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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, March 26, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, March 26, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, March 26, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 217,025 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,800,753 doses given. Nationwide, 657,212 people or 1.
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Crown lawyer says border officers miscommunicated about note-taking in Meng case

Crown lawyer says border officers miscommunicated about note-taking in Meng case

VANCOUVER — A "misunderstanding" lies at the heart of a Canadian border official's belief that she was ordered not to take notes about Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's arrest at Vancouver's airport, a Crown lawyer said Friday.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, March 26, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, March 26, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, March 26, 2021. There are 956,655 confirmed cases in Canada. <b>_ Canada: 956,655 confirmed cases (40,360 active, 893,469 resolved, 22,826 deaths).
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B.C. is first in Canada to set emissions targets for industries, communities

B.C. is first in Canada to set emissions targets for industries, communities

VICTORIA — British Columbia is the first province in Canada to set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for major sectors of the provincial economy, including the oil and gas industry, says the environment and climate change minister.
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'Inspirational:' First chief justice of Nunavut, Beverley Browne, dies at age 68

'Inspirational:' First chief justice of Nunavut, Beverley Browne, dies at age 68

IQALUIT, Nunavut — The first chief justice in Canada's largest and youngest territory has died at age 68. Court officials say Beverley Browne, who was Nunavut's top judge for 10 years, died Wednesday in Edmonton surrounded by family.
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PHAC head says Privacy Act prevents explanation for firing of two scientists

PHAC head says Privacy Act prevents explanation for firing of two scientists

OTTAWA — In defiance of a House of Commons committee, the president of the Public Health Agency of Canada still won't explain why two government scientists were fired 18 months after being escorted from Canada's highest-security laboratory.
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Senior bureaucrat avoids naming names in PMO over Vance allegations

Senior bureaucrat avoids naming names in PMO over Vance allegations

OTTAWA — A senior civil servant wouldn't disclose to a parliamentary committee Friday whom she communicated with in the Prime Minister's Office about a sexual-misconduct allegation against Canada's top military commander.
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Judge rejects fashion mogul Peter Nygard's appeal of decision that denied him bail

Judge rejects fashion mogul Peter Nygard's appeal of decision that denied him bail

WINNIPEG — A Canadian fashion leader facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United States will remain in jail after an unsuccessful attempt to appeal an earlier ruling that denied him bail.
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'You have not broken us:' Families give statements in Calgary triple-murder case

'You have not broken us:' Families give statements in Calgary triple-murder case

CALGARY — After a day full of anger and tears, a Calgary man who admitted to slitting his girlfriend's throat and, days later, stabbing to death his mother and stepfather apologized to his victims' friends and families.
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NDP asks PM to rule out snap vote as Liberals urge passage of pandemic election bill

NDP asks PM to rule out snap vote as Liberals urge passage of pandemic election bill

OTTAWA — Opposition parties panned a plea Friday from the minority Liberal government to speed up passage of a bill aimed at ensuring a federal election could be held safely if need be during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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