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Toronto Public Health reports new single-day record for overdose calls

Toronto Public Health reports new single-day record for overdose calls

Toronto Public Health is alerting the public to a sobering new single-day high for overdose calls, which comes on the heels of a tragic month for fatal overdoses in the city.
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Quebec to resume surgeries delayed by pandemic as COVID-19 hospitalizations drop

Quebec to resume surgeries delayed by pandemic as COVID-19 hospitalizations drop

MONTREAL — Quebec's health minister says the province will gradually resume some of the surgeries that have been delayed due to COVID-19 as the number of people hospitalized with the virus continues to drop.
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Brampton, Ont. man charged with first-degree murder of mother: police

Brampton, Ont. man charged with first-degree murder of mother: police

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say a Brampton, Ont., man is facing a murder charge in the alleged killing of his mother.
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Quebec provincial police investigating after two die in house fire in Joliette

Quebec provincial police investigating after two die in house fire in Joliette

JOLIETTE — Quebec provincial police are investigating after a couple in their 60s died in a house fire northeast of Montreal on Saturday.
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Francois Legault plans to announce changes to COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday

Francois Legault plans to announce changes to COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday

MONTREAL — Quebec residents will have to wait until Tuesday to learn of pending changes to the government's latest COVID-19 public health protocols, the province's premier announced as he cautioned the current rules would remain in place for at least
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All employees to be tested at Canada Post facility as COVID-19 outbreak grows

All employees to be tested at Canada Post facility as COVID-19 outbreak grows

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — All employees working at a Mississauga, Ont., Canada Post worksite must now be tested for COVID-19 as the facility battles a large outbreak.
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Ontario's top doctors ask government to reopen schools before other sectors

Ontario's top doctors ask government to reopen schools before other sectors

Ontario's regional public health officials are asking the government to prioritize opening schools before lifting other public health restrictions aimed at reducing high levels COVID-19 infection and hospitalizations across the province.
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Groundhogs to make predictions virtually as pandemic cancels in-person festivities

Groundhogs to make predictions virtually as pandemic cancels in-person festivities

The pandemic is forcing the country’s famous furry forecasters to take their festivities online.
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Guelph man, 26 killed in head-on crash with dump truck

Guelph man, 26 killed in head-on crash with dump truck

Police in Guelph, Ont., say a 26-year-old local man is dead after his car collided head-on with a dump truck. The accident happened late Friday afternoon on Stone Road East.
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Man killed, woman critically wounded in Toronto double shooting

Man killed, woman critically wounded in Toronto double shooting

Toronto police are investigating a shooting Friday night that left a man dead and woman with life-threatening wounds. Duty Inspector Kathy Stevenson said police responded to multiple calls about shots fired around 8 p.m.
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