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Advocates share fear of worsening overdose crisis in 2021, want national safe supply

Advocates share fear of worsening overdose crisis in 2021, want national safe supply

VANCOUVER — With overdose deaths rising across Canada, advocates for drug users are calling for the implementation of a national safe supply program as part of an effort to save lives.
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A look at what provinces and territories have said about COVID-19 vaccine plans

A look at what provinces and territories have said about COVID-19 vaccine plans

The largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history began Dec. 14 in Ontario and Quebec after the country received its first COVID-19 vaccine shipment over the weekend.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Dec. 17, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Dec. 17, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday Dec. 17, 2020. There are 481,630 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 481,630 confirmed cases (75,885 active, 391,946 resolved, 13,799 deaths).
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Liberals striving for 'balance' on federal transparency, Trudeau says

Liberals striving for 'balance' on federal transparency, Trudeau says

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says while he is committed to transparency in the federal government, being too forthcoming can hinder the government's ability to wrestle with tough decisions.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. There are 481,630 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 481,630 confirmed cases (75,885 active, 391,946 resolved, 13,799 deaths).
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B.C. mom who gave birth in a coma due to COVID-19 awake, able to meet son

B.C. mom who gave birth in a coma due to COVID-19 awake, able to meet son

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A mother who gave birth while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19 is awake and has met her newborn son for the first time. Gillian McIntosh was given an emergency C-section after arriving at a hospital in Abbotsford, B.C.
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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Dec. 16, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Dec. 16, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (All times Eastern): 7:35 p.m. Alberta's top doctor says an Edmonton arena is being set up as an alternate hospital with help from the Canadian Red Cross. Chief medical health officer Dr.
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More provinces administer first COVID-19 vaccines as cases mount

More provinces administer first COVID-19 vaccines as cases mount

Canada's vaccine rollout reached four more provinces on Wednesday, with health-care workers being inoculated against COVID-19 as officials warned hospitals in some areas are nearing a breaking point.
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Detailed portrait emerges of gun acquisitions, cash stockpiles of N.S. mass killer

Detailed portrait emerges of gun acquisitions, cash stockpiles of N.S. mass killer

HALIFAX — A widening portrait of how a Nova Scotia mass killer acquired his weapons and stockpiled cash emerged Wednesday in the latest court-ordered release of documents.
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40 women in California launch suit against Montreal-based parent company of Pornhub

40 women in California launch suit against Montreal-based parent company of Pornhub

MONTREAL — A Montreal-based company that runs a popular porn website is being sued by 40 women in California who claim it continues to profit from pornographic videos of them that were published without their full consent.
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