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Public Health Agency of Canada budgets $5B for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments

Public Health Agency of Canada budgets $5B for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments

OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada expects to spend up to $5 billion on vaccines and other COVID-19 treatments. Federal budget documents show $5.
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Kielburger brothers decline request to testify before 'partisan' Commons committee

Kielburger brothers decline request to testify before 'partisan' Commons committee

OTTAWA — WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger are declining requests to testify before two House of Commons committees.
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Jewish groups raise anti-Semitism concerns ahead of NDP MP's chat with Corbyn

Jewish groups raise anti-Semitism concerns ahead of NDP MP's chat with Corbyn

OTTAWA — Two prominent Jewish advocacy groups are voicing concerns about anti-Semitism ahead of a public conversation between NDP MP Niki Ashton and former U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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Minassian decision opens door for verdict of not criminally responsible due to autism

Minassian decision opens door for verdict of not criminally responsible due to autism

TORONTO — The judge who found Alek Minassian guilty of murder and attempted murder in the Toronto van attack set Canadian precedent Wednesday by considering autism a "mental disorder" under the Criminal Code.
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Legal challenge to Quebec common-law rules seeks equal rights for unmarried spouses

Legal challenge to Quebec common-law rules seeks equal rights for unmarried spouses

MONTREAL — A well-known Quebec lawyer says she's mounting a legal challenge to provincial laws that don't grant common-law spouses the same rights as married couples in the event of a breakup.
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Psychologist tells inquiry Lionel Desmond made limited progress during treatment

Psychologist tells inquiry Lionel Desmond made limited progress during treatment

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — Lionel Desmond made little progress during a psychological trauma treatment program he underwent less than a year before killing three family members and himself, a fatality inquiry heard Wednesday.
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Trudeau signals support for Hassan Diab as advocates demand intervention with France

Trudeau signals support for Hassan Diab as advocates demand intervention with France

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau signalled Wednesday that Canada will stand up for an Ottawa sociology professor facing trial in France as human-rights advocates renewed calls for the Liberal government to intervene.
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In U.S., public health caution clashes with vaccine optimism, eased restrictions

In U.S., public health caution clashes with vaccine optimism, eased restrictions

WASHINGTON — The United States is at a COVID-19 crossroads — and public health officials are worried about which path the country will choose.
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U.S., Canadian rescue effort saves 31 people before ship sinks in stormy Atlantic

U.S., Canadian rescue effort saves 31 people before ship sinks in stormy Atlantic

HALIFAX — Canadian and American rescuers are describing a tightly choreographed effort in heaving Atlantic seas that saved 31 seafarers early Wednesday before an offshore scallop dragger sank off Nova Scotia.
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Alek Minassian found guilty in 2018 Toronto van attack that killed 10, injured 16

Alek Minassian found guilty in 2018 Toronto van attack that killed 10, injured 16

TORONTO — Relief washed over victims of the Toronto van attack Wednesday after the man responsible for the rampage was found guilty of murdering ten people and trying to kill 16 others.
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