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In call with PM, some provinces offer to divert protective gear to provinces with greater need: source
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COVID-19 has upended the U.S. election campaign and could also change how Americans vote
It may not be the leading worry for most Americans right now, but amid the anxiety over coronavirus, another kind of concern is quietly growing in this country: how to deal with the coming presidential election.
World ||
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'This has been a nightmare': Canadian passengers on virus-stricken cruise finally headed for home
An ill-fated cruise that has had a COVID-19 outbreak and four deaths is finally coming to an end after politicians in Florida agreed to allow its passengers, including 247 Canadians, to disembark in Ft. Lauderdale.
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More evidence emerges that coronavirus infections can spread by people with no clear symptoms
A study by researchers in Singapore became the latest to estimate that somewhere around 10 per cent of new infections may be sparked by people who carry the virus but have not yet suffered its flu-like symptoms.
Health |
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Ottawa Food Bank raises $170K in one day with donations from Wu-Tang Clan, Shopify exec
The Ottawa Food Bank received over $170,000 in the span of 24 hours after a social media campaign netted some big-name donations, including from the iconic hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan.
Canada -Ottawa ||
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Analysis
Canadians want to know how bad this could get. Is anyone ready to tell us?
In his recent public statements about the pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken to using the language of war — appropriate for describing a threat so deadly and so fast-moving. But Canadians need more than metaphors. They need information.
Politics ||
INTERACTIVE
How Canada compares with other countries at flattening the curve
Health |
Why Canada is taking so long to start testing blood for COVID-19
Health |
'It's just a job that has to get done': Alberta couple helps stranded Canadians get home
Canada ||
Analysis
'Wartime president' Trump isn't calling all the shots in U.S. battle against COVID-19
World ||
GST rebate targeting low-income Canadians impacted by COVID-19 will arrive a month early
Politics ||
No, you can't make an N95 respirator out of a bra
Analysis
Coronavirus lockdown has forced us into an economic trial and error experiment: Don Pittis
Business |
COVID-19 cases in First Nations spur leaders to call for field hospitals
Politics |
Canada pulls military trainers out of Iraq as pandemic spreads
Politics ||
CBC Investigates
Health-care workers make up 1 in 10 known cases of COVID-19 in Ontario
Canada -Toronto ||
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Record 6.6M Americans filed for jobless benefits last week
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Pete Evans
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Canada and the U.S. are implementing the non-essential travel ban in very different ways
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Elizabeth Thompson
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Chief medical officers are leading Canada through COVID-19 crisis — and many are women
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Meagan Fitzpatrick
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Model predicts 250 Alberta patients will need intensive care at peak of COVID-19 pandemic
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Janet French
Canada -Edmonton |
Manitoba researchers say they may have found a way to safely reuse N95 masks amid COVID-19 crisis
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Holly Caruk
Canada -Manitoba |
Solved mystery shows 3 human species shared Africa 300K years ago
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In the 1950s, Canada faced a terrifying epidemic. Here's how it was conquered
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Richard Cuthbertson
Canada -Nova Scotia |
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Long waits for COVID-19 test results reveal Canada's shortage of lab workers
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Brandie Weikle
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Opinion
Why communities need to move fast, get creative to protect homeless from COVID-19
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Here's what the oilpatch wants in financial aid from Ottawa
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Should I microwave my mail? Your COVID-19 questions answered
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Ania Bessonov
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