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potential covid 19 vaccine has re energized anti vaccination groups health experts warn
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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...

national indigenous peoples day goes virtual amid pandemic restrictions
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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. ...

new statscan data reveals hundreds of excess deaths in canada amid pandemic
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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...

officials probe arrival of 500 puppies 38 of them dead aboard flight from ukraine
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Officials probe arrival of 500 puppies, 38 of them dead, aboard flight from Ukraine

The Canadian Food inspection Agency is investigating after the gruesome discovery of dozens of dead and dying dogs aboard a recent flight from...

it matters to families canada does not keep track of probable cases of covid 19
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‘It matters to families’: Canada does not keep track of probable cases of COVID-19

This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you...

nhl hub cities which are best equipped to host hockey in a pandemic
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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...

pandemic worsens canadas deadly opioid overdose epidemic
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Pandemic worsens Canada’s deadly opioid overdose epidemic

An epidemic of fatal drug overdoses across Canada is on the rise amid COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that harm-reduction workers and doctors say exacerbates...

ontarios doug ford says he relies on covid 19 experts but his government wont identify them
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Ontario’s Doug Ford says he relies on COVID-19 experts, but his government won’t identify them

Back at the beginning of April, Doug Ford made a promise to his province. Faced with a rapidly expanding COVID-19 outbreak and a populace...

ontario extends emergency orders to june 19 as province reports 455 new covid 19 cases
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Ontario extends emergency orders to June 19, as province reports 455 new COVID-19 cases

Ontario is extending its emergency orders for another 10 days, the same day the province reported an additional 455 cases, 68 of which were the...

new covid 19 projections show virus is in decline but canada isnt out of the woods yet trudeau
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New COVID-19 projections show virus is in decline, but Canada isn’t ‘out of the woods’ yet: Trudeau

While new federal figures show the emergence of new cases of COVID-19 is slowing in some parts of Canada, the pandemic continues — and some...

why winnipeg ought to be the pandemic envy of north america
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Why Winnipeg ought to be the pandemic envy of North America

Winnipeggers are used to looking around the world and wondering, on occasion, why they choose to live here. Winters bring biting cold. Every other spring...

why winnipeg ought to be the pandemic envy of north america
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Why Winnipeg ought to be the pandemic envy of North America

Winnipeggers are used to looking around the world and wondering, on occasion, why they choose to live here. Winters bring biting cold. Every other spring...

coronavirus whats happening across canada on saturday
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Coronavirus: What’s happening across Canada on Saturday

The latest: As efforts continue to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Canada, where the number of reported cases has surpassed 90,000, a cluster of...

b c records 11 new covid 19 cases announces ban on overnight camps for children this summer
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B.C. records 11 new COVID-19 cases, announces ban on overnight camps for children this summer

11 more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing the total to 2,573.  There have been no new deaths in...

thousands rally in toronto against anti black anti indigenous racism
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Thousands rally in Toronto against anti-black, anti-Indigenous racism

Thousands of people took part in a rally on downtown Toronto streets on Saturday in protest of what organizers described as anti-black and anti-Indigenous...