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COVID-19: Trudeau defends Canada's travel restrictions as effective but open to doing more

COVID-19: Trudeau defends Canada's travel restrictions as effective but open to doing more

Canada currently requires all air passengers arriving from outside the country to spend up to three days in an approved quarantine hotel pending a COVID-19 test result
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CANADA: Opposition leaders criticize federal budget over pharmacare, old age security

CANADA: Opposition leaders criticize federal budget over pharmacare, old age security

Debate began in the House of Commons Tuesday with leaders pushing to shape the economic blueprint more to their liking
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CANADA: Experts, advocates say federal budget is hit-and-miss on housing

CANADA: Experts, advocates say federal budget is hit-and-miss on housing

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BEYOND LOCAL: What are NFTs and why are people paying millions for them?

BEYOND LOCAL: What are NFTs and why are people paying millions for them?

A NFT is a digital file with verified identity and ownership
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ONTARIO: Province should brace for AstraZeneca shipment delay, Ford says

ONTARIO: Province should brace for AstraZeneca shipment delay, Ford says

Ford says he will be reaching out to ask for any extra AstraZeneca vaccines
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COVID-19: Ways to teach kindergarten kids to deal with stress, whether learning online or at school

COVID-19: Ways to teach kindergarten kids to deal with stress, whether learning online or at school

With some kindergarten children now participating in online learning, questions persist about how they will learn the competencies needed to help them flourish both socially and academically
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FEDERAL BUDGET: Criminal pardons would be less expensive, easier to get under Liberal budget plan

FEDERAL BUDGET: Criminal pardons would be less expensive, easier to get under Liberal budget plan

Proposals outlined in the federal budget Monday could undo measures introduced by Stephen Harper's Conservatives that made people wait longer and pay more to obtain a pardon
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COVID-19: N.L. sending health-care help to Ontario, rest of Atlantic Canada mulling it over

COVID-19: N.L. sending health-care help to Ontario, rest of Atlantic Canada mulling it over

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey said his province will absolutely be sending front-line health care workers to pitch in, his wife among them
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FEDERAL BUDGET: Liberals extend COVID-19 aid with election top of mind

FEDERAL BUDGET: Liberals extend COVID-19 aid with election top of mind

The government will need to get at least one opposition party to support it to avoid a pandemic election this spring
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FEDERAL BUDGET: Highlights from the Liberal plan tabled Monday

FEDERAL BUDGET: Highlights from the Liberal plan tabled Monday

Budget records a $155 billion deficit for 2021-22
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