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Study struggles to explain why Quebec has high COVID deaths but low excess deaths

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MONTREAL – Researchers have difficulty explaining why Quebec had the highest official COVID-19 death toll in the country despite a relatively low excess death toll between March 2020 and October 2021. A new study published Monday by the Canadian Medical Association Journal tried to answer that question, but it fell short. “I’d say that’s something …

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“Hot and humid”: GTA and much of southern Ontario remain under weather warning

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The Greater Toronto Area and much of southern Ontario are having their first real heat tasting this year, and officials are recommending people to consider the hot weather. Environment Canada on Sunday issued a special weather statement for most parts of southern Ontario between the Durham region to the east and Windsor to the west. …

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Astronomers should shift focus to understand exoplanets we’ve already discovered, says researcher

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Kepler-452b (sometimes nicknamed Earth 2.0 or Earth’s cousin) is an exoplanet orbiting the Sun … [+] the star Kepler-452 about 1,400 light-years (430 pc) from Earth in the constellation Swan. It is the first potentially rocky super-Earth planet discovered to orbit within the habitable zone of a star very similar to the Sun. Universal Image …

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Johnny Depp – all celebrities who support the Pirates of the Caribbean star during the trial of Amber Heard Sign up for free to continue reading Sign up for free to continue reading

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The ongoing defamation lawsuit between ex-spouses Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is being closely watched, not only by the public but also by other celebrities. Depp is suing Heard for $ 50 million (£ 38.2 million). He alleges that Heard hinted that he was abusing her in a 2018 Washington Post opinion piece on domestic …

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Why the violent death of Sidhu Moose Wala has sent shock waves from the Punjab to Brampton

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The death of a well-known musician who rose to fame in Brampton, Ontario, has caused shock waves in Punjabi communities around the world. Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, known by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, was shot dead in the Punjab on Sunday, Indian state police confirmed. He was 28 years old. Many say the impact …

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The monkey’s smallpox will not become a pandemic, but many unknowns: WHO

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The World Health Organization’s leading smallpox expert said he did not expect the hundreds of cases reported so far to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged that there were still many unknowns about the disease, including how is spreading exactly and if the suspension of mass immunization against smallpox. decades ago it may have been …

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Ontario reports another death from COVID-19; lowest positivity since February 2022

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Ontario reported a new death from COVID-19 on Monday, and labs reported the lowest positivity rate since February. Provincial laboratories reported a positivity rate of 7.6%, based on 6,368 tests performed in the last 24 hours. The last time positivity fell so low was on February 22, 2022, when positivity reached 6.9 percent. The average …

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