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The fashion industry’s ‘plus-size’ label shames women to fit an unhealthy standard

This First Person article is the experience of Laura Sang, a physician in Montreal. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please...

July 28, 2021

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Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou loses bid for key evidence in U.S. extradition battle

A B.C. judge has rejected Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s attempt to submit a trove of banking evidence in her legal battle against extradition...

July 28, 2021

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Quebec’s reopening plan brings much-needed hope — and yes, some risks

Premier François Legault was visibly upbeat on Tuesday — more than he has been in a while — as he laid out a timeline for...

July 28, 2021

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Harm reduction group to challenge Quebec curfew in court, saying safe injection site users at risk

A Montreal harm reduction group is launching a legal challenge of the province’s COVID-19 curfew on Tuesday, saying the health measure violates the rights...

July 28, 2021

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Woman whose frozen body found after release from jail died of overdose, Sask. coroner says

Kimberly Squirrel, a mother of six from the Yellow Quill First Nation whose frozen body was found in Saskatoon in January, was a victim...

July 28, 2021

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Lessons from Quebec City’s gym outbreak, one of Canada’s largest COVID-19 superspreading events

We still don’t know exactly how it started — a runner on a treadmill, or perhaps someone lifting weights — but an outbreak...

July 28, 2021

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Alberta to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions

The latest: A cabinet committee of Alberta’s United Conservative government is expected to meet Monday to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions....

July 28, 2021

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Ontario moving Sarnia-Lambton into lockdown; N.B. reveals vaccine rollout details

The latest: Ontario will move the southwestern region of Sarnia-Lambton into lockdown on Monday after a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, making it the fifth...

July 28, 2021

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Arriving in Ontario from another country by plane? You’ll need to take a COVID-19 test starting today

The latest: Ontario is reporting its first case of the more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus first discovered in South Africa, as new rules...

July 28, 2021

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Canada’s COVID-19 case numbers show early positive signs

Cases of COVID-19 are declining in many parts of Canada, but experts say those early positive signs are dependent on widespread restrictions. Quebec,...

July 28, 2021

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Life after curfew for Montreal’s homeless means lineups, fear of fines and few empty beds

It’s well past 8 p.m., and despite the provincial curfew for COVID-19, there is still a lineup outside Hotel Place Dupuis, one of...

July 28, 2021

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Quebec premier refuses to provide curfew exemption for homeless people, despite calls following man’s death

Quebec Premier François Legault says no exemption from the province’s mandatory overnight curfew will be given to people who really are homeless, despite calls...

July 28, 2021

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Citing threat from COVID-19 variants, Quebec calls on Ottawa to ban vacation travel

Flights continue to arrive at Quebec’s airports from sunshine destinations every day and Premier François Legault wants it to stop. He is calling on Prime...

July 28, 2021

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With new stay-at-home order, Ontario admits previous COVID-19 lockdown was too weak

The Ontario government is ordering everyone in the province to stay at home except for essential reasons, while also allowing non-essential businesses to keep operating....

July 28, 2021