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CANADA: MDA gets $35.3M contract from Canadian Space Agency for Canadarm 3 components

CANADA: MDA gets $35.3M contract from Canadian Space Agency for Canadarm 3 components

The contract is the third awarded to MDA for the multi-phase Canadarm 3 program valued at more than $1 billion
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CANADA: Voluntary recall issued for Frank's RedHot Buffalo Ranch Seasoning

CANADA: Voluntary recall issued for Frank's RedHot Buffalo Ranch Seasoning

No illnesses have been reported, and McCormick says the potential Salmonella risk was brought to their attention by the FDA during routine testing
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CANADA: Ontario asks Ottawa to work with WHO on ensuring mixed vaccines recognized abroad

CANADA: Ontario asks Ottawa to work with WHO on ensuring mixed vaccines recognized abroad

Health Minister Christine Elliott and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones wrote to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and other officials on Sunday about the issue
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CANADA: Feds on track to have enough doses of COVID-19 vaccine for eligible Canadians

CANADA: Feds on track to have enough doses of COVID-19 vaccine for eligible Canadians

Ottawa is anticipating shipments of roughly five million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week
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ONTARIO: COVID forces increase in food prices, decrease in food options in northern remote communities

ONTARIO: COVID forces increase in food prices, decrease in food options in northern remote communities

Restrictions brought about through COVID-19 definitely made that change in cost
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CANADA: International passengers at Pearson airport may have to line up by vaccination status

CANADA:International passengers at Pearson airport may have to line up by vaccination status

The Vancouver International Airport has instituted a similar policy
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ONTARIO: Barrie tornado wasn't unique, says wind doctor, but devastation brought heightened attention

ONTARIO: Barrie tornado wasn't unique, says wind doctor, but devastation brought heightened attention

'These tornadoes happen often in Canada. I’d say we probably get 10-plus of them a year. This wasn’t like a once-in-a-hundred-years sort of event,' says Dr. Connell Miller
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ONTARIO: Lakehead researcher seeks to understand northern housing insecurity

ONTARIO: Lakehead researcher seeks to understand northern housing insecurity

Dr. Rebecca Schiff co-leading projects to find affordable solutions specific to Northern Canada
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COVID-19: Air Canada anticipating recovery in demand as travel restrictions are eased

COVID-19: Air Canada anticipating recovery in demand as travel restrictions are eased

Although overall bookings remain below pre-pandemic levels, customer interest began to increase in June with the elimination of quarantines for fully vaccinated returning Canadians and the removal of other travel restrictions
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OPP charge three rubberneckers at Highway 69 accident

OPP charge three rubberneckers at Highway 69 accident

Highway 69 was closed at times, with periods of alternating traffic flow during the investigation
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