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Ontario marks COVID-19 death-toll milestone; Alberta brings in more restrictions
Ontario marked a grim COVID-19 milestone Thursday as its virus-related death toll passed 8,000 and Alberta brought in tighter public-health measures to try to get rapidly rising infection rates in hot spots under control.
Apr 29, 2021 6:16 PM
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B.C. working to house people camping in Vancouver park as deadline to leave looms
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's housing minister says campers in Vancouver's Strathcona Park can either choose to accept the housing they are offered or leave the park by Friday's deadline.
Apr 29, 2021 6:03 PM
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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, April 29, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:40 p.m.
Apr 29, 2021 5:58 PM
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Street drugs poisoned with benzos can lead to 'catastrophic' overdoses: advocate
VANCOUVER — A drug policy adviser to the City of Vancouver is warning of a dangerous drug saturating British Columbia's illicit supply in much the same way fentanyl did several years ago.
Apr 29, 2021 5:34 PM
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Canada's oldest residents higher than for flu shot
OTTAWA — Seniors are getting vaccinated in higher numbers for COVID-19 than they did for the flu, Health Canada data suggest. Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr.
Apr 29, 2021 4:50 PM
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'Great champion of Indigenous Peoples,' B.C. judge, politician, Thomas Berger dies
VANCOUVER — Thomas Berger, a British Columbia politician, lawyer, judge and commissioner whose work led Canada to recognize Aboriginal title to land, has died of cancer at the age of 88.
Apr 29, 2021 4:32 PM
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Alberta, B.C. caribou lose twice as much habitat from fire and industry as they gain
Threatened caribou herds in Alberta and British Columbia have lost twice as much habitat as they've gained over the last twenty years and the pace of loss is picking up, new research says.
Apr 29, 2021 3:56 PM
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Transat AT reaches $700-million aid deal with federal government
MONTREAL — Travel company Transat AT Inc. says it has reached a deal with Ottawa to borrow up to $700 million, nearly half of which will go toward refunding travellers for flights cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apr 29, 2021 3:34 PM
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Newfoundland and Labrador backs off plan to rename Red Indian Lake after criticism
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government is walking back its plan to rename Red Indian Lake following an uproar from nearby residents who said they weren't consulted and don't agree with the new Mi'kmaq name.
Apr 29, 2021 3:22 PM
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O'Toole defends Conservatives' handling of Vance allegation in 2015
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he acted appropriately after hearing a "rumour" about Jonathan Vance months before the general took over as Canada's top military commander in July 2015.
Apr 29, 2021 2:57 PM
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