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Analysis
The pandemic seems to be giving Canadians warm feelings about government. Can it last?
Not long ago, 'government' was something people complained about. The COVID-19 pandemic, with all the fear and economic carnage it has unleashed, seems to have triggered a warming trend in Canadians' attitudes toward governments and bureaucracies.
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Aaron Wherry
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Construction work continues on Parliament Hill even as MPs, senators are told to stay away
John Paul Tasker
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'Nothing like I've ever done before': COVID-19 poses new challenge for Canadian Rangers
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Olivia Stefanovich
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Pandemic could affect food supplies, power grids, telecommunications, says government document
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Catharine Tunney
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Cause for cautious optimism in Canada's COVID-19 fight, top doctor says
There is cause for cautious optimism that the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic is slowing, Canada's top doctor said Wednesday, as the country's central bank warned that the economic downturn tied to the virus would be the worst on record.
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NATO defence ministers take stock of pandemic's economic toll on national budgets
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Murray Brewster
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Mental health group warns of 'echo pandemic' among traumatized health workers, vulnerable Canadians
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Kathleen Harris
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Canadian officials working around the clock to secure medical supplies, deputy minister says
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Peter Zimonjic
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As It Happens
Canada will help 'heroes' working in long-term care homes, says seniors minister
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Part-time, contract and seasonal workers now qualify for COVID-19 emergency benefits
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Kathleen Harris
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Federal government open to new law to fight pandemic misinformation
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Elizabeth Thompson
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Analysis
Provinces are talking about restarting the economy — but many Canadians are anxious about moving too fast
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Éric Grenier
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Analysis
Governments will make mistakes during the pandemic — and they won't be able to pin them on 'experts'
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Aaron Wherry
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LIVE BLOG RECAP
COVID-19 April 15 update: Justin Trudeau and ministers' daily briefing | Special coverage
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INTERACTIVE
Find the COVID-19 benefits and programs relevant to you
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Canadian border service cuts hours at some U.S. crossings
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CBC Investigates
Advocates wonder why long-term care COVID warnings were ignored
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Jonathon Gatehouse
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NATO ministers to question reliance on China for pandemic supplies
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Murray Brewster
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Trudeau, ministers back Dr. Tam and Health Canada after Jason Kenney attacks pandemic response
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Peter Zimonjic
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Beijing's pandemic response is China's 'Chornobyl moment,' critics say
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Levon Sevunts
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New mandatory quarantine rules for returning Canadian travellers include masks — and hotels if necessary
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Catharine Tunney
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Scheer, Conservatives raise concerns about WHO data, relationship with China
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Mike Blanchfield
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Canada is still weeks away from easing pandemic restrictions and restarting economy, Trudeau says
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Kathleen Harris
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Compared to U.S., Canada's COVID-19 response a case study in political civility
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James McCarten
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Scheer and Trudeau on the defensive over weekend travel during pandemic lockdown
David Thurton
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Marine Atlantic says it can maintain Newfoundland and Labrador's supply lines if Oceanex bows out
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David Cochrane
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