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Nunavut reports two COVID-19 deaths, which are its first from the novel coronavirus

Nunavut is reporting its first two COVID-19 deaths.
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COVID-19 fears spark increased interest in home births, midwives say

COVID-19 fears spark increased interest in home births, midwives say

TORONTO — Fear of contracting COVID-19 in hospitals or doctors' offices has prompted some moms-to-be to choose to take on midwives and have their babies at home, midwifery groups say.
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'We've been there before:' National phone line launches to prevent overdose deaths

'We've been there before:' National phone line launches to prevent overdose deaths

A new Canada-wide phone line aims to prevent deadly overdoses by connecting anyone who is alone and using drugs with peers who can quickly call for help if things take a bad turn.
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Quebec ticket holder wins Saturday night's $30 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — A ticket holder in Quebec claimed Saturday night's nearly $30 million Lotto 649 jackpot. And the draw's $1 million guaranteed prize went to a lottery player in the Prairies. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Dec.
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Pandemic forced Trudeau back to centre stage, improved his political fortunes

Pandemic forced Trudeau back to centre stage, improved his political fortunes

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau always knew 2020 was going to be a difficult year, his first leading a minority Liberal government dependent on opposition party support for its survival.
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Emotional Dr. Theresa Tam very thankful for speed of COVID-19 vaccine delivery

Emotional Dr. Theresa Tam very thankful for speed of COVID-19 vaccine delivery

OTTAWA — Canada's top public health officer has been a model of stoicism through the first year of COVID-19, but Dr. Theresa Tam still got a little choked up last week when the first Canadians were inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine.
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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.
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Traditional knowledge at centre of efforts to protect land from shipwreck's fuel

Traditional knowledge at centre of efforts to protect land from shipwreck's fuel

BLIGH ISLAND — Not far from an oily sheen on the waters of British Columbia's Nootka Sound is a site that the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation considers the centre of the world.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday Dec. 19, 2020. There are 501,594 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 501,594 confirmed cases (76,044 active, 411,396 resolved, 14,154 deaths).
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Canada passes 500,000 COVID-19 cases following Saskatchewan report

Canada passes 500,000 COVID-19 cases following Saskatchewan report

Canada surpassed 500,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as infections continued to surge while the vaccine rollout reached its final province.
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