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windsor court ruling puts covid 19 hoax belief at centre of custody fight
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Windsor court ruling puts COVID-19 ‘hoax’ belief at centre of custody fight

A judge in Windsor has ruled that a person’s vocal disbelief about COVID-19 is a factor in a child custody case. Ontario Superior Court Justice George W....

payday lender lines of credit and instalment loans at 47 create debt traps critics say
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Payday lender lines of credit and instalment loans at 47% create debt traps, critics say

Patricia Edwards of Toronto wanted to help her two adult daughters when they fell behind on bill payments at the rented townhouse they share.  ...

teachers in 3 provinces recruited for covid 19 immunity research
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Teachers in 3 provinces recruited for COVID-19 immunity research

The debate over the safety of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic is coming under researchers’ microscopes. Three new projects are aiming determine how...

in face of deadly pandemic ontario long term care homes continue breaking covid 19 safety rules
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In face of deadly pandemic, Ontario long-term care homes continue breaking COVID-19 safety rules

Ten months into the COVID-19 pandemic, inspectors were still catching Ontario long-term care homes violating crucial infection prevention and control measures. A CBC...

so you got your covid 19 shot does that mean life goes back to normal
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So you got your COVID-19 shot. Does that mean life goes back to normal?

After Toronto family physician Dr. Tali Bogler received her final dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in January, she felt a newfound sense of...

young adults find careers dreams relationships on hold a year into covid 19 pandemic
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Young adults find careers, dreams, relationships on hold a year into COVID-19 pandemic

Manan Shah’s day starts when he logs on to his computer at 1 a.m., the glow of the screen illuminating his face as...

ontario is expanding asymptomatic covid 19 testing in schools heres what you need to know
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Ontario is expanding asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in schools. Here’s what you need to know

Asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 in schools is ramping up across Ontario, following a directive from Education Minister Stephen Lecce earlier this month.   In this...

new brunswicker living in texas says winter blast has caused true chaos
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New Brunswicker living in Texas says winter blast has caused ‘true chaos’

When a massive winter storm struck Texas, Karen Christensen was glad she still had her winter clothes more than two decades after leaving...

everybody sees her exactly as a girl 9 year old sask girl embraces identity through makeup ribbon skirts
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‘Everybody sees her exactly as a girl’: 9-year-old Sask. girl embraces identity through makeup, ribbon skirts

Reece Okemaysim was only four years old when she told her mother that she wanted to be a girl. Up until then, Reece,...

yes the pandemic will end but covid 19 isnt going away any time soon
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Yes, the pandemic will end — but COVID-19 isn’t going away any time soon

As the months passed in 2020, and a mysterious new virus spread around the world, prompting lockdowns and whirlwind scientific research, it was...

colleges stress public responsibilities as md nurse set to speak at rally against covid 19 measures
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Colleges stress public responsibilities as MD, nurse set to speak at rally against COVID-19 measures

As a B.C. doctor and a registered nurse get set to speak at a Vancouver “freedom rally” this weekend, their regulatory colleges say...

canadas private covid 19 testing industry is booming but some experts say oversight is lacking
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Canada’s private COVID-19 testing industry is booming, but some experts say oversight is lacking

Whether you’re a traveller getting a mandated COVID-19 test at the airport, or a worker on a job site like a film set...

none of ottawas new travel rules apply to the largest group of people entering canada truckers
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None of Ottawa’s new travel rules apply to the largest group of people entering Canada — truckers

None of the federal government’s recently announced new travel measures — which include COVID-19 testing upon arrival — apply to the largest group of people regularly entering...

help for dying woman was 2 minutes away but took 80 minutes to arrive
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Help for dying woman was 2 minutes away, but took 80 minutes to arrive

A grieving Nova Scotia husband wants to know why it took 80 minutes for help to come as his wife lay dying in...

why the nhls canadian division is controlling covid 19 better than u s teams scaled
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Why the NHL’s Canadian division is controlling COVID-19 better than U.S. teams

About 160 kilometres separates Toronto from Buffalo, N.Y., but when it comes to the NHL and COVID-19, the two cities are even farther apart....