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Bill Gates says innovation sparked by COVID-19 pandemic could help eradicate global diseases;

Bill Gates says innovation sparked by COVID-19 pandemic could help eradicate global diseases

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1 in 4 seniors in New Brunswick take sleeping pills. A new study is offering an alternative;

1 in 4 seniors in New Brunswick take sleeping pills. A new study is offering an alternative

Feb 15 , 2021 • 04:00 EST

New Brunswick has the highest rate of sleeping pill use among seniors in Canada, with one in four taking them regularly. The medication can lead to dependence and side-effects like memory loss and unsteadiness, so a new study is offering an alternative.

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Restaurant entrepreneur aims to thank every care-home worker in Canada with a free meal;

Restaurant entrepreneur aims to thank every care-home worker in Canada with a free meal

Feb 15 , 2021 • 04:00 EST

'They're so close to the virus, they're so close to be at risk,' said Paramount Fine Foods CEO Mohamad Fakih.

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In Tehran, families of downed Flight PS752 demand arrest of Revolutionary Guard leader;

In Tehran, families of downed Flight PS752 demand arrest of Revolutionary Guard leader

Feb 15 , 2021 • 04:00 EST

Relatives of the victims of downed Flight PS752, which crashed in Iran last year, held a protest in Tehran over the weekend demanding justice for their loved ones and the arrest of the leader of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, which Iran's leaders have admitted shot down the plane.

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Maybe boycotts don't work, but that doesn't quite end the debate about the 2022 Olympics in China;

Maybe boycotts don't work, but that doesn't quite end the debate about the 2022 Olympics in China

Feb 15 , 2021 • 04:00 EST

The debate about whether Canadian athletes should boycott the winter Olympics, scheduled to take place in China in 2022, ultimately rests on a series of questions about the efficacy of such action, the morality of proceeding with the games and even who should get to decide whether or not to launch a boycott.

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Montreal man recounts 'traumatizing' experience of wrongful arrest by police; Mamadi Ill Fara Camara discussed his wrongful arrest and detention on Radio-Canada's Tout le monde en parle on Sunday.  

Feb 14 , 2021 • 23:26 EST

Montreal man recounts 'traumatizing' experience of wrongful arrest by police

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Impeachment is over. These four threats now loom over Donald Trump;  

Impeachment is over. These four threats now loom over Donald Trump

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5 cases of variant first found in South Africa confirmed at Mississauga, Ont., condo, on-site testing ordered; Floor-by-floor testing will be conducted at a Mississauga, Ont., condominium on Monday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, according to a statement issued by Peel Public Health on Sunday.  

Feb 14 , 2021 • 21:26 EST

5 cases of variant first found in South Africa confirmed at Mississauga, Ont., condo, on-site testing ordered

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Get informed on the top stories of the day in one quick scan; Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Progress MS-16 cargo spacecraft blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan February 15, 2021.  

Feb 15 , 2021 • 06:44 EST

Get informed on the top stories of the day in one quick scan

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Adults 80 and over among next priority groups for vaccination, Ontario task force says;  

Feb 14 , 2021 • 16:32 EST

Adults 80 and over among next priority groups for vaccination, Ontario task force says

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Feb 14 , 2021 • 14:59 EST

Prince Harry and Meghan expecting 2nd child

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Feb 14 , 2021 • 15:43 EST

Federal government looking at testing essential workers crossing land border: Blair

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Feb 14 , 2021 • 11:43 EST

Police investigating after Niagara's top doctor allegedly threatened over COVID-19 restrictions

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Feb 13 , 2021 • 10:28 EST

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Feb. 14

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Feb 14 , 2021 • 04:00 EST

'Meant to be': How this WWII veteran cheated death 4 times to find love

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