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Excess deaths A summer heatwave and illicit drug overdoses have combined to cause a high number of excess mortalities in two of Canada's westernmost provinces. |
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German parliament Germany's parliament elected Olaf Scholz as the country's ninth post-Second World War chancellor on Wednesday, opening a new era for the European Union's most populous nation and largest economy after Angela Merkel's 16-year tenure. |
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Interest rate
The Bank of Canada is set today to announce what will happen to its trendsetting interest rate with job and inflation figures on the rise. |
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Smollett trial
Closing arguments are scheduled for Wednesday morning in the case against former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, who is accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself in downtown Chicago. |
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Canadian vaccine
Biopharmaceutical company Medicago and drug maker GlaxoSmithKline reported Tuesday positive efficacy and safety results from the Phase 3 trial of their plant-based COVID-19 vaccine. |
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