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PM says his 'personal choice' to wear mask in public is aligned with health recommendations
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Canadians should wear masks as an 'added layer of protection,' says Tam
Canada's chief public health officer says Canadians should wear a mask as an "added layer of protection" whenever physical distancing is not possible.
Politics ||
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Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder in North America
Johnson & Johnson is ending sales of its iconic talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder in the U.S. and Canada, where demand has dwindled amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it has caused cancer.
Business |
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Can I let cleaners into my house? Your COVID-19 questions answered
We're answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to COVID@cbc.ca, and we’ll answer as many as we can. We’ll publish a selection of answers every weekday online, and also put some questions to the experts during The National and on CBC News Network.
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Lisa Mayor
Health |
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THE DOSE
Thousands of volunteers come forward to offer mental health support during COVID-19
Nicole Ireland
Radio -White Coat - Black Art ||
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Ontario shuts schools until September because of COVID-19 pandemic
Canada -Toronto ||
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Dental hygienists wary of new protection guidelines say they feel like 'guinea pigs'
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Yvette Brend
Canada -British Columbia ||
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WHO chief promises review of coronavirus response as China defends its performance
World ||
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Ontario orders commission into long-term care after more than 1,400 COVID-19-related deaths
Canada -Toronto ||
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Brazil overtakes U.K. for 3rd-highest number of COVID-19 cases
World ||
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Washing your hands is better than disposable gloves for preventing COVID-19 spread, Public Health says
Sophia Harris
Business ||
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Experimental coronavirus vaccine generated virus antibodies in small, early stage study
Health |
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How hospitals are 'directly addressing hallway medicine' thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Angelina King
Canada -Toronto ||
Living through a pandemic, alone: 6 stories of solitude
Canada -British Columbia |
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She spent 10 days in hospital during Walkerton's tainted water scandal. Now she's studying to be a doctor
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Haydn Watters
Canada -London ||
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Second Opinion
Canada is slowly reopening — and new research reveals where you're most at risk of COVID-19
Adam Miller
Health ||
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101-year-old Sept-Îles man recovers from COVID-19 in the comfort of his own home
Canada -Montreal ||
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Barring Taiwan from WHO is a serious health concern, Canada, U.S., and allies say
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Mike Blanchfield
Politics ||
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Hospital worker had COVID-19, returns to work after 3 weeks off and still tests positive
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Bobby Hristova
Canada -Hamilton |
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'Hard-working mom' who did anything for her children dies of COVID-19 at Northwood
Cassidy Chisholm
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Canada's first COVID-19 vaccine trials approved for Halifax university
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Haley Ryan
Canada -Nova Scotia |
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He had a stroke in N.L., she's in Quebec, and COVID-19 keeps them apart
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Heather Gillis
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador ||
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Rosslyn Retirement Residence completely emptied after COVID-19 outbreak infects 62
Dan Taekema
Canada -Hamilton |
An inside look at Canada's contact-tracing COVID-19 detectives
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Sarah Bridge & Adrienne Arsenault
Health ||
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Head of National Microbiology Lab resigns, takes bio-research job in U.K.
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Karen Pauls
Canada -Manitoba |
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COVID-19 and scientific confusion — What we don't know and why we don't know it
Radio -Quirks & Quarks |
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Keep calm and carry on? Promote resilience for better outcomes amid COVID-19 crisis, says CAMH psychiatrist
Radio -White Coat - Black Art |
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Nurses, lab workers, physicians among 'alarming' number of health-care workers with COVID-19
Lauren Pelley
Canada -Toronto ||
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