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Quebec imposes Canada's first curfew as country's COVID-19 caseload soars
TORONTO — Touting the need for drastic action, Quebec became the first province to impose a curfew Wednesday as soaring COVID-19 infections across Canada intensified the strain on hospitals and prompted some Ontario morgues to run out of space.
Jan 6, 2021 6:16 PM
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Prison guards need priority COVID-19 vaccinations, union says
OTTAWA — A union representing federal prison guards says vaccinating them against COVID-19 should be a priority, given their front-line role in correctional institutions.
Jan 6, 2021 6:11 PM
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Small businesses feeling the pinch of credit-card fees as e-commerce ramps up
OTTAWA — Industry groups say small businesses are being hammered by high credit-card fees on online purchases as the shift toward e-commerce continues. Visa and MasterCard reduced the fees they collect from businesses to an average annual rate of 1.
Jan 6, 2021 6:02 PM
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Alberta premier working in politically toxic 'Sky Palace' due to legislature renos
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's office has confirmed he is working out of a penthouse known infamously as the "Sky Palace" because of exterior renovations at the legislature.
Jan 6, 2021 5:42 PM
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Ban on U.K. flights to Canada expires as testing scheme takes effect
OTTAWA — Canada's ban on flights from the United Kingdom is not being extended, replaced by a stringent COVID-19 testing program for air travellers. Canada halted most air travel from the U.K.
Jan 6, 2021 5:14 PM
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'Horrific day:' Family member of Somali women says they feared for lives in attack
EDMONTON — A family member of two Somali women who were attacked in a mall parking lot says they thought they were going to be killed.
Jan 6, 2021 5:10 PM
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Nova Scotia RCMP, province again under scrutiny over alerts following gunman's arrest
AMHERST, N.S. — The RCMP and officials in Nova Scotia are again being accused of failing to properly warn the public about a gunman on the loose.
Jan 6, 2021 5:05 PM
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Quebec long-term care residents threaten legal action to get second vaccine dose
MONTREAL — A group of seniors at one of the first long-term care homes in Quebec to receive COVID-19 vaccines have threatened to sue the provincial government if they don't receive their second doses in the coming days.
Jan 6, 2021 4:35 PM
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Ontario First Nation hopes new funding will end some water advisories
OTTAWA — The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation is expanding its water system to deliver clean drinking water to hundreds of residents who have been grappling for more than a decade with seven drinking water advisories.
Jan 6, 2021 4:24 PM
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Vancouver blast that tore three-metre crater in sidewalk blamed on failed cables
VANCOUVER — Electrical faults in underground utility cables set off a fire and a subsequent electric arc that the fire department says caused a three-metre crater in a new commercial area under Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge.
Jan 6, 2021 2:29 PM
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