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WORLD: Astronomers find closest black hole to Earth

WORLD: Astronomers find closest black hole to Earth

This black hole is about 1,000 light-years away
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CANADA: Experts say Nova Scotia mass killer should be subjected to psychological autopsy

CANADA: Experts say Nova Scotia mass killer should be subjected to psychological autopsy

RCMP have said little thus far about motives behind one of the worst mass killings in Canadian history
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BEYOND LOCAL: How the coronavirus crisis is finally putting the 'social' into social media

BEYOND LOCAL: How the coronavirus crisis is finally putting the 'social' into social media

The coronavirus pandemic has led to many people using social media in more positive ways than ever before
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COVID-19: Americans trust Canadians more than they trust themselves, poll suggests

COVID-19: Americans trust Canadians more than they trust themselves, poll suggests

Some 66 per cent of Canadian residents who participated in the poll said they are worried about COVID-19 cases arriving in Canada from the U.S.
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CANADA: PM deflects questions about military's delayed confirmation of helicopter crash

CANADA: PM deflects questions about military's delayed confirmation of helicopter crash

The Department of National Defence confirmed Monday that multiple witnesses on board Fredericton watched as the helicopter went down
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WORLD: Trump official ignored warning on drug, virus, whistleblower claims

WORLD: Trump official ignored warning on drug, virus, whistleblower claims

Rick Bright says he was assigned to a lesser role after raising concerns that the Trump administration wanted to use malaria drugs on coronavirus hotspots
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ONTARIO: Province's fire marshal says fire deaths up; warns against putting masks in microwave

ONTARIO: Province's fire marshal says fire deaths up; warns against putting masks in microwave

Ontario's fire marshal says there's been an increase in fire deaths this year as COVID-19 measures force many people to stay home and do more home cooking
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LIVE: Premier Doug Ford holds press conference at 1 p.m.

LIVE: Premier Doug Ford holds press conference at 1 p.m.

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LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides COVID-19 update

LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides COVID-19 update

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COVID-19: Amazon VP says he quit after workers who raised coronavirus concerns were fired

COVID-19: Amazon VP says he quit after workers who raised coronavirus concerns were fired

Tim Bray, who says he worked with Amazon Web Services, wrote in a blog post that he "quit in dismay at Amazon firing of two whistleblowers who were making noise about warehouse employees frightened of COVID-19"
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