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CANADA: Non-medical masks can keep people with COVID-19 from spreading it, Tam says

CANADA: Non-medical masks can keep people with COVID-19 from spreading it, Tam says

This is a change from previous advice
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COVID-19: Trudeau says talks with U.S. ongoing, confident PPE shipments will continue

COVID-19: Trudeau says talks with U.S. ongoing, confident PPE shipments will continue

Premier Doug Ford said that a shipment of masks that was to enter the province was instead turned around at the Canada-U.S. border
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LIVE: Premier Doug Ford provides latest COVID-19 update around 1 p.m.

LIVE: Premier Doug Ford provides latest COVID-19 update around 1 p.m.

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COVID-19: Changes to emergency-relief program coming to expand eligibility, Trudeau says

COVID-19: Changes to emergency-relief program coming to expand eligibility, Trudeau says

Trudeau announced changes soon to come at this morning's press conference
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LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides COVID-19 update

LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides COVID-19 update

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COVID-19: Application process for emergency benefits for workers begins this morning

COVID-19: Application process for emergency benefits for workers begins this morning

More than two million Canadians lost their jobs in the last half of March as businesses across the country were forced to close or reduce their operations to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus
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CANADA: Financial inequality 'staggering' for Canadians with disabilities, expert says

CANADA: Financial inequality 'staggering' for Canadians with disabilities, expert says

Cutting disability benefits in Ontario has increased poverty and wealth gap between those living with disabilities and those who do not, Pettinicchio says
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WORLD: How the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics could help heal us, post-coronavirus

WORLD: How the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics could help heal us, post-coronavirus

Ex-chair of the Olympic Academy of Canada says we should rebuild our societies in a humanitarian way
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LIVE: Federal government to roll out application process for emergency benefits Monday

LIVE: Federal government to roll out application process for emergency benefits Monday

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he'll speak with U.S. President Donald Trump in coming days about Trump's order to stop the export of N95 masks; Health Canada looking for case trackers, data collectors and people for surge capacity during COVID-19 pandemic
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BEYOND LOCAL: Lab-grown meat may not mean easier access to food for everyone, expert suggests

BEYOND LOCAL: Lab-grown meat may not mean easier access to food for everyone, expert suggests

With lab meat technology still in its infancy, it’s a good time to consider the social and cultural challenges that may become more amplified in North American food systems with the advent of clean meats
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