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CANADA: Study shows women-owned businesses hit harder by pandemic

CANADA: Study shows women-owned businesses hit harder by pandemic

'It feels like I'm drowning,' single mom and founder and CEO of The Workaround says
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ONTARIO: Man who builds tiny shelters for Toronto's homeless asks city to drop court case

ONTARIO: Man who builds tiny shelters for Toronto's homeless asks city to drop court case

The city says the encampments are a safety hazard
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CANADA: All digital version of Tim Hortons iconic Roll Up contest 'where the world is headed'

CANADA: All digital version of Tim Hortons iconic Roll Up contest 'where the world is headed'

For over 35 years, Canadians have used scissors, their teeth and other creative methods to roll the rims up on their coffee cups
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CANADA: Air traffic controllers say potential cuts at Nav Canada would put lives at risk

CANADA: Air traffic controllers say potential cuts at Nav Canada would put lives at risk

Nav Canada saw profits and air traffic plummet over the past year as the COVID-19 pandemic battered the organization
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COVID-19: Canada missed chance to help homegrown vaccines move quickly last spring, developers say

COVID-19: Canada missed chance to help homegrown vaccines move quickly last spring, developers say

Speaking to the House of Commons health committee today, Lewis says Canada still has no vaccine through the finish line
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COVID-19: Canada to receive record 640K vaccine doses this week with Pfizer, Moderna deliveries

COVID-19: Canada to receive record 640K vaccine doses this week with Pfizer, Moderna deliveries

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged provinces on Friday to get ready for the influx of vaccine doses
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ONTARIO: Vaccine rollout could look different across health units, Solicitor General says

ONTARIO: Vaccine rollout could look different across health units, Solicitor General says

Sylvia Jones says while the health units must follow the province's plan to vaccinate priority populations first, they can also determine the best way to serve the needs of their communities
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BEYOND LOCAL: COVID-19 has fueled automation — but human involvement is still essential, prof says

BEYOND LOCAL: COVID-19 has fueled automation — but human involvement is still essential, prof says

Automated systems require knowledge, human supervision and intervention from the human operator whenever something goes wrong
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COVID-19: Why posting vaccines selfies on social media cause envy, frustration

COVID-19: Why posting vaccines selfies on social media cause envy, frustration

People are celebrating getting the coronavirus vaccine by posting selfies online
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CANADA: Nova Scotia mass shooter's spouse worried he was looking for her when killings began

CANADA: Nova Scotia mass shooter's spouse worried he was looking for her when killings began

Lisa Banfield told police that she questions whether Gabriel Wortman went to locations she might have run to in order to get help and then killed people as he went along during April's mass shooting
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