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Three new COVID-19 deaths in Ottawa

Three more Ottawa residents have died due to COVID-19 this week. The twice-weekly COVID-19 update shows 66 new cases of novel coronavirus in Ottawa since Tuesday.

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The head of the World Health Organization said China's extreme approach to containing the coronavirus is unsustainable because of the highly infectious nature of the Omicron variant, but that it's up to every country to decide what policy to pursue.

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Akwesasne: Bodies of two more migrants found, bring total dead to eight

Police say the bodies of eight migrants have been retrieved from the waters off the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne, straddling the Canada - U.S. border. The people whose bodies were recovered Thursday and Friday consisted of two families of Romanian and Indian origins who were likely trying to enter the U.S. illegally, police said Friday.

Dividing the United States from Canada, a portion of the frozen St. Lawrence River, flows by the Canadian side of the Akwesane reservation Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Akwesasne: Bodies of two more migrants found, bring total dead to eight

Police say the bodies of eight migrants have been retrieved from the waters off the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne, straddling the Canada - U.S. border. The people whose bodies were recovered Thursday and Friday consisted of two families of Romanian and Indian origins who were likely trying to enter the U.S. illegally, police said Friday.

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Police: Eight bodies retrieved from St. Lawrence river

Akwesasne Mohawk Police Chief Shaun Dulude provided an update on the eight migrants found deceased in the St. Lawrence river.

Akwesasne Mohawk Police Chief Shaun Dulude provided an update on the eight migrants found deceased in the St. Lawrence river.