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A Paxlovid primer: what to know about the new oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19
OTTAWA — Health Canada authorized the first at-home, oral treatment for COVID-19 Monday. But what is Paxlovid, how does it work and who can get it? Here are some answers.
Jan 18, 2022 3:32 PM
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Canada to host regional summit to discuss political instability in Haiti
OTTAWA — Canada is hosting a virtual summit of regional leaders to discuss the ongoing unrest in Haiti following last summer's killing of its president. President Jovenel Moise was killed July 7 in a shooting at his house that also injured his wife.
Jan 18, 2022 3:03 PM
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New year, old issues: Enbridge, state of Michigan renew Line 5 hostilities in court
WASHINGTON — Enbridge Inc. and the state of Michigan are renewing their legal hostilities over the future of the controversial Line 5 pipeline — and their latest court battle looks an awful lot like the last one. Attorney General Dana Nessel and Gov.
Jan 18, 2022 2:47 PM
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Tories urged to reconsider compromise on documents about fired scientists
OTTAWA — Government House leader Mark Holland is urging the Conservatives to reconsider their rejection of a compromise proposal that would allow MPs to finally see unredacted documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest-secu
Jan 18, 2022 2:46 PM
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Documents give glimpse of Finance Department's outlook, warnings on inflation
OTTAWA — Newly released documents show the Finance Department last year warned that the pace of price increases could gain speed, even as the Liberal government and central bank maintained that inflationary pressures were temporary.
Jan 18, 2022 2:34 PM
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Another snow day for Toronto kids, Prairie provinces brace for storms, ice and snow
A snowstorm that closed schools in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec on Monday kept many of them shut again on Tuesday, while some parts of the Prairies that were already hit with freezing rain were contending with plunging temperatures and snow.
Jan 18, 2022 2:28 PM
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Homeless shelters face added strain amid Omicron, high rates of people on streets
OTTAWA — Staff at shelters and homeless agencies are struggling to support people living on the streets as the highly transmissible Omicron COVID-19 variant sweeps through communities.
Jan 18, 2022 1:19 PM
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Military dealing with more than 10,000 unfilled positions amid growing pressures
OTTAWA — New figures show the Canadian Armed Forces are struggling with a growing shortage of personnel even as the military faces more and more demands at home and abroad.
Jan 18, 2022 11:43 AM
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Nunavut has first death in Omicron wave; Ottawa to send nurses and contact tracers
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's premier says the territory has recorded its first COVID-19 death during the Omicron wave. P.J. Akeeagok is sharing his condolences with the person's family and community.
Jan 18, 2022 11:03 AM
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Quebec singer-songwriter Karim Ouellet, 37, found dead in Quebec City
MONTREAL — The Quebec coroner's office is investigating the death of singer-songwriter Karim Ouellet, 37. Quebec City police said today officers found Ouellet's body in a building Monday night in the La Cité-Limoilou borough.
Jan 18, 2022 10:38 AM
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