
Drug manufacturer Apotex is recalling one lot of its Mirvala 28 birth control pills because the blister pack may contain a green placebo pill in place of an active white pill.
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Drug manufacturer Apotex is recalling one lot of its Mirvala 28 birth control pills because the blister pack may contain a green placebo pill in place of an active white pill.
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The largest city in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates kicked off its world's fair on Thursday night. The event, which was delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic but retained its original name, begins on Friday and runs until March 31, 2022.
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All public servants in Alberta will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results, Premier Jason Kenney said Thursday.
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Senators fired a barrage of criticism at a Facebook executive over the company's handling of internal research — leaked by a whistleblower and reported by The Wall Street Journal — suggesting its Instagram photo-sharing platform can harm teens.
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Though Trudeau's itinerary for Thursday initially stated he was in "private meetings" in Ottawa, it was later updated to note he was in Tofino.
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HMCS Harry DeWolf sailed through the Northwest Passage to complete training exercises and strengthen relationships with communities in the Arctic.
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Ethiopia said Thursday it is kicking out seven United Nations officials whom it accused of "meddling" in the country's internal affairs, as pressure grows on the government over its deadly blockade of its Tigray region.
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Survivors of residential schools shared devastating stories of childhood trauma on the eve of the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation during a sombre ceremony on Parliament Hill on Wednesday.
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The death toll in a gang battle in a penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil has risen to more than 100 as authorities find more bodies, Ecuador's prison service says.
via CBC | Top Stories NewsIn a major victory for Britney Spears, a judge on Wednesday suspended the singer's father from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, saying the arrangement "reflects a toxic environment."
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Jordan Romano, from Markham, Ont., has had a breakout season as the Toronto Blue Jays’ closing pitcher. For fans, he serves as a rare example of homegrown talent. As the team chases a wild-card spot, Romano says playing for Toronto is a "dream come true."
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The world's oldest tropical rainforest has been returned to its traditional owners, a local Indigenous group in Australia.
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Sept. 30 is the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. Three residential school survivors shared their thoughts on what the day means to them, and what Canadians should be reflecting on.
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The World Health Organization reported that the global number of new coronavirus cases and deaths continued to fall in the past week, with an estimated 3.3 million new infections and about 55,000 deaths, marking a 10 per cent drop in both.
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Members of Parliament returning to work in the coming weeks could be doing so without a firm COVID-19 vaccination mandate — a rule that's expected to be introduced for hundreds of thousands of federal public servants and workers in federally regulated sectors.
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