Here's how to get a refund if your Air Canada flight was cancelled due to COVID-19
If you are holding on to a credit or voucher for an Air Canada flight that didn’t happen because of COVID-19, you are now one step closer to seeing a refund.
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Ontario health minister denies political decision behind labelling Ottawa’s K2V area a COVID-19 'hot spot'
Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott is denying politics was behind the decision to label a part of western Ottawa a COVID-19 'hot spot,' despite data showing the rate of infections in the area is lower than other parts of the city.
COVID-19 cases in Ottawa dip below 200 on Tuesday but weekly trends remain high
Ottawa Public Health is reporting 194 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19, the lowest figure following a weekend of record-breaking case counts.
City of Ottawa eyeing 8 p.m. curfew in parks
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Here's how to get a refund if your Air Canada flight was cancelled due to COVID-19
If you are holding on to a credit or voucher for an Air Canada flight that didn’t happen because of COVID-19, you are now one step closer to seeing a refund.
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Quebec woman has Canada's first reported blood clot linked to AstraZeneca vaccine
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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine efficacy falls slightly to 90 per cent in U.S. trial
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