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n w t confirms 1st covid 19 variant of concern
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N.W.T. confirms 1st COVID-19 variant of concern

A case of COVID-19 reported earlier this week at the Diavik Diamond Mine —about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife — has been confirmed as the B.1.1.7...

health officer warned rcmp of challenge identifying patient zero in campbellton covid outbreak
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Health officer warned RCMP of challenge identifying patient zero in Campbellton COVID outbreak

The medical officer of health in the Campbellton region warned RCMP it would be difficult to identify Dr. Jean-Robert Ngola as patient zero in the...

covid 19 and n l s election results probably killed the idea of a spring federal election
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COVID-19 and N.L.’s election results probably killed the idea of a spring federal election

If rising COVID-19 caseload numbers and the spread of more contagious and deadlier variants of the virus were not enough already to close the door on a...

federal court approves class action lawsuit claiming rcmp doctors sexually assaulted recruits
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Federal Court approves class-action lawsuit claiming RCMP doctors sexually assaulted recruits

Sylvie Corriveau has spent decades trying to sound the alarm over reports that some of the RCMP’s designated doctors have sexually abused patients. She said...

bilingualism requirement for scc justices creates needless barrier for indigenous candidates critics say
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Bilingualism requirement for SCC justices creates ‘needless barrier’ for Indigenous candidates, critics say

As the first Indigenous justice appointed to a Canadian Court of Appeal in 2004, Harry LaForme seemed like an excellent candidate for the...

andrew furey n l s rookie premier has his mandate now what
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Andrew Furey, N.L.’s rookie premier, has his mandate. Now what?

Andrew Furey speaks at Confederation Building in St. John’s on Jan. 15, when he launched the provincial election. It took more than 10...

canadian firms proposed gold mine in amazon rainforest a step closer to reality ceo says
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Canadian firm’s proposed gold mine in Amazon rainforest a step closer to reality, CEO says

A Canadian company is one step closer to building a controversial gold mine in the Amazon rainforest, after its study on how the...

doctor charged with murder after multiple deaths at hawkesbury ont hospital
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Doctor charged with murder after multiple deaths at Hawkesbury, Ont., hospital

A doctor has been charged with first-degree murder as police investigate multiple suspicious deaths at the eastern Ontario hospital where he works. Ontario Provincial Police...

in trying to contain covid 19 we could be missing spread of hiv hepatitis c and syphilis experts warn
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In trying to contain COVID-19, we could be missing spread of HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis, experts warn

For more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted health-care workers and resources away from stopping the spread of other infectious diseases, including...

as quebecs economic recovery gallops ahead many risk being left behind
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As Quebec’s economic recovery gallops ahead, many risk being left behind

Quebec’s economy is roaring back to life after a year of closures, restrictions and curfews, according to economists at the major banks. Finance...

nearly 200000 ontarians aged 80 and older have not signed up for a covid 19 vaccination
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Nearly 200,000 Ontarians aged 80 and older have not signed up for a COVID-19 vaccination

A little under three-quarters of Ontarians age 80 and older have either been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have signed up for a shot, a proportion...

an animated history of elections gone sideways in n l
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An animated history of elections gone sideways in N.L.

Burned ballots, angry mobs, candidates tossed in jail: elections in Newfoundland & Labrador have seen it all. (Katie Rowe/CBC) With its shifting deadlines, mail-in...

couples fight for refunds after covid 19 cancels wedding events
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Couples fight for refunds after COVID-19 cancels wedding events

Joyce Fung and Calvin Chan thought they’d be newlyweds by now — partway through their first year of wedded bliss, not still locked...

cra sending details of bank accounts to irs that dont have to be reported
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CRA sending details of bank accounts to IRS that don’t have to be reported

The Canada Revenue Agency has been reporting hundreds of thousands of Canadian bank accounts to the Internal Revenue Service, despite the fact that they...

new brunswick monitoring more than 40 cases of unknown neurological disease
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New Brunswick monitoring more than 40 cases of unknown neurological disease

Public Health is closely monitoring a cluster of more than 40 New Brunswick patients with symptoms similar to those of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a...

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