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with summer vacation looming educators worry about lasting fallout of pandemic schooling
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With summer vacation looming, educators worry about lasting ‘fallout’ of pandemic schooling

Schooling Under Stress: CBC News sent a questionnaire to thousands of education professionals to find out how they and their students are doing...

why canadas big bets on delaying mixing doses of covid 19 vaccines could pay off
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Why Canada’s big bets on delaying, mixing doses of COVID-19 vaccines could pay off

While the typical approach for COVID-19 vaccinations is using the same brand for each dose, given at specific intervals, Canada has been exploring...

maj gen dany fortin under military investigation is no longer leading vaccine campaign
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Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin under military investigation, is no longer leading vaccine campaign

The major-general leading Canada’s vaccine logistics at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is stepping down under the cloud of a military investigation...

desperate to see his dying mom a bus driver put out a plea the response bowled him over
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Desperate to see his dying mom, a bus driver put out a plea. The response bowled him over

Aaron Wylie learned two things over the course of two searingly emotional days this week.  On Tuesday afternoon, he learned that his mother...

ottawa senators owner took caribbean superyacht vacation during pandemic and it went horribly lawsuits say
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Ottawa Senators owner took Caribbean superyacht vacation during pandemic — and it went horribly, lawsuits say

What do you do if it’s the middle of a pandemic and you’re feeling cooped up in Canada, where government lockdowns have been...

2 alberta united conservatives removed from government caucus
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2 Alberta United Conservatives removed from government caucus

Alberta MLAs Todd Loewen and Drew Barnes have been expelled from the United Conservative Party caucus over allegations they divided the party and undermined government leadership. ...

a very charged situation talking to our loved ones about covid 19 vaccine hesitancy
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‘A very charged situation’: Talking to our loved ones about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Andrew Magnus had a handful of reasons why he didn’t plan on getting vaccinated for COVID-19. The 55-year-old Calgarian felt the provincial government’s...

vancouver model of drug decriminalization is deeply flawed national coalition says
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‘Vancouver Model’ of drug decriminalization is deeply flawed, national coalition says

A national coalition of groups that support drug decriminalization say the plan put forward by Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart known as the “Vancouver Model”...

what canada can learn from u s u k about covid 19 vaccinations and reopening
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What Canada can learn from U.S., U.K. about COVID-19 vaccinations and reopening

For a few brief weeks in February and March, Nancy Olaoye envied her friends in Canada. The 30-year-old, who moved from Toronto to...

mix and match canadian officials watching the data on alternating covid 19 vaccines
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Mix and match: Canadian officials watching the data on alternating COVID-19 vaccines

As some experts continue to warn of very rare side effects associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, Canadian health officials are now reviewing the research on...

racist mayoral candidate kevin j johnston is about to have all calgary voters names addresses
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Racist mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston is about to have all Calgary voters’ names, addresses

In the not-so-distant future, a man who has a history of racist, hateful, allegedly violent behaviour and is attempting to publish the private information...

saskatchewan released a road map to reopening after covid 19 should ontario do the same
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Saskatchewan released a road map to reopening after COVID-19. Should Ontario do the same?

Like many Ontarians, more than a year of on-and-off lockdown restrictions has taken a toll on Ross Kutisker-Jacobson. “I’ve lived with immense frustration...

black activists across the prairies are calling for defunding of police is anyone in power listening
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Black activists across the Prairies are calling for defunding of police. Is anyone in power listening?

This story is part of the Black on the Prairies project, a collection of articles, personal essays, images and more, exploring the past,...

vaccine etiquette whats safe to ask others and whats off the table
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Vaccine etiquette: What’s safe to ask others and what’s off the table

The advent of COVID-19 vaccines has provided hope that there will soon be a return to something closer to what we remember as...

more canadians hospitalized from substance use since pandemic started report finds
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More Canadians hospitalized from substance use since pandemic started, report finds

More Canadians have ended up in the hospital after using substances like opioids, alcohol and stimulants during the pandemic than they have in years past....