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Canada’s privacy czar probing complaints about federal public service vaccination requirement

Canada’s privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien said Friday his office had received a number of complaints about the government’s mandatory vaccination policy in the federal public service.Privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien speaks during a December 2019 news conference in Ottawa. Therrien said careful considerations about privacy and other human rights principles must be given to vaccine passports…

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Canada’s Katie Vincent wins 1st career world canoe sprint title

Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent captured world championship gold Sunday in the women’s C1 200 metres.Canada’s Katie Vincent, centre, won world championship gold in the women’s C1 200-metre final in Copenhagen, Denmark on Sunday. (Keld Navntoft/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima)Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent captured world championship gold Sunday in the women’s C1 200 metres.…

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Canada’s Leylah Fernandez reaches U.S. Open semifinals

Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernandez continued her remarkable run at the U.S. Open on Tuesday, earning a spot in the semifinals with an upset victory over Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.Canada’s Leylah Fernandez, 19, defeated fifth-seed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5) at the U.S. Open in New York on Tuesday. (Elsa/Getty Images)Canada’s Leylah Fernandez continued her remarkable run at…

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