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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,...

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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...

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The Truth About Meghan Markle’s Friendship With Oprah

According to Oprah.com, the friendship between Oprah Winfrey and Meghan Markle goes back several years. Winfrey was a guest at the 2018 royal...

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Anxious voters were looking for safety in pandemic-year elections

Canada’s electoral calendar was looking a little sparse around this date 12 months ago, with only one provincial election on the horizon. It suggested that...

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Quinton Byfield ready for a bigger role at world juniors

In Quinton Byfield’s Instagram bio, he has a smile emoji and a link to thedefinition of the word smile. The use of emoji’s are everywhere,...

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Vice-Admiral Art McDonald named new chief of the defence staff

The country’s next top military commander will come from the navy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Vice Admiral Art McDonald as the new...

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Jennifer Lopez Dressed As One Of Alex Rodriguez’s Exes For Halloween

Jennifer Lopez explained how her whole year altered due to the coronavirus pandemic while chatting with Andy Cohen on Radio Andy, and how...

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After evacuating twice over tainted water, Neskantaga residents plan their return home

Members of a First Nation that has been under a boil-water advisory for longer than any other in Canada are hoping to return home...

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In Ottawa’s rush to buy PPE, companies with little or no experience got some of the biggest contracts

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...

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The pandemic unexpectedly saved thousands from financial ruin. But there’s a reckoning on the horizon

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...

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Veterans Affairs was wrong to cancel child care support for prominent department critic, says ombudsman

One day after former veterans minister Seamus O’Regan publicly rebuked outspoken department critic Sean Bruyea in 2018, officials in his former department improperly...

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IPOs this week have DoorDash and Airbnb worth billions of dollars despite not turning a profit

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a boon for tech company shares as lockdown measures for millions of people feed record demand for digital services. And two...

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Tracking the not-so-clear trail of $240B in federal COVID-19 spending

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...

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Singer’s live performance in computer-generated nightclub could be a model for concerts in a COVID world

How’s this for a pandemic performance: a Vancouver singer recently gave a live concert at a downtown supper club to an estimated 4,000...

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Common-law spouse among 3 charged with giving N.S. shooter ammunition

The common-law spouse of the man responsible for killing 22 people in April’s mass shooting in Nova Scotia has been charged with providing...

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Families of rail workers killed in B.C. crash call on Trudeau, RCMP to probe alleged coverup

Families of three rail workers killed in a crash in the Rockies of eastern B.C. almost two years ago are calling on the...