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Straws, stir sticks and bags among first targets of countrywide plastics ban

Straws, stir sticks and bags among first targets of countrywide plastics ban

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says six single-use plastic items that aren't easily recycled and already have more environmentally-friendly alternatives will be the first to go under Canada's new restrictions on plastics.
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Few to use new sickness benefit for COVID-19 diagnosis, PBO suggests in new report

Few to use new sickness benefit for COVID-19 diagnosis, PBO suggests in new report

OTTAWA — Parliament's spending watchdog says relatively little of the government's new sickness benefit will go to people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Remembrance Day planners scrambling as COVID-19 upends traditional ceremonies

Remembrance Day planners scrambling as COVID-19 upends traditional ceremonies

OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Legion is taking the unprecedented step of discouraging Canadians from attending Remembrance Day ceremonies this year as COVID-19 upends the traditional ways of honouring those who sacrificed their lives for Canada.
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Sexualized onions: Facebook lifts ban on Newfoundland advertisement for seeds

Sexualized onions: Facebook lifts ban on Newfoundland advertisement for seeds

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Facebook has reversed its decision to prevent a seed company in Newfoundland from using a photo of a pile of onions, which the social media giant had deemed "overtly sexual." Jackson McLean, the manager of Gaze Seed Co. in St.
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Halifax police cleared of wrongdoing in high-profile case of alleged racial profiling

Halifax police cleared of wrongdoing in high-profile case of alleged racial profiling

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's police watchdog has cleared two officers of wrongdoing following the arrest of a Black woman who was struck in the face by one officer and later alleged she was a victim of racial profiling.
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Canadian defence minister calls out China for 'hostage diplomacy'

Canadian defence minister calls out China for 'hostage diplomacy'

OTTAWA — Canada's defence minister described China’s continued detention of two Canadians as "hostage diplomacy" on Wednesday and urged the NATO military alliance to keep tabs on the increasingly assertive Asian giant.
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COVID-19 cases increased 40 per cent in Canada over past seven days, Tam says

COVID-19 cases increased 40 per cent in Canada over past seven days, Tam says

The number of daily COVID-19 cases reported in Canada increased 40 per cent in the last week compared to the previous one, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Wednesday.
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Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur resumes treatment as lung cancer returns

Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur resumes treatment as lung cancer returns

Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur is facing a recurrence of lung cancer, the hospital treating him announced Wednesday.
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West Bank winery wins say on 'Product of Israel' case; judge slams other judges

West Bank winery wins say on 'Product of Israel' case; judge slams other judges

TORONTO — An appeal over wine labelling that threatened to put Middle East politics on trial in Canada's courts has been firmly reined in, with a judge rejecting a dozen groups' bid to weigh in.
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Accused in kidnapping of N.Y. couple to return to court for bail hearing Oct. 20

Accused in kidnapping of N.Y. couple to return to court for bail hearing Oct. 20

MONTREAL — Five Quebec men charged following the kidnapping of a couple from northern New York in what authorities allege was a misguided settling of accounts will return to court later this month. In a hearing Tuesday, George Dritsas of Magog, Que.
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