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'Back-end’ validation of CERB claims won’t happen until 2021
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Halt drug possession charges during pandemic to stem spike in overdose deaths, advocates say
More than 50 human rights, legal and drug policy groups are pushing the federal government to halt criminal charges for simple drug possession as part of its response to COVID-19, arguing the pandemic has led to more dangerous drug use practices and a spike in overdose deaths.
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Kathleen Harris
Politics ||
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Early 'excess death' data for Canada suggests decrease in deaths in early days of pandemic
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Valérie Ouellet
Canada ||
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What Canada can learn from other countries about lifting lockdown measures too soon
Adam Miller
Health ||
Health Canada authorizes serological test for COVID-19 antibodies
Canada |
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Family devastated as COVID-19 claims its first registered nurse in Canada
Andrew Lupton
Canada -London |
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40 food inspectors in Canada, including 21 in Alberta, have COVID-19, union says
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Rachel Ward
Canada -Calgary ||
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Health Canada issues recall of some KN95 masks made in China
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Geoff Leo
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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Could dogs detect coronavirus in humans? Your COVID-19 questions answered
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Lisa Mayor
Canadians to help develop, test potential COVID-19 vaccine from Chinese company
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Amina Zafar
Health |
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Sask. expat in U.K. taking part in human trial of COVID-19 vaccine
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Danny Kerslake
Canada -Saskatoon ||
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Deadly 2nd wave of Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 may hold clues for reopening today
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Mark Gollom
World |
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Ontario's top doctor not confident about reopening, after Ford says details of Stage 1 coming Thursday
Canada -Toronto ||
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Over 450 Indigenous COVID-19 cases across Canada and 7 deaths, reports Yellowhead Institute
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
Stress, anxiety a heavy burden for people who can't work from home or properly isolate
Perlita Stroh
Health ||
As provincial governments ease lockdowns, many travel restrictions remain
Canada ||
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Could a vaccine wipe out COVID-19 or will protection be short-term? That's the 'million dollar question'
Lauren Pelley
Canada -Toronto ||
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Epidemics and resilience: How the Algonquin survived nearly 200 years of disease outbreaks
Indigenous |
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Pressure mounts on federal government to help fix, build long-term care homes as pandemic takes deadly toll
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Kathleen Harris
Politics ||
What COVID-19 restrictions actually work and how to ease off
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Amina Zafar
Health |
Second Opinion
Could risky human challenge studies help find a vaccine sooner?
Adam Miller
Health |
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Analysis
How Florence Nightingale used mathematics to improve health care
Radio -Quirks & Quarks |
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Top White House officials buried CDC coronavirus report: AP
World ||
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Canada's Abortion Caravan: Looking back at a historic reproductive rights movement
Politics |
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INTERACTIVE
Data from millions of cell phones show how spring break was a catalyst for the pandemic in Quebec
Canada -Montreal |
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'Always up on everything': Woman remembers sister who died from COVID-19 at Northwood
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Alex Cooke
Canada -Nova Scotia |
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