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Why isn't Canada testing everyone for coronavirus?
Patients are pleading for coronavirus tests. Front-line doctors want everyone coming into the hospital to get a test, while nursing homes can only test people with symptoms. Ontario has a backlog of tests one day and an excess capacity the next. How did this happen?
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Kelly Crowe
Health |
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Analysis
Canadian real estate markets hit hard by pandemic
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Greg Rasmussen
Canada -British Columbia |
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New
Far-right groups may try to take advantage of pandemic, watchdogs warn
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Andrea Bellemare
Technology & Science |
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Canadians with disabilities left with few alternatives amid COVID-19 shutdowns
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Tashauna Reid
Health ||
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How long does the virus stay in your beard? Your COVID-19 questions answered
We're breaking down what you need to know about the pandemic by answering your questions. You can send us your questions via email at COVID@cbc.ca and we'll answer as many as we can. We'll publish a selection of answers every weekday on our website, and we're also putting some of your questions to the experts on the air during The National and CBC News Network.
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Ania Bessonov
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'I could barely get out of bed': Vancouver woman diagnosed with COVID-19 without test
Katie Berlinguette was admitted to Vancouver General Hospital after being diagnosed with COVID-19. She was never tested for the disease. The 33-year-old says her symptoms were so obvious doctors didn't need to.
Canada -British Columbia |
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Bail considerations, releases need to adapt to COVID-19 threat, lawyers say
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Olivia Stefanovich
Politics ||
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Analysis
COVID-19 expected to bring unemployment of 5% to 85% — what does that mean for Canada?
Kyle Bakx
Business ||
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Updated
Alberta COVID-19 hospitalizations will peak in late May, province says
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Michelle Bellefontaine
Canada -Edmonton ||
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Doug Ford blasts 'unacceptable' level of COVID-19 testing as Ontario cases top 5,000
Canada -Toronto ||
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Ottawa boosts student job wage subsidy to 100% as March unemployment data expected to shatter record
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Pete Evans
Business |
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WestJet to rehire nearly 6,400 workers with help of federal wage subsidy
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Joel Dryden
Canada -Calgary ||
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Video
B.C. care-home worker called a 'tireless provider' dies from COVID-19
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Liam Britten
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Number of COVID-19 cases reported in Indigenous communities more than doubles
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Jessica Deer
Indigenous |
Postal workers' union raises concerns about safety of Amazon workers
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Peter Zimonjic
Politics ||
'We all end up crying': Couple at seniors' home celebrates 64th anniversary virtually with family
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Kate Kyle
Canada -North ||
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'You're not breaking your children': Experts say more screen time right now is OK
Health |
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Car insurance industry promises rebates amid COVID-19 lockdowns
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Pete Evans
Business |
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Controversial COVID-19 treatment touted by Trump to be tested in Alberta
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Bryan Labby
Canada -Calgary ||
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Air Canada to rehire 16,500 laid-off workers with help of federal government's wage subsidy
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Pete Evans
Business |
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Doctors investigate rare COVID-19 symptoms in effort to move quickly from anecdotes to science
Health ||
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Canadian Transportation Agency says travel vouchers OK for cancelled flights as U.S., EU mandate refunds
Sophia Harris
Business ||
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Ontario conducting fewer COVID-19 tests daily as cases keep climbing
Mike Crawley
Canada -Toronto ||
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Analysis
Pandemic equipment snarls will rewrite Canada's definition of national security needs, say experts
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Murray Brewster
Politics ||
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Video
How a simple plastic box could protect health-care workers across Canada from COVID-19
Lauren Pelley
Canada -Toronto ||
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Analysis
Yes, we can have a 'virtual' Parliament — but we shouldn't get used to the idea
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Aaron Wherry
Politics ||
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COVID-19 creates new hardships for some cargo crews stuck aboard ships
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David Burke
Canada -Nova Scotia |