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Canadians will forever be grateful to the health minister or premier who first makes and achieves this commitment. Other countries do this, we can too. thestarphoenix.com/opinion/c…
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Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis Presley, dead at 54. cbc.ca/1.6712369
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Canada wins gold at the 2023 world junior hockey championship after beating Czech Republic 3-2 in OT. cbc.ca/1.6705143
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One of the greatest and best-known athletes of all time has died. Soccer Superstar Pele passed away today at the age of 82.
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Canada's 1st men's World Cup game in 36 years ends in defeat with a 1-0 loss to Belgium. cbc.ca/sports/soccer/worldcu…
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'Today, it's Pakistan. Tomorrow, it could be your country,' UN chief says in appeal for $160M US in flood aid. cbc.ca/1.6566594
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More @cbcnews Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet leader who ended the Cold War, has died: reports. cbc.ca/1.6567228
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UPDATE: Salman Rushdie on ventilator after Friday's stabbing attack in New York. His agent says author left with damage to liver, severed nerves in arm and may lose an eye. cbc.ca/1.6549547
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BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, ending the constitutional right to abortion. More to come.
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An Australian court confirmed it is holding a preliminary hearing today regarding the cancellation of tennis star Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time. cbc.ca/1.6314741
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"What's our metric of success? Is it preventing severe illness or preventing cases?" Dr. @MonicaGandhi9 says it's time for a new approach, where the focus is on protecting those at risk for severe breakthrough infections of Omicron.
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Ontario to limit gatherings to 10 people indoors, 25 outdoors. Capacity at grocery stores, malls, restaurants, bars, theatres and other venues capped at 50%. Premier says move necessary due to spread of COVID-19's Omicron variant; order takes effect Sunday.
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Queen advised to continue to rest for 'at least the next two weeks,' Buckingham Palace says. The Palace says doctors are advising the Queen to continue to do light work, but not to do any official visits and to cancel her attendance at the Festival of Remembrance November 13.
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U.S. to accept international travellers inoculated with WHO-approved vaccines. cbc.ca/1.6205865
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Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says the government is working with the provinces and territories, as well as international partners, to create a pan-Canadian proof of vaccination for travel. It will be available to all Canadian citizens and residents.
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Ontario gov't is partnering with Metrolinx by converting two GO Transit buses to serve as mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics. The converted buses will travel to events and community hubs, making it easier and more convenient to receive the vaccine.
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More @CBCNews: Canada wins Olympic bronze in men's 4x100m relay. cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summe…
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Canada wins gold medal in women's soccer at Tokyo 2020 with victory over Sweden. cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summe…
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More @cbcnews Penny Oleksiak wins bronze in 200m freestyle. 21-year-old from Toronto picks up 6th Olympic medal of her career. cbc.ca/1.6120052
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Dolores Claman, the Vancouver-born composer of the Hockey Night in Canada theme song, has died at 94. The song landed Claman a spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010. 'She was a good, ripe old age, and she had an incredible life,' her daughter says. cbc.ca/sports/hockey/dolores…