Return home while you can, Ottawa tells Canadians as COVID-19 continues...

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The federal government urged Canadians abroad to return home while they still have a chance as countries around the world impose ever-tighter travel restrictions...

Ontario severely restricts visitors to long-term care homes

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OTTAWA — Ontario’s top public health doctor has deemed that only “essential” visitors be allowed in long-term care, retirement and supportive housing as part...

While Georgina braces for COVID-19, province introduces new measures to protect...

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By: Mike Anderson While the number of positive cases of COVID-19 has risen to eight in York Region, all of the cases have been travel-related...

‘Social distancing’ ramps up as COVID-19 spreads and economic toll mounts

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TORONTO — Keeping distance from others as a way to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 ramped up across Canada on Thursday as Prime...

Businesses ramp up COVID-19 precautions amid workplace cases

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TORONTO — Businesses are ramping up their efforts to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus after a string of cases cropped up at Canadian workplaces...

Justin and Sophie Trudeau go into self-isolation over COVID-19

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife are in self-isolation over COVID-19 concerns, which has forced the cancellation of an in-person meeting of...

Labour, biz leaders urge federal-provincial common front on COVID-19 impact

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OTTAWA — Canada’s largest labour organization and the group that bills itself as the voice of business in this country have set aside their differences to...

A breakdown of federal spending in response to the COVID-19 outbreak

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OTTAWA — The federal government unveiled a $1 billion response package to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the Canadian health-care system, the economy,...

Coronavirus fallout: Handwashing jumps in Canada, new poll indicates

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TORONTO — Growing concern about contracting or spreading the new coronavirus has so far prompted Canadians to make relatively modest changes to protect themselves...

Ontario reports more cases of COVID-19, announces $100M contingency fund

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TORONTO — Ontario reported five more cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the total to 42, as the government announced a $100-million contingency fund to...

How EI benefits for COVID-19 quarantines will work

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced changes to Canada’s sick-leave benefits under employment insurance Wednesday, to respond to concerns about COVID-19. Here is a...

Canadian health officials stress COVID-19 risk remains low as case load...

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OTTAWA — With a slowly, but steadily rising number of COVID-19 cases in Canada, health officials continue to stress that the risk posed by the novel...

Tips for better handwashing: lather longer and skip the hand dryer

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TORONTO — The internet is awash in lists of things that many of us get wrong on a regular basis: the way we peel...

Ontario reports new COVID-19 case, says patient had travelled to Las...

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Ontario’s Ministry of Health says there is a new case of the novel coronavirus in the province. A spokeswoman with the ministry said the patient...

Three new coronavirus cases in Ontario, pushing provincewide total to 23

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TORONTO — Officials in Ontario are reporting a new case of the novel coronavirus that they say is linked to a cruise ship that left San...