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How Quebec’s bungled messaging is hampering the anti-virus effort

Quebec’s health minister was irked — and it showed. Christian Dubé had just been asked about a party at a restaurant in Laval...

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Ottawa prepares to squeeze big U.S. tech firms over loss of revenue for Canadian news outlets

Advocates for Canada’s news media sector have welcomed the federal government’s clearest pledge yet to squeeze web giants for compensation. But there’s evidence...

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Canadians should make mask-wearing a ‘reflex’ in daily life as COVID-19 cases rise, experts say

Let’s face it: No one enjoys having a mask cover half their face. They can be scratchy, sweaty, stuffy — all reasons why...

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Leaked document reveals Ontario’s plan to avoid another COVID-19 lockdown

Ontario wants to avoid imposing lockdown-style measures to combat a second wave of COVID-19, but is prepared to take ‘targeted action” such as closing...

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RCMP raid Montreal-area condo linked to poison-laced letter sent to White House

RCMP officers searched a condominium in Saint-Hubert on Montreal’s South Shore on Monday in connection with ricin-laced envelopes sent to the White House as...

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Alberta couldn’t sell bonds earlier this year, Kenney says, as he continues push for federal reform

As part of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s push for Ottawa to recalculate its fiscal stabilization fund, he cited government bonds Sunday as a...

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P.E.I. teens missing after boat capsized identified as Alex Hutchinson and Ethan Reilly

Two 17-year-olds who are still missing after their dory capsized off Northport, P.E.I., have been identified as Alex Hutchinson and Ethan Reilly. CBC has confirmed...

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Premier limits gathering sizes provincewide as Ontario reports 407 new cases of COVID-19

Premier Doug Ford announced the province is lowering the number of people allowed at social gatherings across Ontario, as the province reported 407 new cases...

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Why doctors think you should get the flu shot this year — and soon

As COVID-19 cases climb in many provinces, flu season is also on the horizon. Doctors say there’s more interest in the flu shot...

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It’s easy to point the finger at parties — but younger Canadians spread COVID-19 in all kinds of settings

The virus behind COVID-19 has a knack for slithering through society undetected.  Not everyone gets a fever, and not everyone gets a cough....

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Squamish businesses suffer triple hit as they face pandemic and 2 seasons without gondola

It’s been a devastating year for B.C. businesses — especially for business owners in Squamish, B.C., who are heading into fall faced with the...

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School custodians strive to keep COVID out. But here’s what they do when there’s an outbreak

School caretakers strive to keep COVID out. But here’s what they do when there’s an outbreak, Jess Grove used to dread cleaning gum...

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Regis Philbin and More Celebrity Deaths in 2020

Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when it comes to icons and stars fans have grown to love. Scroll down to see Us...

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3 dead, 24 injured after bus rollover in Alberta’s Jasper National Park

Three people are dead and 24 injured after a glacier sight-seeing bus rolled over near the Columbia Icefield in Alberta’s Jasper National Park. RCMP Cpl. Leigh...

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Federal government order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when it’s ready

The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a...

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Does the Trudeau government have a plan to end the pandemic economy?

In a normal year, the federal government tables a budget in the spring and then an economic statement or fiscal update in the fall....