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B.C.'s top doctor advises against long weekend travel; Montreal delays school reopenings until August
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Increased foreign threat to COVID-19 research prompts extraordinary warning from Canada's spy agencies
Canada's spy agencies are warning that Canadian intellectual property linked to the pandemic is a "valuable target" for state-sponsored actors — just a day after U.S. intelligence agencies raised the alarm about China-backed hacking of institutions and companies researching vaccines, treatments and tests for the novel coronavirus.
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National parks, historic sites partly reopening June 1, but no camping yet
Canada is slowly beginning to emerge from its COVID-19 cocoon, with the federal government poised to announce a gradual reopening of national parks and heritage sites, and more provinces taking the first halting steps toward a return to normal.
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Whistleblower warns U.S. is running out of time to bolster its response to COVID-19 pandemic
A whistleblower who says he was removed from his government post for raising concerns about coronavirus preparedness told a congressional hearing on Thursday that the U.S. could face "the darkest winter" of recent times if it does not improve its response to the pandemic.
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Trudeau urges consumers to 'buy Canadian' as government pledges $470M for fisheries
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging people to “buy Canadian” food to keep fishery workers and farmers in business during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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No slacking allowed: Companies keep careful eye on work-from-home productivity during COVID-19
Heads up, Canadians working from home. If you thought your new arrangement was a licence to slack off, think again. The boom in people doing their jobs off site during the COVID-19 lockdown has led to rising interest in services that help employers remotely monitor their workers' productivity.
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Liberal finance chair says government hasn't been clear enough about risks of pandemic benefit fraud
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Lufthansa prepares to resume flights to Canada in June
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Mortgage arrears rate could spike to double what it was in 2009, Bank of Canada says
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Taliban kill 5, claim retaliation for being blamed in Kabul maternity hospital attack
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Canadian-approved N95 mask targeted by Chinese counterfeiters
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Deadline to become voting member for Conservative leadership race lands tomorrow
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Another 2.9 million people filed for U.S. jobless benefits last week, bringing COVID-19 total to 36 million
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Tyrannosaurus rex built for distance, not speed, research shows
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WHO emergencies chief says novel coronavirus may be here to stay
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Doug Ford announces plan for Stage 1 of easing COVID-19 restrictions. Is Ontario ready?
Mike Crawley
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Halt drug possession charges during pandemic to stem spike in overdose deaths, advocates say
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Kathleen Harris
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Coronavirus vaccine possible in about a year, says EU agency
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Federal plan to redirect $50M in surplus food not as simple as it sounds
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Janyce McGregor
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COVID-19 unlocks wave of loneliness
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Liberal government 'not thinking about raising taxes' right now, says Morneau
John Paul Tasker
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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
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Family devastated as COVID-19 claims its first registered nurse in Canada
Andrew Lupton
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Trump presses for schools to reopen, against advice of Anthony Fauci
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Canadian doctors watching for inflammatory illness in children as part of COVID-19 diagnosis
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