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Ottawa parents call for COVID back to school plan as Premier promises a return to class
OTTAWA — On Tuesday, it will be exactly six weeks until school returns in Ontario. It’s just enough time for…
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From Nunavik to Rideau Hall: How Mary Simon’s home will shape her future as Governor General
KUUJJUAQ, QUE. — In the Inuit region of Nunavik in northern Quebec, the family and friends of Canada’s newest Governor…
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Kanye West living in Atlanta stadium to work on new album
Kanye West has been living inside an Atlanta stadium while working on his new album. A representative for the performer…
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Haiti gang leader rallies hundreds to honor slain president
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — More than 1,000 demonstrators gathered around one of Haiti’s most notorious gang leaders on Monday to commemorate…
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Canada’s building codes need more tornado-specific protections: engineering experts
TORONTO — In the wake of a devastating tornado that displaced more than 100 residents in southern Ontario earlier this…
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Large meteor lights up skies in Norway
HELSINKI — Norwegian experts say an unusually large meteor was visible over large parts of southern Scandinavia and illuminated southeast…
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MDA gets $35.3 million contract from Canadian Space Agency for Canadarm 3 components
The Canadian Space Agency has awarded a contract worth $35.3 million to MDA Ltd. to design a key component of…
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Bayreuth’s Wagner festival opens with 1st female conductor
BERLIN — The annual Bayreuth opera festival has returned after a one-year break forced by the coronavirus pandemic, with a…
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Seven new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Monday
OTTAWA — Ottawa Public Health is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Monday. No new deaths were…
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Biden, Iraqi PM to announce end of U.S. combat mission in Iraq
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi are expected to announce on Monday that they’ve…
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Vaccine maker BioNTech to use mRNA tech to target malaria
BERLIN — Pharmaceutical company BioNTech said Monday that it wants to use the mRNA technology behind its coronavirus vaccine to…
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For Olympians, finishing second can be hard to accept
TORONTO — The defining moment of Annie Vernon’s rowing career is one forever captured on TV news footage – she…
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Special Air quality remains in effect; haze and humidty in store
There is haze to start the day Monday, and the humidity will set it, making it feel much hotter. Environment…
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Mary Simon set to be installed as 30th governor general, and first Indigenous
OTTAWA — Mary Simon will be installed later this morning as the country’s new governor general and become the first…
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Mary Simon installed as Canada’s 30th Governor General
OTTAWA — Mary Simon is now officially the Governor General of Canada, after being installed in a pared-down but historic…
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At least 7 killed in 20-car pileup in Utah during sandstorm
KANOSH, UTAH — At least seven people were killed in a 20-vehicle pileup crash during a sandstorm Sunday afternoon, Utah…
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Mac Neil wins Canada’s first gold in Tokyo Games first in women’s 100 butterfly
TOKYO — Margaret Mac Neil shrugged off the bull’s-eye she felt on her to win Canada’s first gold medal of…
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Cramps derail Tyler Mislawchuk’s medal hopes in men’s triathlon at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — Canada’s strategy of having Matthew Sharpe serve as Tyler Mislawchuk’s domestique in the first two segments of the…
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Get lost for a day in one a-maze-ing corn field in Vankleek Hill, Ont.
OTTAWA — About an hour east of Ottawa is one of the biggest corn mazes you will find in eastern…
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Air quality statement issued as wildfire smoke returns to eastern Ontario
OTTAWA — Environment Canada has issued another air quality statement as smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario returns to the…
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