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Canada agrees to take part in WTO talks to waive patent protections on vaccines

Canada agrees to take part in WTO talks to waive patent protections on vaccines

WASHINGTON — Canada agreed Thursday to join World Trade Organization talks on waiving the rules that protect vaccine trade secrets — a measure drug companies and a number of world leaders say would only slow down production.
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Coroner role after strep-throat death of Indigenous child before Ontario's top court

Coroner role after strep-throat death of Indigenous child before Ontario's top court

TORONTO — The failure of a coroner to fully investigate the death of a four-year-old Indigenous boy was part of a systemic dereliction of duty that ought to face legal scrutiny, Ontario's top court heard on Thursday.
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House parties and other gatherings blamed for Iqaluit's rise in COVID-19 cases

House parties and other gatherings blamed for Iqaluit's rise in COVID-19 cases

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's chief public health officer says house parties and visits between households are to blame for a rise in COVID-19 cases in Iqaluit, but vaccination rates have also climbed in the capital. Dr.
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Quebec to have single, dedicated prosecutor in domestic, sexual violence cases

Quebec to have single, dedicated prosecutor in domestic, sexual violence cases

MONTREAL — Female victims of domestic and sexual violence in Quebec will be supported by a single, dedicated prosecutor from the start to the end of their legal proceedings, the Quebec government announced Thursday.
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Politically sensitive 'Made in Israel' wine-labelling case sent back to food agency

Politically sensitive 'Made in Israel' wine-labelling case sent back to food agency

TORONTO — A finding that wine from the West Bank can be labelled as a product of Israel was not reasoned properly and should now be thrashed out again, the Federal Court of Appeal has ruled.
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B.C., Quebec shipyards each get new icebreaker, Liberals accused of electioneering

B.C., Quebec shipyards each get new icebreaker, Liberals accused of electioneering

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is adding a second heavy icebreaker to its plans for the Canadian Coast Guard, a move that will boost the shipbuilding industry in two key provinces for the Liberals — and which could come at a hefty cost to taxpayers.
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COVID-19 restrictions in Nova Scotia are tough, but they could get tougher: premier

COVID-19 restrictions in Nova Scotia are tough, but they could get tougher: premier

HALIFAX — With Atlantic Canada's worst COVID-19 outbreak showing no signs of letting up, Nova Scotia's premier warned Thursday he might impose tougher restrictions to reduce the rapid spread of the deadly virus.
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NDP promises foreign buyers' tax, half a million new homes to cool housing market

NDP promises foreign buyers' tax, half a million new homes to cool housing market

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pledging a hefty foreign home buyers' tax and "massive" investment in housing to chill a boiling-hot real estate market.
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Supreme Court will hear appeal of Quebec money laundering case quashed over delays

Supreme Court will hear appeal of Quebec money laundering case quashed over delays

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in a case where the conviction of four people accused of money laundering on behalf of the Hells Angels was quashed over unreasonable legal delays.
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Supreme Court won't hear former broadcast commissioner's challenge of dismissal

Supreme Court won't hear former broadcast commissioner's challenge of dismissal

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a former commissioner's appeal of his dismissal from the federal broadcast regulator.
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