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Ottawa extends rules and restrictions for travelers amid rising COVID-19 case counts

Ottawa extends rules and restrictions for travelers amid rising COVID-19 case counts

The federal government says it's extending a slew of travel restrictions and rules meant to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic into the new year as case counts continue their steady rise across the country.
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B.C.'s economic recovery minister says getting through pandemic will be team approach

VICTORIA — The British Columbia cabinet minister appointed to lead the province's COVID-19 pandemic recovery says he plans to mount a large team effort from inside and outside of government spur economic success.
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PM put all vaccine 'eggs' in one China basket, didn't consider other options: O'Toole

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole accused the Liberal government Sunday of putting too much emphasis on partnering with a Chinese company for a COVID-19 vaccine in what turned out to be a failed deal.
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Draft fishery deal possibly a 'historic recognition' of treaty rights: Mi'kmaq chief

Draft fishery deal possibly a 'historic recognition' of treaty rights: Mi'kmaq chief

A draft agreement between Ottawa and a Nova Scotia First nation over a "moderate livelihood" fishery has the potential to be a historic recognition of Mi'kmaq treaty rights, the community's chief said Sunday.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:33 p.m. EST on Nov. 29, 2020: There are 368,630 confirmed cases in Canada.
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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 3:30 p.m. Saskatchewan is reporting 351 new COVID-19 cases, but no new deaths today. The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in the province stands at 45.
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'I've been spared a lot,' van attack survivor says as she watches trial alone

'I've been spared a lot,' van attack survivor says as she watches trial alone

TORONTO — Every day virtual court sits, Catherine Riddell wakes up, shakes off the aches, grabs her walker and hops in a cab down to the real courthouse where she steels herself for a long day peering into the mind of the man who tried to kill her.
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Spread of COVID-19 in Brampton linked to systemic factors, experts say

Spread of COVID-19 in Brampton linked to systemic factors, experts say

When Kelly Lopes learned back in the spring that the Ontario government was ordering her teenaged children to stay home from school for their own safety but expected them and their parents to continue going to work, fear and anger set in almost immed
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Few federal inmates moved from solitary after external reviews, new data show

Few federal inmates moved from solitary after external reviews, new data show

TORONTO — Independent reviews of the hundreds of inmates placed in segregation over the past year found only a handful were inappropriate, new government data indicate.
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No winning ticket or Saturday night's $8.9 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $8.9 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in the Prairies. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Dec.
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