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Quebec orders all non-essential businesses closed from Dec. 25 until at least Jan. 11

Quebec orders all non-essential businesses closed from Dec. 25 until at least Jan. 11

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois is closing all non-essential businesses across the province from Christmas until at least Jan. 11.
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Moderna vaccine key to immunization of Ontario nursing home residents: Hillier

Moderna vaccine key to immunization of Ontario nursing home residents: Hillier

TORONTO — Long-term care residents in Ontario will be getting the Moderna vaccine once it receives approval from federal regulators, the head of the province's COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force said Tuesday. Retired Gen.
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One killed in school bus-minivan crash west of Listowel, Ont.

One killed in school bus-minivan crash west of Listowel, Ont.

ETHEL, Ark. — One person was killed in a head-on crash Tuesday involving a school bus and a minivan west of Listowel, Ont. Provincial police in Huron County say the minivan crossed the centre line just before the crash.
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Toronto police charge third teenager with murder in May homicide

Toronto police charge third teenager with murder in May homicide

TORONTO — Police have charged a third teenager with murder in the shooting death of a Toronto man earlier this year. The Toronto Police Service says the 16-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday.
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What are the side effects? Is it safe? Doctors answer common COVID vaccine questions

What are the side effects? Is it safe? Doctors answer common COVID vaccine questions

TORONTO — As the first batch of vaccinations target groups most at risk of COVID-19 exposure and illness, many Canadians have questions about how the broader rollout will look when it's their turn for a shot.
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Hamilton hospital COVID-19 outbreak expands to more units; 62 cases linked

Hamilton hospital COVID-19 outbreak expands to more units; 62 cases linked

HAMILTON — A Hamilton hospital is now reporting more than 60 cases of COVID-19, with infections expanding to more units. The outbreak at Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre is linked to 30 patients, 30 staff and two others.
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Nine Toronto schools closed until January amid COVID-19 cases: TDSB

Nine Toronto schools closed until January amid COVID-19 cases: TDSB

Nine schools in Toronto have now been ordered to close until after the winter break due to COVID-19, the Toronto District School Board said Monday. The board said the schools will reopen to in-class learning on Jan. 4.
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'This was not a snowball': Man who threw metal hitch at woman guilty of manslaughter

'This was not a snowball': Man who threw metal hitch at woman guilty of manslaughter

A man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been found guilty of manslaughter in her death, with a judge saying the fatal outcome of his violent act was foreseeable. Justice Helen M.
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Church identifies second man killed in London building collapse, funerals this week

Church identifies second man killed in London building collapse, funerals this week

A church has identified the second person killed after a building under construction in London, Ont., partially collapsed last week. The Lighthouse Gospel Church says 21-year-old John Martens died in Friday's incident.
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Officer won't be charged in death of 26-year-old Brampton man in crisis, SIU says

Officer won't be charged in death of 26-year-old Brampton man in crisis, SIU says

An investigation has found "no basis" for criminal charges against a Peel Region officer who fatally shot a mentally ill man in his Brampton, Ont., home this spring, Ontario's police watchdog said Monday.
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