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Premier Blaine Higgs looking to use pandemic to 'reinvent' New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — Blaine Higgs says 2020 taught him a lot about the importance of perseverance. The New Brunswick Premier says his province held the line this year against COVID-19, guarding Atlantic Canada from Quebec to the north and Maine to the west.
Dec 30, 2020 2:00 AM
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Poll suggests pandemic made some Canadians more grateful for what they have
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests the COVID-19 pandemic has made some Canadians feel more grateful for what they have.
Dec 30, 2020 2:00 AM
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Former Alberta cabinet minister turned Independent senator Elaine McCoy dies
OTTAWA — Sen. Elaine McCoy, who sat as an Independent from the day she was appointed to the upper chamber, has died. McCoy died Tuesday in Ottawa. She was 74. Born in Brandon, Man.
Dec 29, 2020 8:39 PM
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Ontario, Alberta aim to speed up vaccinations as Moderna vaccine starts arriving
Ontario is planning to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations after facing criticism for scaling down operations over the holidays, while Alberta acknowledges it over-estimated how quickly it would be able to get shots into people's arms. Retired Gen.
Dec 29, 2020 5:06 PM
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Quebec Liberal vacationing down south despite repeated warnings to stay home
MONTREAL — Quebec Liberal member Pierre Arcand is vacationing with his wife in the Caribbean despite warnings from the federal and provincial governments to stay home during the pandemic.
Dec 29, 2020 4:59 PM
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Record-breaking storm blasts Nunavut, 135 km/h winds rip off stairs and crush cabins
IQALUIT — Pangnirtung mayor Eric Lawlor couldn't see out his windows on Sunday. That's when a record-breaking blizzard hit the Baffin Island community of about 1,500, shaking houses and crushing cabins.
Dec 29, 2020 4:54 PM
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The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Dec. 29
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (All times Eastern): 6:15 p.m. Another 2,206 people in B.C. have been diagnosed with COVID-19 over the last five days. Provincial health officer Dr.
Dec 29, 2020 4:34 PM
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Former N.L. prisoner wants guards held accountable in death of Indigenous inmate
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — When the ten correctional officers charged in the death of an Inuk man at a jail in St. John’s face a judge for the first time in February, Gordon Wheaton says he’d like to be there.
Dec 29, 2020 2:45 PM
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Addressing mental-health issues linked to pandemic looming issue in 2021, Bains says
OTTAWA — Canada's industry minister says the country faces mounting mental health concerns that the government will have to address in 2021.
Dec 29, 2020 9:27 AM
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A pandemic, economic questions and leadership rumblings in Manitoba politics
WINNIPEG — The COVID-19 pandemic will shape Manitoba politics in many ways in 2021. There will be an ongoing attempt to control outbreaks of the novel coronavirus and to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed.
Dec 29, 2020 8:07 AM
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