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Quebec records 17 more COVID-19 deaths, announces end to daily updates

Quebec records 17 more COVID-19 deaths, announces end to daily updates

MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 17 new deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including 11 in the last 24 hours. There were also 53 new cases, for a total of 54,937. There are 500 people in hospital, down 15 from the previous day.
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Powerful thunderstorms leave thousands of Quebecers without power

Powerful thunderstorms leave thousands of Quebecers without power

MONTREAL — Thousands of Quebecers were without power this morning after powerful storms swept through the province. As of 9 a.m.
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Smaller, virtual day camps hope to replace in-person experience amid COVID-19

Smaller, virtual day camps hope to replace in-person experience amid COVID-19

MONTREAL — Despite being allowed to operate, some day camps in Quebec and Ontario are turning to the internet to keep children entertained this summer.
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Outbreaks on farms are holding back the entire region, says Windsor, Ont., mayor

Outbreaks on farms are holding back the entire region, says Windsor, Ont., mayor

TORONTO — Tensions are mounting in Windsor-Essex, Ont., over the region's continued pandemic lockdown, with a local mayor and some business owners saying public health officials haven't done enough to halt the spread of COVID-19 on local farms.
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Hamilton school board scraps program that placed police officers in schools

Hamilton school board scraps program that placed police officers in schools

A school board in Hamilton has ended a program that placed police officers in elementary and high schools, as some school boards across Canada weigh their own programs amid ongoing protests denouncing racism and police violence.
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Liberal staffer working at Quebec's legislature being tested for COVID-19

Liberal staffer working at Quebec's legislature being tested for COVID-19

MONTREAL — An employee of the Quebec Liberal party is being tested for COVID-19 after she exhibited symptoms of the novel coronavirus, leading to the suspension of a legislative committee on which she worked.
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Peel board parts ways with education director after anti-Black racism reports

Peel board parts ways with education director after anti-Black racism reports

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The Peel District School Board has parted ways with its director of education following reports on persistent anti-Black racism within the board. The board says effective immediately, Peter Joshua is no longer with the board.
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Ontario unveils new elementary math curriculum with coding, budgeting

Ontario unveils new elementary math curriculum with coding, budgeting

TORONTO — Ontario elementary students will be taught a new math curriculum starting in September that incorporates learning to code, expanded learning on financial literacy, and a return to memorizing multiplication tables.
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Ontario child dies with, but not from, COVID-19, officials say

Ontario child dies with, but not from, COVID-19, officials say

TORONTO — Ontario has recorded the first death of a child with COVID-19, though officials say it does not appear to be the cause. Toronto Public Health says a child under the age of 10 died with the disease, but not as a result of it.
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Quebec watchdog investigating after man dies during police intervention

Quebec watchdog investigating after man dies during police intervention

MONTREAL — Quebec's police watchdog announced Tuesday morning it was investigating the death of a 53-year-old man after an officer shot him during an intervention northeast of Montreal.
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