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COVID-19: We have many coronavirus questions. Are the answers in our sewers?

COVID-19: We have many coronavirus questions. Are the answers in our sewers?

Scientists say genetic information can be found in our poop
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WORLD: Canada-U.S. border restrictions won't be lifted any time soon, says Trudeau

WORLD: Canada-U.S. border restrictions won't be lifted any time soon, says Trudeau

Trudeau says Canada won't even be able to consider even a partial return to normality for several more weeks
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Printed flyers seeing a 'notable decline' as pandemic shifts shopping habits

Printed flyers seeing a 'notable decline' as pandemic shifts shopping habits

Some major names have already ditched print for digital and this could be an opportune time for others to follow suit without angering customers, says one expert
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COVID-19: University of Guelph to provide housing option for frontline workers

COVID-19: University of Guelph to provide housing option for frontline workers

Frontline workers wanting to physically distance themselves from family at home while working will have option of staying in campus residences
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WORLD: Second World War commemorations become casualty of COVID-19 pandemic

WORLD: Second World War commemorations become casualty of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 has forced the cancellations of key commemorative events such as the 75th anniversaries of the Liberation of the Netherlands and Victory in Europe Day
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LIVE: Northern communities to receive $130 million in COVID-19 funding

LIVE: Northern communities to receive $130 million in COVID-19 funding

Prime minister announces new quarantine measures for travellers returning to Canada; 1.1 million N95 masks set be distributed across Canada
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CANADA: More than 90 per cent of country's COVID-19 deaths are those over age 60

CANADA: More than 90 per cent of country's COVID-19 deaths are those over age 60

Dr. Theresa Tam said half of the deaths in Canada from COVID-19 had occurred in long-term care homes
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CANADA: Health Canada approves Spartan Bioscience's portable COVID-19 test

CANADA: Health Canada approves Spartan Bioscience's portable COVID-19 test

Dubbed the Spartan Cube and about the size of a coffee cup, results can be had in less than an hour and do not require the specialized expertise and equipment of a large lab
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COVID-19: Air Canada and others suspend flights until June as sector slammed by pandemic

COVID-19: Air Canada and others suspend flights until June as sector slammed by pandemic

The decision extends the suspension of more than 160 Air Canada routes as well as Air Transat and Sunwing trips by another month as closed borders and vanishing travel demand continue to ravage the airline industry
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ONTARIO: Province to extend state of emergency, despite 'glimmer of light' in numbers

ONTARIO: Province to extend state of emergency, despite 'glimmer of light' in numbers

People are getting antsy, Ford said, but he wants to take a cautious approach
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