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CANADA: Feds to update efforts to procure COVID-19-related protective equipment

CANADA: Feds to update efforts to procure COVID-19-related protective equipment

Officials argue that the federal government has so far been able to deliver everything that the provinces and territories have requested
COVID-19: Will we ever shake hands again?

COVID-19: Will we ever shake hands again?

Health experts say handshakes assist in spreading influenza, the common cold and a number of other viruses other than COVID-19
COVID-19: Worries grow that consumers won't come back to malls

COVID-19: Worries grow that consumers won't come back to malls

Mall owners have a strong incentive to get their properties open safely, as rents have plummeted following the provincial orders to close
COVID-19: NHL hoping to move to Phase 2 of return-to-play protocol in early June

COVID-19: NHL hoping to move to Phase 2 of return-to-play protocol in early June

If the Phase 2 plan gets the green light, on-ice sessions will be non-contact and involve up to six players, who will be expected to maintain physical distancing at all times
CANADA: Trudeau urges people to keep safe outdoors from COVID-19, despite warm weather

CANADA: Trudeau urges people to keep safe outdoors from COVID-19, despite warm weather

Trudeau says that people will have to keep adjusting routines as the country moves into summer
WATCH: Ontario to roll out COVID-19 testing strategy in coming days: Ford

WATCH: Ontario to roll out COVID-19 testing strategy in coming days: Ford

Testing to include large employers, virus hotspots
WATCH: Feds, provinces in talks over paid sick days for Canadians: Trudeau

WATCH: Feds, provinces in talks over paid sick days for Canadians: Trudeau

Workers could receive 10 days of paid sick leave by this fall
CANADA: Minds behind pandemic predicting algorithm already thinking about future beyond COVID-19

CANADA: Minds behind pandemic predicting algorithm already thinking about future beyond COVID-19

Big data and artificial intelligence can provide a bird's-eye view of diseases around the globe in real time, letting people move faster to quash new outbreaks
BEYOND LOCAL: Benefits of gardening, growing your own food, during pandemic and beyond

BEYOND LOCAL: Benefits of gardening, growing your own food, during pandemic and beyond

City gardeners are dependent on wild insects to make their gardens thrive
CANADA: Accountability group calls for COVID-19 transparency, whistleblower protection

CANADA: Accountability group calls for COVID-19 transparency, whistleblower protection

Coalition seeks a clear declaration that Canadian governments will protect anyone who reports public or private-sector wrongdoing pertaining to health and safety, science or the misuse of public funds, particularly during the COVID-19 crisis