'It was surreal': Ontario mother gives birth to newborn son on day of solar eclipse
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For many, Monday's total solar eclipse will become a distant memory or collection of photos to scroll through in the years to come. But for Alannah Duarte and her family, they'll be reminded of the rare celestial event every year they celebrate their youngest son's birthday, as he was born on the day of the momentous occasion. Duarte was not expecting to give birth to her newborn son, Jenisen-Scott, at the Oshawa Lakeridge Hospital on Monday – he was expected a full week later. "We had to...

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