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Canadian Medical Association hopes federal budget will address primary care needs

Canadian Medical Association hopes federal budget will address primary care needs

OTTAWA — Groups representing thousands of doctors and nurses are asking the federal Liberals to help Canada's strained health-care system in their upcoming budget, flagging concerns about lack of access to family doctors as well as chronic staff shor
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Montreal police arrest suspect after woman of Asian origin threatened on city's metro

Montreal police arrest suspect after woman of Asian origin threatened on city's metro

MONTREAL — A 44-year-old man arrested for allegedly uttering death threats to a woman of Asian origin on Montreal's subway system is due back in court April 14, police said Thursday.
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Bloc asks Ottawa to support logging, fledgling biofuels sector

Bloc asks Ottawa to support logging, fledgling biofuels sector

OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is calling on the federal government to recharge Quebec’s forestry sector with an eye to its energy potential.
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Ontario stay-at-home order; Biden takes aim at gun violence: In The News for April 8

Ontario stay-at-home order; Biden takes aim at gun violence: In The News for April 8

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks.
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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 8, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 231,009 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,991,804 doses given. Nationwide, 746,702 people or 2.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 8, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 8, 2021. There are 1,028,041 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,028,041 confirmed cases (62,136 active, 942,732 resolved, 23,173 deaths).
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Calgary man who killed girlfriend, mother and stepfather to be sentenced

Calgary man who killed girlfriend, mother and stepfather to be sentenced

CALGARY — A man who admitted to slitting his girlfriend's throat and, days later, stabbing to death his mother and stepfather is to be sentenced today.
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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, April 7, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, April 7, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 231,009 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,991,804 doses given. Nationwide, 746,702 people or 2.
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Ontario issues stay-at-home order, Alberta cracks down on COVID-19 rule-breakers

Ontario issues stay-at-home order, Alberta cracks down on COVID-19 rule-breakers

Residents of Ontario and Quebec were to wake up to more COVID-19 restrictions Thursday as officials plan new approaches to vaccine distribution and promise crackdowns on rule-breakers in several jurisdictions.
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