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Canada PM Trudeau angrily accuses main rival of favoring abortion curbs, gun owners

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing a possible election defeat, lashed out at his main rival, accusing him of favoring restrictions on abortion and wanting to loosen gun controls. Opinion…

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Parties focus on key battlegrounds in tight Canadian election

Canada's federal election race is so close that even a few swing districts on the western Prairies, a region usually hostile to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals, may be key…

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Canada’s Trudeau, trailing in polls, goes on attack two weeks before vote

Canadian Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, trailing in opinion polls, attacked his main rival on Monday for waffling on gun control and vaccine mandates as the campaign enters its final stretch…

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Polls show Canada’s Conservatives ahead in tight election race

OTTAWA, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Canada's ruling Liberals are falling behind their main rival Conservatives in the latest polls ahead of the Sept. 20 vote, which will determine who forms…

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Canada’s Trudeau on defensive over election call, few big blows landed at first debate

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, struggling ahead of a Sept. 20 election, came under concerted fire at a debate on Thursday from opponents who said he had no business calling…

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Toronto’s hospital network to sack employees unvaccinated at end of October

A healthcare network that operates several hospitals in Toronto said it would sack any staff members who are not fully vaccinated by the end of October. The University Health Network…

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U.S. extends travel curbs at Canada, Mexico land borders through Sept. 21

The United States on Friday extended the closure of its land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel such as tourism through Sept. 21 despite Ottawa's decision to open…

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Canada’s Trudeau takes gamble, calls snap election for Sept. 20

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday called a snap early election for Sept. 20, saying he needed a new mandate to ensure voters approved of his Liberal…

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Canada to require COVID-19 vaccines for federal workers

Canada said it will soon require all federal public servants and many other workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, as it looks to boost its already world-leading inoculation rate amid…

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Canada PM Trudeau planning snap election, seeks approval for COVID response

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning a snap election for Sept. 20 to seek voter approval for the government's costly plans to combat COVID-19, four sources familiar with the…

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Canada planning COVID-19 vaccine passport for international travel

Canada is working to create a digital vaccine passport that would allow citizens to travel abroad and it should be available in the next few months, government officials said. Before…

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Chinese court sentences Canadian Spavor to 11 years in espionage case

A Chinese court convicted Canadian businessman Michael Spavor of espionage on Wednesday and sentenced him to 11 years in prison, in a case that is embroiled in a wider diplomatic spat involving Washington and…

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Canadian border staff to begin work-to-rule strike action starting Friday

Almost 9,000 Canadian border staff will begin "work-to-rule" strike action starting on Friday, the union announced, days before Canada begins allowing fully vaccinated U.S. visitors in the country for the…

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Toronto home prices rise 13% in July, condos buck overall drop in sales

Home prices across Toronto, Canada's most populous city, climbed nearly 13% in July from a year ago, while new listings fell almost 31%, data from the Toronto Regional Real Estate…

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U.S. extends travel curbs at Canada, Mexico land borders through Aug. 21

The U.S. government on Wednesday extended the closure of land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel such as tourism through Aug. 21 even as officials debate whether to…

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Warning foreign actors will seek to interfere in next Canada election

Foreign state-sponsored actors will try to interfere in the next Canadian federal election but not on the scale of the campaign mounted against the United States, Canada's electronic signals spy…

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Canada may allow fully vaccinated travellers by early September

Canada may permit fully vaccinated travellers into the country by early September, the country's prime minister said, if the current trend in vaccination rate and public health conditions continue. Justin…

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Canada sheds 294,200 jobs in June – ADP

Canada lost 294,200 jobs in June, mainly on a plunge in service sector jobs in industries hit hard by COVID-19 restrictions, a report from payroll services provider ADP showed on…

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Canada orders rail restrictions to reduce wildfire risk

Canada on Sunday ordered rail transport restrictions for areas where there is a high wildfire risk in both British Columbia and nationally after a blaze wiped out the town of…

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Canada will not welcome unvaccinated tourists for some time -PM Trudeau

Foreign tourists who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will not be allowed to enter Canada for quite some time because the government is unwilling to jeopardize progress made on containing…

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A look at the unmarked graves found at Canadian former residential school sites

Canada has been rocked by the disclosures of more than 1,000 unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools - institutions that were part of an abusive system that…

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Lightning strikes fuel wildfires during Canadian heatwave

Lightning strikes in Western Canada over the past two days soared nearly tenfold from the same time a year ago, triggered in part by a record-breaking heat wave, meteorologists said,…

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Canada posts C$1.39 billion trade deficit in May

Canada posted a trade deficit of C$1.39 billion ($1.12 billion) in May as imports increased while exports fell, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Imports were up by 2.1%, largely on…

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Canada Day muted as country reckons with treatment of indigenous, other minorities

Multiple cities scrapped Canada Day celebrations after the discovery of hundreds of remains of children in unmarked graves at former indigenous schools sparked a reckoning with the country's colonial past.…

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New evacuation orders issued in western Canada as fire guts town after record heat

A forest fire that began after three days of record-breaking temperatures has destroyed most of the small western Canadian town of Lytton, as government officials issued fresh evacuation orders as…

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Deaths surge in U.S. and Canada from worst heatwave on record

A heatwave that smashed all-time high temperature records in western Canada and the U.S. Northwest has left a rising death toll in its wake as officials brace for more sizzling…

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Canada to ban sale of new fuel-powered cars and light trucks from 2035

Canada will ban the sale of fuel-burning new cars and light-duty trucks from 2035 in an effort to reach net-zero emissions across the country by 2050, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s…

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Health Canada recommends people with rare blood condition not get AstraZeneca vaccine

Health Canada said it has recommended that people with a history of capillary leak syndrome not be inoculated with drugmaker AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. "Health Canada is updating the product monograph…

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Dozens dead in Canada as heatwave shatters records

The Canadian province of British Columbia suffered nearly double the average deaths as temperatures hit a record high of 46.6°C (115.88°F) during the past four days of "extreme heat", officials…

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Canada says COVID-19 Delta variant could cause greater than expected surge

Canada projects COVID-19 infections will decline rapidly over the next two months, but the more contagious Delta variant risks causing a greater-than-expected resurgence of cases later this year, public health…

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Iran dismisses Canada report on downing of airline as ‘highly politicised’

Iran criticised as "highly politicised" on Friday a report by a special Canadian forensic team that accused the country of incompetence and recklessness over the downing of a Ukrainian passenger…

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Hundreds of unmarked graves found at indigenous school in Canada

A Canadian indigenous group announced the “horrific and shocking discovery” of hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school, just weeks after the discovery of other…

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Canada’s Senate vote opens way for single event betting

Canada's Senate passed a bill that will open the way to legalize betting on single games or sporting events, which is currently illegal except for on horse racing. The vote…

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EU and Canada set up a strategic partnership on raw materials

Today, the framework setting the ground for the EU-Canada strategic partnership on raw materials was formally adopted, following political endorsement at the EU-Canada Summit on 15 June. The partnership will allow both sides…

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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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Pope calls for reconciliation, healing over Canada school discovery

Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was pained by the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former Catholic school for indigenous students in Canada and called…

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Pope meets Canadian cardinals after indigenous school scandal

Pope Francis met with both Vatican-based Canadian cardinals on Saturday as their country reels from the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former school for indigenous students…

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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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Air France uses cooking oil to fly to Canada as green fuel debate rages

Air France-KLM flew a biofuel-powered Airbus A350 from Paris to Montreal on Tuesday, demonstrating the airline's readiness to adopt low-emissions fuel despite deep industry divisions over the pace of its…

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Malta gives Materia facility green light to produce and export cannabis flower

Canadian medical cannabis producer Materia won European Union certification for its Malta facility to produce and export cannabis flower across the continent, allowing product supply in Germany, one of the…

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U.S. among first foreign countries to join EU defence project, diplomats say

The European Union will allow the United States, Norway and Canada to join a project to overcome delays in moving troops across Europe, diplomats said on Wednesday, which NATO sees…

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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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Turkey replaces Canada on Formula One calendar

(Reuters) - Turkey will replace Canada on this year's Formula One calendar after the June 13 race in Montreal was cancelled on Wednesday for the second year in a row…

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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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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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Canadian Grand Prix cancelled for second year

(Reuters) -The Canadian Grand Prix scheduled for June 13 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal has been cancelled for the second year in a row, CBC Radio reported on…

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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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