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January 5

Ontario hospital CEO resigns from government advisory roles over trip to Dominican Republic
The departures and arrivals areas of Terminals 1 and 3 at Toronto Pearson International Airport are almost empty of travellers on July 14 2020.
Proud Boys leader banned, arrests made in U.S. election protests
Leader of the far-right group Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, marches during 'The End Domestic Terrorism' rally at Tom McCall Waterfront Park on Aug. 17, 2019 in Portland, Ore.
Georgia Senate runoff election results: Democrats Warnock, Ossoff take both seats
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 24, 2020 Democratic Senate candidate Reverend Raphael Warnock speaks at a rally in Duluth, Georgia. - Democrat Raphael Warnock ousted an incumbent Republican onJanuary 6, 2021 in the first of two critical runoff elections in Georgia that will decide control of the US Senate at the outset of Joe Biden's presidency, networks projected. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / AFP) (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)
Hong Kong police arrest 53 democracy activists under national-security law
Chairman of the Civic Party Alan Leong (front 3rd R) and other members shout slogans as they hold a press conference at the party headquarters in Hong Kong on January 6, 2021, following the arrest of dozens of opposition figures under the National Security Law. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)
Alberta chief medical officer sympathetic with anger over MLAs’ travel, urges public to focus on COVID-19 prevention
Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, updates media on the COVID-19 situation in Edmonton on Friday March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Finland beats Russia 4-1, wins world junior bronze medal
Finland celebrates their win over Russia in IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship bronze medal game action in Edmonton on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Alabama’s Smith becomes first wide receiver to win Heisman in 29 years
Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) gains yardage after a catch in the first half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Notre Dame in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)
Chemistry key as Canucks add new faces, take on new roles heading in unusual season
Former NHL coach, GM John Muckler remembered as master strategist
Edmonton Oilers' Wayne Gretzky sits with his fourth Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy after Edmonton defeated Boston Bruins to win the NHL hockey championship in Edmonton, May 26, 1988. At left is coach Glen Sather and at right, assistant coach John Muckler, who died on Monday at 86.
Air Canada hires influencers to promote vacation travel even as federal guidelines urge people to stay home
FILE PHOTO: An Air Canada Boeing 737-8 Max airplane is pictured at Vancouver's international airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Nelms
Disturbance at Saskatchewan jail results in broken windows, hole in roof
Police and fire department vehicles are shown outside the Prince Albert Correctional Centre in Prince Albert, Sask., on Jan. 4, 2021. The union for correctional officers in Saskatchewan says two of its members were slightly hurt during a disturbance caused by inmates at a men's jail.
As the NHL renames divisions after corporations, are team names next?
Simon Houpt
Man dies in hospital after being shot by police in Niagara-on-the-Lake
Police say there is no threat to the public after two people were found dead inside a home west of Toronto early Wednesday.
Justin Trudeau criticizes politicians who travelled abroad
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at Rideau Cottage during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Doug Pederson showed once again that ‘sportsmanship’ is an outdated concept
Cathal Kelly
Doctors urge high-risk pregnant, breastfeeding women to get access to virus vaccines
A bottle of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is seen on a table in Topeka, Kan., Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. The Northwest Territories has released its plan for when residents of each of its 33 communities will receive the Moderna vaccine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Charlie Riedel
Nova Scotia man charged with attempted murder after home set ablaze with people inside
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Teen charged in Wisconsin protest shootings pleads not guilty on all counts
In this screen grab from live stream video, Kyle Rittenhouse, left, appears with his attorney, Mark Richards in Richards office in Racine, Wis., during a hearing at Kenosha County Court in Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Rittenhouse, an Illinois teenager who fatally shot two people and wounded a third amidst sometimes violent summer protests on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges including intentional homicide. (Kenosha County Court via AP)
Trailblazing ex-diplomat Peter Dobell gave policy advice to parliamentarians
Retired civil servant Peter Dobell in 2006. Mr. Dobell left the Canadian foreign service in 1968 to found the Parliamentary Centre for Foreign Affairs, to help inform and empower MPs in foreign policy. He later played a key role in establishing the Institute for Research on Public Policy and governance programs around the world. Peter had a major influence in Canada and abroad as a champion of parliamentary democracy, constructive international cooperation, and informed public policy. Courtesy of the Family
Saskatchewan rolls out Moderna vaccine, first shot goes to long-term care resident
A bottle of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is seen on a table before Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly received an injection in Topeka, Kan., on Dec. 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Charlie Riedel
Single parents left behind in Canada’s labour recovery
The empty infant room at Compass Early Learning & Care in Bowmanville, Ont. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues child care centres will have to reduce spaces as they open over the summer. This room may be turned into a toddler room, rather than infants under 18-months-old, because the centre cannot accept new intake, and the infants that were here previously would graduate to a room for older toddlers. June 24, 2020 (Melissa Tait / The Globe and Mail)
Noted money manager Jeremy Grantham says stocks are in an ‘epic bubble’
In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, traders work on the floor, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. U.S. stocks are wobbling between small gains and losses on Tuesday, a day after dropping to their worst loss in months amid the worsening pandemic and potentially market-moving Senate elections. (Colin Ziemer/New York Stock Exchange via AP)
Evening Update: Trudeau says he shares frustration at pace of COVID-19 vaccinations; Georgia vote today to decide U.S. Senate balance of power
Black Voters Matter volunteers encourage people to vote, near a polling place in College Park, Ga., on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, as Georgia voters go to the polls to choose two senators in races that will decide which party controls the Senate. (Audra Melton/The New York Times)
Britain steps up vaccination program in bid to curb latest coronavirus surge
People queue at London Bridge Vaccination Centre, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Truth, Facts, and the Future of Journalism
Globe and Mail Robyn Doolittle deliver her remarks prior to winning The 2017 Michener Award during a ceremony at Rideau Hall June 12, 2017 in Ottawa. Dave Chan for The Globe and Mail.
Canada investigating whether delaying second COVID-19 vaccine doses could help more people
Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The GOP’s descent into madness puts American democracy at risk
Andrew Coyne
The correct way for managers to part ways with an independent contractor
Ritva Nosov, founder, TalentEd Consulting
School boards warn internet outages affecting online learning in Ontario
A woman uses her computer keyboard to type while surfing the internet in North Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. A survey of university students, faculty, and academic librarians in Ontario suggests that the shift to online learning has negatively affected the quality of their educational experience. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Tennis in 2021: COVID-19 questions key; Nadal, Djokovic eye records
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - September 28, 2020 Spain's Rafael Nadal wears a protective face mask before his first round match against Belarus' Egor Gerasimov REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
Two Alberta health-care workers die from COVID-19, health minister says
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. Atlantic Canadian provinces are reporting small jumps in COVID-19 cases, with Nova Scotia leading the pack. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-NIAID-RML, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
BMO sells private banking business in Hong Kong
A Bank of Montreal sign is shown in the financial district in Toronto on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Canadian companies may have spent the last year laying off staff and dealing with temporary closures stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, but that isn't stopping many from rewarding workers this holiday season. Several, including the country's top banks, say they are planning to thank their staff for a year of hard work with annual bonuses — and some are even topping up the amount. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Caisse’s heavy hand shapes Montreal’s transit future
Konrad Yakabuski
Interior Health warns of rising COVID-19 cases in Revelstoke, B.C., area
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. According to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML
Formal procession for Calgary police officer killed in the line of duty
Police vehicles escort the body of Calgary Police Service Sgt. Andrew Harnett from the medical examiner's office to a funeral home as police officers and citizens line Memorial Drive in Calgary on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Two people are charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of Harnett on New Year's Eve. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Need-to-know stuff for personal finance in 2021
Rob Carrick
Mackenzie Financial adds former BMO executive Lesley Marks to leadership team
Lesley Marks, Chief Investment Strategist, BMO Private Wealth is pictured in Toronto on Wednesday December 18, 2019. Photo: Chris Young/The Globe and Mail.
Three New Brunswick RCMP officers face obstruction of justice charge
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Beleaguered Toronto Raptors head west looking for answers after dismal 1-5 start
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam (43) shoots over Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Nestruck on Theatre: Adventurous online theatre to kick off the new year, including a walk on the Wildside and with David Bowie
Kelly Nestruck
Man fatally shot by police in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside neighbourhood
Vancouver police car.
Schooled by the coronavirus pandemic, financial planners offer their No. 1 piece of advice for the year ahead
Rob Carrick
National Gallery of Canada unveils two positions to promote diversity and inclusivity
Tania Lafreniere, left, and Angela Cassie are shown in this undated combination photo. The National Gallery of Canada has named two leaders to newly created roles aimed at encouraging more diversity and inclusivity within the organization. Angela Cassie will serve as vice-president of strategic transformation and inclusion, while Tania Lafreniere will be senior vice-president of people, culture and belonging, the NGC said on Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - National Gallery of Canada
A tattoo for turning 80? Was Mom a little too independent?
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B.C. mink farmer euthanizes remaining 1,000 animals on farm after positive COVID-19 tests
In this illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Canadian medical experts say the country's already overstretched emergency rooms would find it difficult to cope if a true outbreak of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, were to take hold in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/CDC via AP, File
Actress Tanya Roberts dies hours after premature death announcement
Actress Tanya Roberts arrives for the 4th annual TV Land awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 19, 2006.
Grammy Awards postponed to March 14 because of coronavirus surge in Los Angeles
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 11, 2007 Winner of Best Rap Song and Best Rap Album Ludacris poses with one of his trophies in front of the Grammy logo at the 49th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. - Pop queen Beyonce's "Black Is King" musical film propelled her to the front of this year's Grammy pack with nine nominations, organizers said Tuesday ahead of the annual awards show. Fellow pop stars Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift each snagged six nominations for second place, as did rapper Roddy Ricch. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP) (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)
A Vancouver Island town becomes an elks’ club as imperilled species seeks refuge among humans
We get vaccinated for the good of others, not just for ourselves
Jeffrey R. Balser, MD, PhD President & CEO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine photo: Anne Rayner; VU
No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake
Kenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley speaks at a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Kenosha, Wis. Graveley announced that no charges will be filed against the Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Duo Bank closes deal for Fairstone Financial after court blocks effort to back out
Bank buildings are photographed in Toronto's financial district on June 27, 2018. The province has appointed a taskforce to review Ontario's capital markets regulations and advise on how they can be modernized. The ministry of finance says in a statement that executives with experience at Aimia Inc., Sun Life Financial Inc., GMP Securities LP, Norton Rose Fulbright and Kingsdale Advisors will form the taskforce. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Former Toronto FC manager Greg Vanney joins LA Galaxy
Toronto FC head coach Greg Vanney directs his team against the Colorado Rapids in the first half of an MLS soccer match in Commerce City, Colo., on April 14, 2018. The 9 a.m. kickoff is daunting enough. So is the 5:30 a.m. pre-game meal. Toronto FC gets one heck of an early start to the MLS is Back Tournament on Sunday when it faces D.C. United at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex in the Orlando area. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, David Zalubowski
WHO chief says he’s ‘disappointed’ China hasn’t yet granted entry to experts probing COVID-19 origins
In this March 9, 2020, file photo, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference at the WHO headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Hospital network in London, Ont., storing bodies in mobile unit with morgue at capacity
A mobile morgue parked by the loading docks at University Hospital in London, Ont. is photographed on Jan 5 2021. The London Health Sciences Centre network morgue was at capacity and the large mobile morgue was brought in for storage of bodies.
The second wave is a privilege pandemic, fuelled by Canadians who see COVID-19 as someone else’s problem
Robyn Urback
U.S. factory activity hits nearly 2½-year high, but COVID-19 weighing on supply chains
B.C.’s COVID-19 restrictions slow construction on Site C dam and other industrial projects
A specialized excavator dredges and deepens the approach channel to the diversion tunnels in BC HydroÕs Site C Clean Energy Project on the Peace River in northeast B.C. (August 2020)
Politics Briefing: Frustrations over slow pace of COVID-19 vaccinations
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at Rideau Cottage during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Ethiopian police release detained Reuters cameraman without charge
Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, on March 10, 2019.
NHL sells naming rights to its four divisions for 2021 season
The NHL's plan appears robust and detailed. Once players enter so-called "bubbles" in two hub cities later this month as part of the league's plan to resuscitate its pandemic-halted season, teams should -- in theory -- be fairly well-protected from the threat of COVID-19. The NHL logo is seen on a goal at a Nashville Predators practice rink in Nashville, Tenn. on Sept. 17, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark Humphrey
Quebec human rights commission to investigate death of seven-year-old girl in Laval
Police are on scene at a home where a girl was found in cardiorespiratory arrest, in Laval, Que., on Jan. 4, 2021.
Amazon buys 11 jets from WestJet and Delta to boost its fleet and speed deliveries
A cyclist rides along Dorsey Road as an Amazon Prime jet from Miami International Airport makes its landing approach onto Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in Glen Burnie, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Virtual interview with Giller Prize winner Souvankham Thammavongsa disrupted by ‘hacker’: organizers
Toronto-based writer Souvankham Thammavongsa.
Trudeau says he shares frustration in pace of COVID-19 vaccinations
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Results from Georgia’s runoff races: What the double Democrat victories mean for the Senate and Biden administration
Author Will Ferguson on writing travel fiction without being able to travel
Author Will Ferguson won the Giller Prize in 2012 for his book 419.
Maritime Bus cutting two routes and amending others in New Brunswick
The president of Maritime Bus says his company is being forced to cut or modify a number of routes in New Brunswick because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada’s Wattpad in talks to be sold for more than US$500-million, source says
Wattpad Handout CEO Allen Lau
Travel news: It’s time to lace up your skates, Canada
In B.C.s Columbia Valley, the Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club (tobycreeknordic.com) created the worlds longest skating trail, the 31-km Lake Windermere Whiteway.
Quebec’s manufacturing association warns against locking down industry to curb spread of COVID-19
A health-care worker talks with people as they wait outside a COVID-19 testing clinic, in Montreal, on Jan. 3, 2021.
Controversial Jamal Khashoggi doc The Dissident isn’t too hot to handle, just merely lukewarm
This image released by Briarcliff Entertainment shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, with journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a scene from the documentary "The Dissident." (Briarcliff Entertainment via AP)
Unspecified number of Canadian Forces members test positive for COVID-19 in Latvia
The Department of National Defence says Canadian troops deployed to Latvia have tested positive for COVID-19.
Under fire for slowest COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Europe, France vows to speed up campaign
Syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine await distribution in a nursing home in Rennes, France, on Jan. 5, 2021.
Nunavut NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq returns after leave of absence due to health issues
Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq rises during question period in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on Dec. 6, 2019.
Ontario says it plans to vaccinate all long-term care residents, workers in COVID-19 hot spots by Jan. 21
A personal support worker at receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at St. Michael's Hospital, in Toronto. on Dec. 22, 2020.
Alex Trebek urges support for COVID-19 victims in message during one of his last Jeopardy! episodes
Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.
Rubik’s Cube acquired by Canadian toy company Spin Master for US$50-million
FILE PHOTO: Erno Rubik, the creator of the puzzle, solves a Rubik's cube as he poses during the world's largest Rubik's Cube championship in Aubervilliers, near Paris, France, July 15, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
Goldman proclaims the dawn of a new commodity supercycle
A worker monitors a process at the copper smelter of Codelco Ventanas in Ventanas city, Chile. January 7, 2015.
Weather warnings posted for most of coastal B.C. as storm brings strong winds, heavy rain
Rob Carrick: The exclusive club of dividend stocks that at least doubled their payouts in the past 10 years
Venezuela’s Socialist Party seats congress following boycotted election
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks in Caracas, on Dec. 8, 2020.
Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Tuesday - and why
The Suncor Refinery in Edmonton is seen on Tuesday, April 29, 2014.
Canadian dollar notches biggest gain in 7 months as oil surges
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
Hedge funds raise Canadian mining shorts as COVID-19 vaccines seen tamping gold gains
Liquid gold is poured to form gold dore bars at Newmont Mining's Carlin gold mine operation near Elko, Nevada May 21, 2014.
Three people still missing after landslide in Norway presumed dead, authorities say
Rescue members continue searching for three missing people after a landslide in Ask, Norway, on Dec. Jan 5, 2021.
How do shampoo bars stack up to liquid hair care products?
Nourishing Shampoo Bar - Upfront Cosmetics 3.jpg Nourishing Shampoo Bar Upfront Cosmetic IÕd love to reduce the amount of plastic in my morning routine. How do shampoo bars stack up to liquid hair care products?
Agnico Eagle Mines to buy TMAC Resources after bid from China’s Shandong rejected by Ottawa
Hope Bay.jpg The mine site is called Hope Bay located in Nunavut. It is owned and operated by TMAC Resources Inc. Production started in 2017. Handout TMAC Resources
Bitcoin emergence as ‘digital gold’ could lift price to $146,000, says JP Morgan
A representation of virtual currency bitcoin is seen in this illustration taken November 19, 2020.
Field hospital in Burlington, Ont., ready to take patients as rising COVID-19 cases strain health care system
Ontario’s first field hospital built during the pandemic is taking patients this week as COVID-19 infections strain the health-care system.
Protected areas may not safeguard all that Canadians need them to, research suggests
Mount Charles Stewart in the Alberta Rockies, near Canmore, Alta., on Sept. 3, 2020.
Express lanes reopen in section of Highway 401 in Toronto after transport truck collision
Two transport trucks after a collision on Highway 401, in Toronto, on Jan. 5, 2021.
Georgia counting votes in runoffs that decide Senate control
Voters enter and exit a polling station at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, in Lawrenceville, Ga., on Jan. 5, 2021.
Ten people to stand trial in connection with deadly 2016 Brussels attacks
In this March 22, 2016, file photo, police and rescue teams are outside the metro station Maelbeek in Brussels.
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister shuffles cabinet amid low poll numbers
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister speaks to the media at the Manitoba legislature, in Winnipeg, on Oct. 7, 2020.
BofA Securities unveils its top 10 stock ideas for the first quarter
In this file photo taken on May 11, 2018 a sign for Bank of America is seen on 3rd Avenue in New York City.
Online COVID-19 vaccine scams on the rise as slow rollout frustrates
A needle is filled from a phial of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, in Newcastle, Britain, on Dec. 8, 2020.
Saudi Arabia deepens cuts as OPEC and allies agree to output rollover
FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed OPEC logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
FILE PHOTO: Financial traders work at their desks at CMC Markets in the City of London, Britain, April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
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