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COVID-19: Public Health releases recommendations to keep LTC home residents safe

COVID-19: Public Health releases recommendations to keep LTC home residents safe

Screenings for COVID-19 before every staff shift or essential visitor entry, and daily for residents among them
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WORLD: WHO issues guidelines for lifting COVID-19 restrictions. Is Canada ready?

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

WHO is releasing new guidelines Tuesday for what should be in place before easing restrictions
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ONTARIO: Wildlife expected to boom as humans stay home

ONTARIO: Wildlife expected to boom as humans stay home

Experts say that if air quality improves, native plant survival improves, which in turn improves the insect and bird populations
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ONTARIO: Plan implemented to address COVID-19 in long-term care homes (updated)

ONTARIO: Plan implemented to address COVID-19 in long-term care homes (updated)

Ford says the front lines of the battle against the virus have shifted to seniors homes, with 93 outbreaks at such facilities across Ontario
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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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