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free flowers in b c bring smiles to isolated seniors
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Free flowers in B.C. bring smiles to isolated seniors

Flower snips in hand, Shelli Kiselycia expertly trimmed an orange rose and placed it carefully into a small glass vase at her shop in Maple...

this critical care paramedic worked a week of 12 hour shifts to help keep ontarios icus from overflowing
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This critical care paramedic worked a week of 12-hour shifts to help keep Ontario’s ICUs from overflowing

When cases of COVID-19 surged as the pandemic’s third wave hit Ontario, Joanne Skinner told her 11-year-old son she’d soon need to go...

more canadians hospitalized from substance use since pandemic started report finds
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More Canadians hospitalized from substance use since pandemic started, report finds

More Canadians have ended up in the hospital after using substances like opioids, alcohol and stimulants during the pandemic than they have in years past....

b c mayor apologizes for u s trip to visit family get vaccinated
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B.C. mayor apologizes for U.S. trip to visit family, get vaccinated

The mayor of a West Kootenay town has apologized for what she now says was a wrong decision to travel to the United States...

fire flood covid and the oil crash fort mcmurray businesses aim to bounce back from hard luck
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Fire, flood, COVID and the oil crash: Fort McMurray businesses aim to bounce back from hard luck

Anyone who buys a restaurant knows the business is not for the faint of heart. In an oil town, where fortunes can rise...

alberta family searches for answers in teens sudden death after covid exposure negative tests
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Alberta family searches for answers in teen’s sudden death after COVID exposure, negative tests

A southern Alberta mother and father are grappling with the sudden, unexplained death of their 17-year-old daughter, and with few answers, they’re left wondering...

in a montreal icu health care workers strain to treat younger patients and covid 19 deniers
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In a Montreal ICU, health-care workers strain to treat younger patients and COVID-19 deniers

It’s still hard for Ramtin Saeedi to breathe or talk. His words are slow and deliberate. He has to catch his breath between...

while the u s and eu talk covid passports canada says it still has concerns about virus spread
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While the U.S. and EU talk COVID passports, Canada says it still has concerns about virus spread

As the European Union and the United States begin discussing a return to non-essential international travel, the federal government is expressing caution and...

as sask faces growing covid 19 cases indigenous communities have charted a different path
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As Sask. faces growing COVID-19 cases, Indigenous communities have charted a different path

As cases of COVID-19 have climbed in Saskatchewan in 2021, the case counts among the province’s Indigenous communities have dramatically decreased.  Data obtained...

more restrictions changes to vaccine strategy urged as alberta again matches heights of second wave
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More restrictions, changes to vaccine strategy urged as Alberta again matches heights of second wave

Alberta’s daily COVID-19 numbers have now reached heights previously seen only at the peak of the second wave, prompting experts to call for more...

more people are catching on travellers using u s canada land border to avoid quarantine hotels
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‘More people are catching on’: Travellers using U.S.-Canada land border to avoid quarantine hotels

Greg Peacock walked across the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Ont., and back into Canada with his three puppies in hand, pausing to...

as icus fill up doctors confront grim choice of who gets life saving care
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As ICUs fill up, doctors confront grim choice of who gets life-saving care

Hospitals are shifting critically ill patients around, looking for any empty bed. Nurses and doctors are putting in exhaustion-defying amounts of overtime. Some...

22 yr old winnipeg man hospitalized with coronavirus variant hopes his story will serve as warning
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22-yr-old Winnipeg man hospitalized with coronavirus variant hopes his story will serve as warning

If you think you can’t get seriously ill from COVID-19 because you’re young and healthy, think again. That’s the message a 22-year-old Winnipeg man...

how luke bryan is really doing after being diagnosed with covid 19
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How Luke Bryan Is Really Doing After Being Diagnosed With COVID-19

Following American Idol‘s April 12, 2021, episode, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie opened up about Luke Bryan’s absence to Entertainment Tonight. The virus can...

trudeau otoole and singh arent all talking about the same problems
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Trudeau, O’Toole and Singh aren’t all talking about the same problems

Speaking to the Liberal convention on Saturday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau argued that politics should be about finding “real solutions” for the...