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canada monitoring spread of coronavirus variants says chief public health officer
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Canada monitoring spread of coronavirus variants, says chief public health officer

The latest: Canada’s chief public health officer says the federal government is closely monitoring the spread of coronavirus variants that have been discovered...

some canadian snowbirds in florida are already getting the covid 19 vaccine
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Some Canadian snowbirds in Florida are already getting the COVID-19 vaccine

Snowbirds who headed to Florida this winter — despite Canada’s advisory not to travel abroad during the pandemic — have discovered an unexpected perk: They...

why canadas seniors need the coronavirus vaccine so urgently
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Why Canada’s seniors need the coronavirus vaccine so urgently

The rising number of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Canada, coupled with the new threat from mutant variants, makes it more urgent...

ontario hospital ceo who vacationed in dominican republic resigns from health panels
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Ontario hospital CEO who vacationed in Dominican Republic resigns from health panels

The CEO of Ontario’s St. Joseph’s Health System and Niagara Health vacationed in the Caribbean over the holidays despite government advisories to stay home as...

court documents reveal more details about 2017 homicide of barry and honey sherman
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Court documents reveal more details about 2017 homicide of Barry and Honey Sherman

As the calendar flipped to 2021, the police investigation into the deaths of Canadian billionaire philanthropists Honey and Barry Sherman entered its fourth...

b c health order restricts number of workers at large industrial work sites
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B.C. health order restricts number of workers at large industrial work sites

British Columbia’s Public Health Officer has ordered five major industrial projects in northern B.C. to reduce the size of their workforces in an attempt to...

knitting is helping this canadian in italy make sense of the covid 19 pandemic
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Knitting is helping this Canadian in Italy make sense of the COVID-19 pandemic

When Canadian lawyer Sarah McLean first took up knitting in 2017, she was drawn to the craft her grandmother loved as a way...

ontario reports record high 3328 new covid 19 cases 56 new deaths
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Ontario reports record high 3,328 new COVID-19 cases, 56 new deaths

Ontario reported a single-day record of 3,328 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and 56 new deaths related to the illness.  The figure marks the first...

albertas first 500 covid deaths took nearly 9 months the next 500 took just 34 days
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Alberta’s first 500 COVID deaths took nearly 9 months. The next 500 took just 34 days.

Alberta recently recorded its 1,000th COVID-19 death, a grim milestone that arrived in a flash. It took nearly nine months for Alberta to record...

alberta death toll from covid 19 pandemic tops 1000
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Alberta death toll from COVID-19 pandemic tops 1,000

More than 1,000 people have now died from COVID-19 in Alberta, though active cases have continued to follow a downward trend over the...

ontario reports 2005 new covid 19 cases 18 more deaths
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Ontario reports 2,005 new COVID-19 cases, 18 more deaths

Ontario is reporting 2,005 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday and 18 more deaths linked to the virus. Sunday’s figure marks the lowest number reported since Dec. 14,...

ontario identifies first cases of covid 19 u k variant in the province
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Ontario identifies first cases of COVID-19 U.K. variant in the province

Ontario announced on Saturday its first two confirmed cases in the province of the COVID-19 variant, first identified in the United Kingdom. Ontario...

health canada approves moderna covid 19 vaccine
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Health Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Health Canada has approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in this country, with 168,000 doses expected to arrive by the end of the year....

slowing down big ships not enough to protect right whales from fatal strikes study
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Slowing down big ships not enough to protect right whales from fatal strikes: study

Current speed restrictions for ships moving through Canadian waters will not prevent North Atlantic right whales from being killed if struck, according to new...

edmonton church sanctioned for covid 19 violations northern pastor calls rules tyranny
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Edmonton church sanctioned for COVID-19 violations, northern pastor calls rules ‘tyranny’

Health officials have ordered an Edmonton-area church to immediately comply with COVID-19 restrictions, while the pastor at its sister church in northern Alberta...