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WINNIPEG — Sweat builds on Reese Ketler's brow, as his hands clasp both ends of a hockey stick. Each time the 20-year-old thrusts the stick toward his physiotherapist, his body learns to use different muscles in his arms and back.

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 13 ... COVID-19 in Canada ...

Canadian researchers are making multiple breakthroughs in the fight against COVID-19, as a biotech firm take the firsts steps towards a vaccine and a hospital in Ottawa opened a drive-thru screening centre.

TORONTO — A Toronto organization that planned to honour the lives of those who died in a plane crash in Iran has cancelled in-person events for its celebration of the Persian New Year. Tirgan said it has moved its Nowruz festival online.

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders each auditioned Thursday for the role of President of the United States, striking starkly different tones as they delivered their respective versions of the speech they believe Donald Trump should have given

Animal lovers may be wondering if their pets can be carriers of the new coronavirus, but experts say there's no evidence they can transmit the disease to humans. Prof.

VANCOUVER — Drive-thru clinics testing people for COVID-19 in South Korea could serve as a model for Canada, where the spread of the virus is comparatively limited but increasing to the point that such early interventions could be considered, an epid

The prime minister's wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and will remain in isolation, his office said Thursday.

OTTAWA — There are some changes coming to improve safety on Parliament Hill after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed he is going into isolation after his wife tested positive for COVID-19.

The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern): 10:15 p.m. The Prime Minister's Office says Sophie Gregoire Trudeau has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.