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Canada takes cautious step toward lifting border restrictions, businesses fret

Canada took a cautious first step toward easing COVID-19 border restrictions, saying it was prepared to relax quarantine protocols for fully vaccinated citizens returning home starting in early July. Canada's…

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“We’re all pained” – Canada indigenous leaders dismiss Pope remarks

Indigenous leaders and school survivors on Sunday dismissed Pope Francis' expressions of pain at the discovery of 215 children's remains at a former Catholic residential school in Canada, saying the church needed to do much more.…

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Canada panel says COVID-19 shots can be mixed

An official Canadian panel said people who received a first shot of AstraZeneca PLC's COVID-19 vaccine can choose to receive a different shot for their second dose, dealing another potential…

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One dead, four taken to hospital after shooting near Toronto

Police in the Peel region near Toronto said one person was killed and four were transported to hospitals in the Toronto area "in various conditions" after a shooting. Police said…

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Remains of 215 children found at former indigenous school site in Canada

The remains of 215 children, some as young as three years old, were found at the site of a former residential school for indigenous children, a discovery Canadian Prime Minister…

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Canada probes forced labour claims in Malaysian palm oil, glove-making industries

Canada is investigating allegations of forced labour in Malaysia's palm oil and glove manufacturing industries, the government said on Friday. Malaysian firms, which includes some of the world's biggest palm…

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Iran rejects Canadian court ruling that Tehran liable for downed Ukrainian plane

Iran said on Friday a provincial Canadian court has no jurisdiction to rule on a claim for damages over the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane downed by Iran's Revolutionary…

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Canada becomes first country to allow Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12-15

OTTAWA, May 5 (Reuters) - Canada on Wednesday became the first nation in the world to authorize the use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15,…

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UPDATED: Canada’s Alberta confirms first death linked to AstraZeneca vaccine

The Canadian province of Alberta reported its first death of a patient from a rare blood clot condition after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, its chief medical officer said. Canada…

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Canada-U.S. land border restrictions, hotel quarantine extended

Canada and the United States extended a land-border closure for non-essential travelers, and air passengers arriving in Canada will continue to be tested for COVID-19 ahead of a hotel quarantine…

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Canada’s budget to include pandemic and childcare supports, luxury tax

Canada will present a budget on Monday with billions of dollars for pandemic recovery measures as COVID-19 infections skyrocket, C$2 billion ($1.6 billion) toward national childcare, and new taxes on…

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Canada’s Ontario to expand use of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine as epidemic rages

The Canadian province of Ontario will begin offering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday to people turning 40 or older this year, according to a government source. The change will broaden…

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Household members face higher contagion risk from UK variant

Compared to people infected with less contagious coronavirus variants, those infected with the variant identified in the UK, known as B.1.1.7, are more likely infect their household members, according to…

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Canada has second case of rare blood clots after AstraZeneca vaccine

Canada reported a second case of rare blood clots with low platelets after immunization with AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in a week, while it said it still recommended the use of…

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Ontario announces stay-at-home order, closes most retail stores

April 7 (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario will begin a four week-long stay-at-home order and close in-store shopping for non-essential retailers as of Thursday, Premier Doug Ford said…

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Canada’s hospitals deploy artificial lungs, scramble for staff as COVID-19 hits younger patients

Younger Canadians are bearing the brunt of the nation’s latest COVID-19 surge, creating growing demand for artificial lungs and a struggle to maintain staffing in critical care units as hospitals…

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Canada surpasses one million Covid-19 cases

Canada has crossed the threshold of one million coronavirus cases as the country faces a third wave of infections, forcing several provinces to tighten restrictions in recent days. With 2,000…

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Canada pauses AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine use for those under 55, wants new risk analysis

Canadian health officials said on Monday they would stop offering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to people under age 55 and require a new analysis of the shot's benefits and risks based on…

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Moderna delays shipment of about 600,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Canada

Moderna Inc has delayed the shipment of 590,400 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine that were due to arrive in Canada this weekend, the federal procurement minister said. Moderna informed Canadian…

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Health Canada follows European regulators in backing AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

Canada's health department joined its European counterparts in backing AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine, saying the shots were not associated with an overall increase in blood clots. "Health Canada confirms that…

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Australia and Canada to continue using AstraZeneca vaccine, say no evidence of blood clots

Australia said on Friday it will continue to roll-out AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine as there was no evidence of a link to blood clots, despite some European countries suspending its use.…

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Biden, Trudeau in warm first “meeting”

U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought on Tuesday to turn the page on the Trump era, stressing the countries' deep ties and pledging to work…

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U.S. President Biden, Canada’s Trudeau to meet virtually next week

WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday will hold his first bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, an event the neighboring countries said would…

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Canada vows to be next country to go after Facebook to pay for news

Canada vowed to make Facebook Inc pay for news content, seeking allies in the media battle with tech giants and pledging not to back down if the social media platform…

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Air Canada posts biggest annual loss in nearly two decades

Air Canada on Friday reported its biggest annual loss in at least 19 years as the coronavirus crisis hit bookings, with no breakthrough in talks with the government over further…

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Bombardier to lay off 1,600, halt Learjet production

Bombardier Inc said it would halt Learjet aircraft production and slash about 1,600 jobs this year as it becomes a pure-play business jet maker, after reporting an adjusted loss before…

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Canada loses 212,800 jobs in January, jobless rate jumps to 9.4%

Canada's economy lost a net 212,800 jobs in January and the unemployment rate rose to 9.4%, reflecting the economic harm done by new restrictions to fight the coronavirus, Statistics Canada…

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Canada to receive fewer Pfizer vaccine doses than expected in first quarter: media report

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will receive only 3.5 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in the first quarter of 2021, not the 4 million the country had expected, a reporter…

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Canada’s Trudeau hints at travel crackdown

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Pfizer had reassured him it would meet Canada’s vaccine order in full by end-March as, with a Pfizer, which is retooling a European manufacturing…

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Queen’s representative in Canada resigns after harassment allegations

Canadian Governor General Julie Payette, the representative of the country’s head of state, Queen Elizabeth, quit amid allegations of workplace harassment in an embarrassment for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The…

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Canada to lift Boeing 737 MAX flight ban on January 20

Canada said on Monday it will lift a near two year flight ban on Boeing Co's 737 MAX on Jan. 20, joining other countries like the United States that have brought the aircraft back following two fatal crashes involving the model. Regulator…

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Canada’s Couche-Tard drops $20 billion Carrefour takeover plan after French opposition

Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard has dropped its 16.2 billion euro ($19.6 billion) bid to acquire European retailer Carrefour SA after the takeover plan ran into stiff opposition from the French government,…

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Air Canada to cut jobs amid COVID-19 restrictions, aid talks stalled

Air Canada announced it would cut first-quarter capacity by an additional 25% as measures to combat COVID-19 hit bookings, while two well-placed sources said talks over a federal aid package…

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Canada orders 20 million more doses of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, PM says

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada has ordered an additional 20 million doses of Pfizer Inc's coronavirus vaccine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday after provinces complained about inadequate supplies. Trudeau…

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Insights – COVID-19 fuelling education’s tech disruption, deepening digital divide

TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic deepened inequities in accessing and benefiting from education but the future of learning could be a more equal one, participants told Reuters Next…

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Canada PM shuffles top Cabinet players ahead of possible election – UPDATE

UPDATE - OTTAWA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named a new foreign minister on Tuesday and shuffled other top players in his Cabinet ahead of an…

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Canada’s Ontario weighs keeping schools closed as 1 in 5 children test positive for COVID-19

TORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario, Canada's most populous province, is weighing an extension of school closures, as some 20% of the region's children under the age of 13 currently tested positive…

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Two cases of new Covid-19 variant confirmed in Canada

Health officials in Ontario said on Saturday that two confirmed cases of the new coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom have appeared in the Canadian province. Scientists say…

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Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX suffers engine issue

An Air Canada Boeing Co 737-8 Max en route between Arizona and Montreal with three crew members on board suffered an engine issue that forced the crew to divert the…

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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine distribution started in Canada by FedEX, Innomar Strategies

Dec 24 (Reuters) - FedEx Corp's Canadian subsidiary and Innomar Strategies, a Canada-based unit of U.S. drug distributor AmerisourceBergen Corp said on Thursday they have started to distribute Moderna Inc's…

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Canada, Britain very close to deal to avoid post-Brexit tariffs

Canada and Britain are on the verge of a deal to ensure that free trade between the two, post-Brexit, can continue until the Canadian Parliament approves a new bilateral agreement,…

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Canada laments Iran’s probe into downing of airliner has major flaws

Iran is not conducting its investigation into the downing of a civilian airliner in January properly and many questions remain unanswered, an independent Canadian report into the tragedy sai. The…

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Aphria, Tilray in deal to become world’s biggest cannabis company

Canadian pot producer Aphria and rival Tilray Inc have agreed to combine their operations, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The all-stock deal will create a new company with an equity…

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Canada expects first Pfizer/BioNTEch COVID-19 vaccines to arrive Sunday

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The first doses of COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Canada later on Sunday, with more of the initial batch of 30,000 coming on Monday, the official in…

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Canada approves Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine

Health Canada on Wednesday approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE , clearing the way for shots to be delivered and administered across the country. The nation's…

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Canada doubles Moderna vaccine order, daily COVID-19 cases could top 10,000 by January

Canada has doubled the number of doses of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine it has on firm order, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said, while the country’s top doctor warned that daily…

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Canada PM Trudeau indicates U.S. border restrictions to last a long time

Canada will not agree to lifting a ban on non-essential travel with the United States until the coronavirus outbreak is significantly under control around the world, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…

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Canadian cannabis producers to scale back investments in Europe

Canadian cannabis producers are likely to scale back their investments in Europe as they come under pressure to cut costs and deliver profit, according to a joint report by two…

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Canada bans mass exports of prescription drugs

Canada blocked bulk exports of prescription drugs if they would create a shortage at home, in response to outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to allow imports from Canada to…

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Britain and Canada agree post-Brexit rollover trade deal

Britain and Canada struck a rollover trade deal on Saturday to protect the flow of $27 billion-worth of goods and services between them after Brexit, and vowed to start talks…

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Canada seeing a massive spike in COVID cases, hospitals could be swamped – PM Trudeau

Canada is seeing a massive spike in COVID-19 cases which could overwhelm the hospital system, an emotional Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, imploring Canadians to stay home as…

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Canada names China, Russia as main cyber-crime threats; sees risk to power supply

Canada identified state-sponsored programs in China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as major cyber crime threats for the first time, and said it feared foreign actors could try to disrupt…

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Canada in talks to donate extra COVID-19 vaccine shots to poorer countries

Canada, which has reserved enough doses to vaccinate residents against COVID-19 several times over, is in talks with other governments about a plan to donate shots to lower-income countries, according…

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Ontario close to cancelling non-essential surgeries again as coronavirus cases spike

Canada’s most populous province Ontario may have to begin suspending non-essential surgeries again starting in two weeks as surging coronavirus cases fill hospital intensive care units, according to modeling released…

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Canada’s PM’s wife pays tribute to Kamala Harris

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, paid tribute to Kamala Harris on her election as Vice President. In a Facebook post, Trudeau wrote "The hardest thing to do in any society is to…

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Canadian PM Trudeau congratulates Joe Biden

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on winning the U.S. Presidential election, saying he looked forward to tackling "the world's greatest challenges" with the new…

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Astronomers discover most inhospitable planet ever

Astronomers have discovered the most inhospitable planet ever that rains rocks, with 60 mile deep lava seas and winds of more than 3,000 mph. The Earth size planet has winds…

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