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why millions of dollars in pandemic aid is going to corporations making healthy profits
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Why millions of dollars in pandemic aid is going to corporations making healthy profits

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

liberals accuse conservatives of disregarding court deadline filibustering maid bill
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Liberals accuse Conservatives of disregarding court deadline, filibustering MAID bill

Federal Liberals are accusing the Conservatives of thumbing their noses at a looming court deadline by filibustering a bill to expand access to...

federal covid alert app wasnt working for some users for much of november
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Federal COVID Alert app wasn’t working for some users for much of November

The developers of Canada’s COVID Alert app fixed a glitch last week that left some users without exposure notifications for much of November. An update to...

the 1976 u s swine flu vaccinations may offer lessons for the covid 19 pandemic
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The 1976 U.S. swine flu vaccinations may offer lessons for the COVID-19 pandemic

For Pascal Imperato, a communicable disease epidemiologist who in 1976 was in charge of immunizing New York City against a potential swine flu epidemic, the...

halifax boy meets his hero as nova scotias top doctor pays a visit
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Halifax boy meets his hero as Nova Scotia’s top doctor pays a visit

A Halifax boy got to meet his hero on Wednesday when the province’s top doctor stopped by for a special visit. Seven-year-old Hughie Dauphinee was...

how the health system is addressing vaccine hesitancy a looming hurdle in race to end pandemic
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How the health system is addressing vaccine hesitancy, a looming hurdle in race to end pandemic

Tanya Hayles is not an anti-vaxxer. The Torontonian has made sure her eight-year-old son Jackson is up to date with the standard vaccines,...

nato holds its breath as trump plans for january withdrawal from afghanistan
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NATO holds its breath as Trump plans for January withdrawal from Afghanistan

The NATO principle of one-for-all and all-for-one was the reason it — and by extension Canada — went into Afghanistan, but that assumption is...

i am one of yours forever departing serge ibaka tells raptors fans
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‘I am one of yours forever,’ departing Serge Ibaka tells Raptors fans

He may be leaving Toronto, but Serge Ibaka says he’ll always be a Raptor. The 31-year-old took to social media Sunday to dole...

new business ventures help canadian snowbirds circumvent a closed u s land border
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New business ventures help Canadian snowbirds circumvent a closed U.S. land border

Despite the Canada-U.S. land border closure to non-essential traffic, Canadian snowbirds Bernard Loiselle and Sylvie Charbonneau are on their way to Florida — in...

alex trebeks final resting place revealed
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What it is Alex Trebek’s final resting place,

According to a long-time Jeopardy! Host’s death certificate, per The Blast, Alex Trebek’s body was cremated, and his ashes will stay at the...

we need a radical change toronto area students stage walkout to protest racism
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‘We need a radical change’: Toronto-area students stage walkout to protest racism

York Region Catholic high school students walked out of classes on Thursday to protest what they say is persistent, often unchecked racism in their schools.   The...

saskatchewan staved off bankruptcy in the 90s is there hope for n l too
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Saskatchewan staved off bankruptcy in the ’90s. Is there hope for N.L., too?

Roy Romanow says he still loses sleep over decisions he made 27 years ago. The former NDP premier of Saskatchewan came to power amid...

ethics commissioner received complaint about liberal mp hiring sister years ago
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Ethics commissioner received complaint about Liberal MP hiring sister years ago

The office of Canada’s conflict of interest and ethics commissioner received a complaint about MP Yasmin Ratansi employing her sister using public funds...

meng wanzhou back in court as observers ponder influence of biden presidency
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Meng Wanzhou back in court as observers ponder influence of Biden presidency

A supervisor who oversaw Canada Border Services Agency officers at Vancouver’s airport on the day Meng Wanzhou was arrested will resume testimony at...

the environmental policy the oilpatch wants from ottawa asap
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The environmental policy the oilpatch wants from Ottawa ASAP

Shell Canada will plant more than 800,000 trees in the interior of British Columbia next year, a project that the company hopes will create valuable carbon...