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COVID-19: Canada Post moves up Christmas delivery deadlines amid unprecedented holiday demand

COVID-19: Canada Post moves up Christmas delivery deadlines amid unprecedented holiday demand

The changes come after Canada Post delivered a record 1.1 million parcels over the weekend
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WORLD: Canada boosts foreign aid by $485 million with new funds for global COVID-19 effort

WORLD: Canada boosts foreign aid by $485 million with new funds for global COVID-19 effort

The new funds are going towards the Access to COVID-19 Tools, or "ACT" Accelerator, which was created in April by the World Health Organization, the French government, the European Commission and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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COVID-19: What you need to know about Canada's first coronavirus vaccine doses as rollout begins

COVID-19: What you need to know about Canada's first coronavirus vaccine doses as rollout begins

Canada is set to receive 249,000 doses of the drug from the U.S. pharmaceutical giant and its German partner BioNTech by the end of the month
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COVID-19: Ontario Superior Court suspends jury trials until February

COVID-19: Ontario Superior Court suspends jury trials until February

Trials will resume on Feb. 1 at the earliest
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CANADA: Nation's first COVID-19 vaccine given to Toronto health-care worker

CANADA: Nation's first COVID-19 vaccine given to Toronto health-care worker

Premier Doug Ford praised the workers who got the shot for their dedication to their jobs and called it a historic day
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ONTARIO: Province changes COVID testing guidelines for international travellers

ONTARIO: Province changes COVID testing guidelines for international travellers

People heading out of the country are no longer eligible for a publicly-funded test
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VILLAGE ARCADE: Next-generation gaming delivers on the promise of PC-influenced console gaming

VILLAGE ARCADE: Next-generation gaming delivers on the promise of PC-influenced console gaming

Whether you buy a PlayStation or Xbox, next-gen consoles now provide an experience that rivals PC gaming
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COVID-19: Ontario to provide vaccine rollout update, immunizations start Tuesday

COVID-19: Ontario to provide vaccine rollout update, immunizations start Tuesday

Hillier says the province also expects to receive between 30,000 and 85,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine by the new year
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ONTARIO: Province makes changes to liquor rules, allows permanent delivery of alcohol with food

ONTARIO: Province makes changes to liquor rules, allows permanent delivery of alcohol with food

The province announced the change Wednesday night along with other relief measures
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CANADA: New effort aims to zero in on illicit dealings tied to online child exploitation

CANADA: New effort aims to zero in on illicit dealings tied to online child exploitation

The idea is to provide law enforcement "with essentially another tool in their toolbox to combat child sexual abuse material on the internet," said Barry MacKillop, Fintrac's deputy director for intelligence
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