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Kenney says no new taxes as Alberta preps for another tough times pandemic budget

Kenney says no new taxes as Alberta preps for another tough times pandemic budget

EDMONTON — On Thursday it’s budget day in Alberta, a time that will cruelly and ironically remind residents that last year’s projected eye-popping $6.8-billion deficit was actually the good old days.
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No winning ticket for Saturday's $6 million Lotto 649 jackpot

No winning ticket for Saturday's $6 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $6 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a lottery player in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Feb.
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Online petition asks for Cree language to be added to Google Translate

Online petition asks for Cree language to be added to Google Translate

Montreal-based publisher Joseph John wanted his comic book "Citizen Canada" to reflect the country's diverse history by having the titular hero speak English, French and Cree.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 21, 2021. There are 843,301 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 843,301 confirmed cases (31,830 active, 789,841 resolved, 21,630 deaths).
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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 21, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 21, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 21, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 49,707 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,451,846 doses given.
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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 20, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 20, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday Feb. 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 49,707 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,451,846 doses given.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Feb. 20, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Feb. 20, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday Feb. 20, 2021. There are 843,301 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 843,301 confirmed cases (31,830 active, 789,841 resolved, 21,630 deaths).
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Supreme Court agrees to hear case on how Jordan ruling applies to second trials

Supreme Court agrees to hear case on how Jordan ruling applies to second trials

MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case that could establish how the so-called Jordan ruling applies to cases where a new trial is ordered.
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Chinese ambassador denounces pending vote by Canadian MPs on Uighur genocide

Chinese ambassador denounces pending vote by Canadian MPs on Uighur genocide

OTTAWA — China's envoy to Canada is telling Canadian parliamentarians to butt out of his country's internal affairs through their pending vote on declaring a genocide against ethnic Muslim Uighurs in its Xinjiang province.
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Tam urges need to maintain individual COVID-19 precautions as variant cases mount

Tam urges need to maintain individual COVID-19 precautions as variant cases mount

Public health officials have identified upwards of 700 cases of contagious COVID-19 variants across Canada, the nation's top doctor said Saturday, a finding she said lends new urgency to her calls to maintain personal COVID-19 precautions.
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