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LIVE: Garden centres, hardware stores to re-open this week

LIVE: Garden centres, hardware stores to re-open this week

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces the next stage in re-opening economy
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LIVE: Federal ministers, health officials provide COVID-19 update

LIVE: Federal ministers, health officials provide COVID-19 update

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COVID-19: The coronavirus pandemic has revealed how fragile everyday life is

COVID-19: The coronavirus pandemic has revealed how fragile everyday life is

Our lives have been disrupted and impacted in unprecedented ways by the measures put in place to address the current pandemic
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BEYOND LOCAL: How the coronavirus crisis is finally putting the 'social' into social media

BEYOND LOCAL: How the coronavirus crisis is finally putting the 'social' into social media

The coronavirus pandemic has led to many people using social media in more positive ways than ever before
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COVID-19: Americans trust Canadians more than they trust themselves, poll suggests

COVID-19: Americans trust Canadians more than they trust themselves, poll suggests

Some 66 per cent of Canadian residents who participated in the poll said they are worried about COVID-19 cases arriving in Canada from the U.S.
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WORLD: Trump official ignored warning on drug, virus, whistleblower claims

WORLD: Trump official ignored warning on drug, virus, whistleblower claims

Rick Bright says he was assigned to a lesser role after raising concerns that the Trump administration wanted to use malaria drugs on coronavirus hotspots
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ONTARIO: Province's fire marshal says fire deaths up; warns against putting masks in microwave

ONTARIO: Province's fire marshal says fire deaths up; warns against putting masks in microwave

Ontario's fire marshal says there's been an increase in fire deaths this year as COVID-19 measures force many people to stay home and do more home cooking
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LIVE: Premier Doug Ford holds press conference at 1 p.m.

LIVE: Premier Doug Ford holds press conference at 1 p.m.

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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: Amazon VP says he quit after workers who raised coronavirus concerns were fired

COVID-19: Amazon VP says he quit after workers who raised coronavirus concerns were fired

Tim Bray, who says he worked with Amazon Web Services, wrote in a blog post that he "quit in dismay at Amazon firing of two whistleblowers who were making noise about warehouse employees frightened of COVID-19"
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