coronavirus outbreak
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WA extends hard border with locked down Vic
WA’s hard border with Victoria is being extended to “at least” mirror the eastern state’s lockdown. Picture: Matt Jelonek/Getty Images…
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Winter could put a chill on Canada’s top COVID-19 coping strategy
TORONTO — The single biggest way Canadians are coping with COVID-19 is by getting outside, according to a new national…
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Nunavut enters two-week shutdown amid spike in new cases
TORONTO — Nunavut will enter a territory-wide, two-week shutdown to help curb the spread of COVID-19 after recording 10 new…
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Five provinces break COVID-19 records
TORONTO — As new COVID-19 infections continue to soar in Canada, more provinces are seeing record-breaking numbers of infections and…
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Canada breaks its COVID-19 daily record with 4,981 reported cases
TORONTO — For the third time in seven days, Canada has broken its daily record for reported COVID-19 cases as…
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Canada sets new COVID-19 record with 4,248 cases reported in one day
TORONTO — The spread of COVID-19 is accelerating in Canada, with the country recording more than 4,000 new cases of…
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Ont. residential landlords call on government to accelerate evictions after moratorium
TORONTO — Some small-scale residential landlords in Ontario say a moratorium on evictions due to the pandemic which has now…
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Canadian-made rapid test for COVID-19 can be transported without refrigeration
TORONTO — In an Ontario factory, scientists are assembling a Canadian-made and approved rapid test for COVID-19 that requires no…
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What is a ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown, and should Canada consider one?
TORONTO — “Circuit breaker,” “wave breaker,” “fire-break” — the terms vary, but the concept is similar: a relatively short COVID-19…
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Economic recovery during pandemic slower for Indigenous people: Statistics Canada
TORONTO — Indigenous people are not recovering from loss of employment during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as non-Indigenous Canadians,…
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