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Denis Shapovalov beats Grigor Dimitrov to advance to semis at Italian Open

Canada’s Denis Shapovalov is through to the semifinals of the Italian Open. The No. 12 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., edged No. 15...

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Infant tests positive for COVID-19 at B.C. neonatal ICU as health officials announce 28 new cases

An infant in the St. Paul’s Hospital neonatal intensive care unit has tested positive for COVID-19 but is showing no signs of illness, Provincial...

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WE Charity contract could have been worth up to $43.53 million, says Chagger

WE Charity could have received as much as $43 million for meeting the commitments it agreed to when it took on the administration...

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Alberta health minister directs doctors’ regulatory college to stop doctors from leaving practices en masse

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro has directed the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta to change its standards of practice for physicians...

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Sidelined: For many Black coaches, the last step up the ladder can seem insurmountable

During his eight years as men’s basketball coach at Red Deer College in Alberta from 2011-19, Clayton Pottinger compiled a record that would...

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Victim waits for Jamie Bacon to plead guilty to role in Surrey Six slayings

As far as Eileen Mohan is concerned, Jamie Bacon has been playing the justice system for a fool for the past decade. The mother...

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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....

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Why the WHO won’t say the coronavirus is airborne and driving the pandemic

The World Health Organization has refused to cave to pressure from more than 200 experts calling for it to update its messaging on the...

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Canadian Red Cross goes completely electronic amid COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has launched the Canadian Red Cross into transferring funds electronically to those they support. In the past, when people turned...

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Zoom chats short circuit a brain function essential for trust — and that’s bad for business: Don Pittis

Ever get the sense there is something vital missing on those Zoom meetings? If so, you’re not alone — and there is Canadian science...

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He quit his job to take a new position — but the job offer was a scam

Tony Monize was tired of waiting to be called back to work. The Toronto man had been temporarily laid off from his job...

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Kingston, Ont., declares mask use mandatory at many indoor locations after COVID-19 outbreak

The city of Kingston, Ont., has decided to make mask use mandatory for workers and customers at many indoor public locations following an outbreak...

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Parents of Black Sask. teen who took own life call for stronger anti-racism action

Sandra Barker-Schmidt and her husband, Dean Schmidt, are grappling with a difficult question this fall: Should they send their daughter ​​Kidist to the same...

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What is Juneteenth and why is everybody talking about it this year?

It is a 155-year-old day of celebration that many non-Black people in the U.S. and around the world only started to hear of recently....

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Nursing home told families hospital wouldn’t accept sick residents during pandemic. That wasn’t true

The long-term care home where more people have died during the coronavirus pandemic than anywhere else in Ontario is facing new scrutiny. Families...

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Demand for face shields looks to be heating up as Canadians seek summertime COVID protection

If wearing a face mask seemed strange to most people not so long ago, wearing a plastic face shield had to be downright...