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ontario reports 4227 new cases of covid 19 nearly topping single day record
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Ontario reports 4,227 new cases of COVID-19, nearly topping single-day record

Ontario reported another 4,227 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the second-most on a single day at any point during the pandemic. The province logged...

vancouver canucks says no culprit in teams covid 19 outbreak
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Vancouver Canucks says ‘no culprit’ in team’s COVID-19 outbreak

The Vancouver Canucks team physician said the player who first contracted COVID-19 and then brought it into the team acted within NHL and...

top doctor predicts all sask people 18 and over could get 1st covid vaccine dose by mid may
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Top doctor predicts all Sask. people 18 and over could get 1st COVID vaccine dose by mid-May

Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer is predicting that by mid-May, all residents in the province aged 18 and over could have access to...

is now the time to make global corporations pay their fair share
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Is now the time to make global corporations pay their fair share?

As the procrastinators among us worry over our own tax forms, it may be a little galling to think about the shrinking share of taxes paid...

ontario to impose stay at home order closing non essential retail sources say
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Ontario to impose stay-at-home order, closing non-essential retail, sources say

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference at 2 p.m. ET. You’ll be able to watch it live in...

teachers warn that some students have checked out of school and it will be hard to get them back
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Teachers warn that some students have ‘checked out’ of school, and it will be hard to get them back

Toronto-area high school teacher Kirby Mitchell has long focused his attention on students who’ve been labelled as having behavioural issues, who are often...

how kahnawakes cross border ironworkers are dealing with isolation from their families community
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How Kahnawake’s cross-border ironworkers are dealing with isolation from their families, community

Like many Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) families, Hogan Gilbert’s has a rich history in ironwork, and the trade has taken him far from home. Gilbert...

b c health minister says its time to dig in to obey covid 19 safety rules as cases mount
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B.C. health minister says it’s time to ‘dig in’ to obey COVID-19 safety rules as cases mount

B.C. Minister of Health Adrian Dix has defended measures in place to limit the spread of COVID-19, even as his province set one-day case counts...

statscan says its ready to conduct census despite pandemics resurgence
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StatsCan says it’s ready to conduct census despite pandemic’s resurgence

Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s ready to conduct the 2021 census next month despite concerns about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic...

londons health unit issues warning as 50 of new covid 19 cases involve youth under 22
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London’s health unit issues warning as 50% of new COVID-19 cases involve youth under 22

The Middlesex London Health Unit has issued an urgent notice to young adults telling them to “do their part,” stay home and get...

federal court judge rules in favour of acho dene koe first nation members complaint about election delay
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Federal court judge rules in favour of Acho Dene Koe First Nation member’s complaint about election delay

A federal court judge has ruled that the N.W.T. Acho Dene Koe First Nation chief and council overstepped their powers when they extended...

alberta mlas quit coalition against public health restrictions after ontario mpp invokes hitler
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Alberta MLAs quit coalition against public health restrictions after Ontario MPP invokes Hitler

Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party caucus have quit a national coalition against public health restrictions, after the group’s founder...

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...

gym outbreak in quebec city leads to more than 140 covid 19 infections
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Gym outbreak in Quebec City leads to more than 140 COVID-19 infections

At least 141 people have contracted COVID-19 in connection to an outbreak at a gym in Quebec City, the regional health authority confirmed...

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...