler, trapping the crew on a vessel...

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How an RCMP officer escaped and survived after being shot by the N.S. gunman

Minutes after being shot by a man in what appeared to be a marked police cruiser, Const. Chad Morrison found himself alone and gripping...

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RCMP raid Montreal-area condo linked to poison-laced letter sent to White House

RCMP officers searched a condominium in Saint-Hubert on Montreal’s South Shore on Monday in connection with ricin-laced envelopes sent to the White House as...

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Spouse witnessed N.S. gunman torching their cottage, court documents say

The man responsible for April’s mass shootings in Nova Scotia took a leisurely drive around a community close to his rural cottage, stopped...

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Virtual schools face rocky start — with delays, confusion and technical problems

Some Canadian parents might have looked longingly at neighbouring provinces getting the option of distance learning this school year, but getting virtual schools...

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School custodians strive to keep COVID out. But here’s what they do when there’s an outbreak

School caretakers strive to keep COVID out. But here’s what they do when there’s an outbreak, Jess Grove used to dread cleaning gum...

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Regis Philbin and More Celebrity Deaths in 2020

Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when it comes to icons and stars fans have grown to love. Scroll down to see Us...

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‘A miracle’: 20 years after deadly tornado, Alberta family thankful for survival

Twenty years after a tornado swept through a campground at a scenic tree-lined lake in central Alberta, killing a dozen people and turning...

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Why the WHO won’t say the coronavirus is airborne and driving the pandemic

The World Health Organization has refused to cave to pressure from more than 200 experts calling for it to update its messaging on the...

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Canadian drivers with U.S. licence plates harassed by fellow Canadians

Some Canadians driving cars with U.S. licence plates say they’ve endured vandalism, harassment and even a minor assault from fellow Canadians convinced that they’re Americans...

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Potential COVID-19 vaccine has re-energized anti-vaccination groups, health experts warn

As Canadians yearn for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic and a time they can once again hug their elderly loved ones or...

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Astronomers bolster case for potential of life on one of Jupiter’s moons, Europa

In the search for life in our solar system, the discussion typically revolves around Mars. But there are two moons many astronomers believe are...

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How one of Toronto’s COVID-19 hot spots is struggling through the pandemic

The community of Thorncliffe Park has the highest rate of COVID-19 infection compared to all the adjacent neighbourhoods, yet it has managed to...

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Ontario police watchdog investigating after man, 62, shot and killed by police

The province’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a 62-year-old man who was shot by a Peel Region police officer in Mississauga on...

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National Indigenous Peoples Day goes virtual amid pandemic restrictions

Organizers of a major Indigenous festival in Ottawa considered postponing or cancelling it entirely after COVID-19 restrictions meant they couldn’t gather in person. ...