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Infectious disease specialists answer viewer questions about reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic.

There is a Friday deadline to buy a membership to vote in the Conservative leadership race, which had to change in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Rick Bright, who was fired as the director of the agency responsible for developing drugs to fight the coronavirus, told a U.S. congressional hearing that his early warnings about the pandemic were met with indifference and the country only has limited time to improve its response.

A controversial approach to testing a potential COVID-19 vaccine involves people volunteering to get the virus.

Canada Post employees are managing “Christmas volumes” of packages with reduced staffing due to physical distancing or health and safety concerns.

CBC News has learned of new measures to identify people who are wrongfully receiving $2,000 cheques through the Canada emergency response benefit, but getting that money back will take time.

The suicide of a teenager on a northern Saskatchewan First Nation is increasing fears that the pandemic is exacerbating mental health issues, and hindering the responses in communities.

Ahead of the long weekend, some cottage communities are warning visitors away, while the businesses that rely on cottagers see a bleak future without them.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the effectiveness of working from home and the change could become permanent for some, which could trickle down further in the economy.  

Police in Vancouver say they've seen a recent increase in hate crimes against Asian Canadians and the COVID-19 pandemic may be to blame. 

CBC’s senior business correspondent answers financial questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic including when seniors will begin to receive top ups to OAS and GIS. 

The industry is trying to find ways to adapt to restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but many restaurants aren’t sure if they’ll survive. 

Experts say Canada’s meat processing industry could see large changes after a COVID-19 outbreak closed major facilities.  

A horrific attack on a hospital maternity ward in Kabul that killed at least two dozen people has prompted outrage around the world, and decimated hopes for the peace process in Afghanistan. 

A software glitch first detected in 2017 should be a focus of the investigation into a possible cause for a Canadian military helicopter crash that killed six crew members, sources tell CBC News.   

A test to detect COVID-19 antibodies in the blood has been approved by Health Canada and will be used on one million Canadians. It's not a test for the active virus but exposure to it, which will help track the virus over the long term. 

England has cautiously started to reopen, but the decision has been met with trepidation on the streets of London.

As the pandemic delayed surgeries and treatments for patients who didn’t have COVID-19, new data shows a slight uptick in non-COVID-19 deaths in some provinces. But the bigger issue may be how incomplete the national data is, despite the lessons learned from SARS.

Brian Beattie, who worked at a long-term care home dealing with a coronavirus outbreak in London, Ont., has become Canada's first registered nurse to die from COVID-19 complications. 

As Quebec passes 2,000 COVID-19-related deaths and with reopening plans in doubt, it's clear that Montreal is having much more trouble with containment than the rest of the province, which has largely flattened the curve. 

A draft document obtained by CBC News shows Ontario plans to ease restrictions on many businesses and construction and some changes could start as soon as Victoria Day weekend.  

Self-isolation measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 could be contributing to a rise in domestic violence across Canada. Some areas are reporting increases of up to 30 per cent. 

A former neighbour of the Nova Scotia gunman says she reported him to the police for domestic violence and illegal weapons years ago.  

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