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False trampling death rumours at Friday’s Ottawa protests a sign of misinformation campaign, police say

Officers on horseback rode down Rideau Street in Ottawa late Friday afternoon, leading to two people being knocked over — and a persistent yet false social media rumour that one woman had been trampled to death. But later, the Special Investigations Unit said a woman reported being seriously injured by an officer on horseback.Police clear protesters…

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After false starts and supply glitches, Canada’s immunization campaign makes progress

The mass vaccination campaign to immunize adults against COVID-19 is now well underway after a series of false starts and severe supply disruptions.An employee of Apotex pharmaceuticals gets her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile clinic run by Humber River Hospital on Tuesday. (Evan Mitsui)The nationwide vaccination campaign to immunize adults against…

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