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Here are the Canadian politicians facing questions over travel amid COVID-19 restrictions

As Canadians were urged to stay indoors and limit holiday celebrations to members of their households, a growing number of politicians across Canada...

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Knitting is helping this Canadian in Italy make sense of the COVID-19 pandemic

When Canadian lawyer Sarah McLean first took up knitting in 2017, she was drawn to the craft her grandmother loved as a way...

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Kenney orders MLAs not to leave Canada unless on government business after minister’s vacation

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney took responsibility for not being clear about travel rules for members of the legislative assembly after news of Municipal Affairs...

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Alberta’s first 500 COVID deaths took nearly 9 months. The next 500 took just 34 days.

Alberta recently recorded its 1,000th COVID-19 death, a grim milestone that arrived in a flash. It took nearly nine months for Alberta to record...

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How Canadians will know when it’s their turn to get vaccinated

With the recent announcement that Health Canada has approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, the second being made available to the public, Canadians are likely wondering when it...

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Federal program gives young newcomers paid work experience — and reason to hope

Fashion designer Soniagandhi Chinnasamy left her job at a clothing company in one of India’s largest cities last year to move to Canada...

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Christine Sinclair nets 2nd Bobbie Rosenfeld Award with record-breaking year

Much has happened in the world since Christine Sinclair made soccer history in January en route to helping the Canadian women book their...

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B.C. identifies 1st COVID-19 case infected with variant detected in U.K.

British Columbia health authorities confirmed on Sunday the first known case of a resident infected with a variant of the COVID-19 virus first identified in the United...

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Ontario identifies first cases of COVID-19 U.K. variant in the province

Ontario announced on Saturday its first two confirmed cases in the province of the COVID-19 variant, first identified in the United Kingdom. Ontario...

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Provinces that acted faster had more success limiting spread of COVID-19, data shows

As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit many parts of the country, provinces that were quick to act with...

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After a turbulent year, Canada’s energy industry braces for more upheaval in 2021

Turbulent, chaotic, overwhelming — it’s been the kind of year that tests a person’s nerves and their vocabulary. At times, there have been...

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With Canada-U.S. border closed, snowbirds pack B.C. campsites to wait out winter

On a small island in British Columbia’s Fraser River is a campsite packed with Canadian snowbirds who found refuge when the border with...

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Holy Grail treatment for COVID-19 remains out of reach. But options exist

A COVID-19 treatment showing early signs of promise is at risk of being overshadowed by the vaccine rollout.  Monoclonal antibody treatments have been...

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For many Canadians, being safe this holiday season means being apart from family

There’s a caveat in the popular holiday standard I’ll Be Home for Christmas — “if only in my dreams” — and it’s taken on additional meaning as...

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Health Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Health Canada has approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in this country, with 168,000 doses expected to arrive by the end of the year....

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Doug Ford says international travellers pose ‘extreme risk’ for COVID-19 spread. Here are the facts

Premier Doug Ford is slamming the federal government for not doing enough to protect Ontario from international travellers, who he suggests are a problematic...