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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

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

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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Rapid tests key to reopening remaining southern Ontario schools: Williams

Rapid tests key to reopening remaining southern Ontario schools: Williams

TORONTO — Ontario plans to bring rapid COVID-19 testing to its schools but online learning in some regions may need to continue until that measure can be implemented, the province's top doctor said Friday. Dr.
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Quebec takes aim at COVID-19 variants with surveillance plan as new cases identified

Quebec takes aim at COVID-19 variants with surveillance plan as new cases identified

MONTREAL — Quebec is ramping up its ability to identify COVID-19 variants as health officials reported Friday that eight cases of the more transmissible U.K. variant have been identified in the province.
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Four dead, several injured in three-alarm house fire in Toronto's east end

Four dead, several injured in three-alarm house fire in Toronto's east end

TORONTO — A raging fire that ripped through an east-Toronto home killed four people, injured several others and left area residents struggling to come to terms with the deaths of their neighbours on Friday. The blaze began around 4:30 a.m.
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