PM under pressure to flesh out promise to top up pay...

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be under pressure today to flesh out his promise to do more to protect seniors in long-term...

Return to normal hinges on immunity, say those pushing for new...

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TORONTO — The push to start measuring COVID-19 immunity is gaining steam, with several provinces hinting at plans to roll out blood tests that could pave...

Ontario sees cannabis orders top 13,000, flurry of new customers amid...

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TORONTO — Ontario's cannabis distributor has seen online orders triple since COVID-19 started sweeping the country and prevention measures were implemented, with almost one in three...

Ontario expands guidelines for priority COVID-19 testing

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TORONTO — Ontario expanded its priority COVID-19 testing Thursday to include essential workers, residents and staff of homeless shelters and group homes, and people...

Ottawa expanding loan program for small businesses hit by COVID-19

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OTTAWA — The federal government is expanding a loan program for small- and medium-sized businesses suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic and working on a new...

Trudeau poised to announce more financial support for small businesses

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today more financial help for small businesses struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic that has brought...

Ford opens door to systemic changes to Ontario’s long-term care system

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TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford opened the door Wednesday to systemic changes to Ontario's long-term care system, where a significant portion of the province's...

Canada needs to increase testing capacity before life can return to...

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OTTAWA — Life in Canada won't return to normal until Canadian authorities can quickly find and weed out new outbreaks of the virus that causes...

Cause for cautious optimism in Canada’s COVID-19 fight, top doctor says

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OTTAWA — While there's reason to believe the spread of COVID-19 is slowing, Canadian leaders warned Wednesday it was too soon to ease distancing measures, even as the...

Bibeau says Canada has enough food but COVID-19 will still cause...

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OTTAWA — Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canadians could see higher prices and less variety of food on store shelves this year. Bibeau says she’s...

WHO issues guidelines for lifting COVID-19 restrictions. Is Canada ready?

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OTTAWA — Federal and provincial officials are starting to discuss how and when to start reopening schools and businesses but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

Emergency doctors urged to avoid drugs used to ventilate COVID-19 patients

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OTTAWA — The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians is calling on its doctors to protect the limited supply of certain sedatives and painkillers needed...

Liberals ease access to emergency benefit, plan to top-up wages

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OTTAWA — The federal government is loosening the eligibility criteria for emergency federal pandemic aid to cover seasonal workers without jobs and workers whose...

Ontario reports 494 new COVID-19 cases, 51 more deaths

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TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 494 new COVID-19 cases today, including 51 more deaths. That brings the total cases in the province to 8,447, including...

Experts: Pandemic likely a boon for wildlife as humans stay home

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Ontario's wildlife will likely experience a population boom thanks to an ongoing state of emergency that is keeping most people in the province at...