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3 new deaths from COVID-19 reported in Waterloo region

Ten new cases of COVID-19 reported as of Friday morning, bringing the total of cases to 897. Three more people in Waterloo region have also died from COVID-19.



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Half of COVID-19 cases in Waterloo region marked as resolved

About half of the confirmed or presumptive cases of COVID-19 in Waterloo region have been marked as resolved, according to numbers released by Region of Waterloo Public Health on Saturday.



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COVID-19 in Sask: 'COVID is here for a while,' Moe says

Restrictions on public gatherings and visiting family in long-term care homes are not likely to be lifted for a while, Premier Scott Moe said.



  • News/Canada/Saskatoon

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Alouettes GM Maciocia gears up for CFL draft under COVID-19 isolation measures

The new reality of life under COVID-19 means Montreal Alouettes GM Danny Maciocia will be physically alone in his basement while he and his staff participate in the CFL draft.



  • Sports/Football/CFL

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Food truck owner adapts to COVID-19 by selling meal kits from driveway

Even though this year's food truck season is looking dicey, Tyler Schmidt says he's doing his best to find business where he can.



  • News/Canada/Saskatoon

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Sask. woman questions extent of COVID-19 restrictions at mother's long-term care facility

A Saskatchewan daughter said her mom has been “confined” to her room at a government run health-care facility due to COVID-19. 



  • News/Canada/Saskatchewan

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La Loche shutters SLGA, offsale as it tries to get handle on COVID-19 outbreak

Officials with the Saskatchewan Health Authority have said people are still gathering and drinking together which has contributed to the spread of the virus.



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Saskatoon woman with COVID-19-like symptoms says it took 5 days to get tested after referral



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Business break and enters spike by 562% since COVID-19

New statistics from the Victoria Police Department show a major shift in crime rates during COVID-19 compared to this time last year. Meanwhile in Kamloops city officials point to court "inaction" as contributing factor.



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What you need to know about COVID-19 in B.C. on May 8, 2020

B.C.'s unemployment rate grew by over four points in the month of April due to COVID-19, rising to 11.5 per cent.



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B.C. confirms 1 additional death, 29 new cases of COVID-19

Provincial health officers say they have confirmed 29 new cases of the virus and one additional death from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.



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What you need to know about COVID-19 in B.C. on May 9, 2020

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry will give her daily briefing at noon.



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B.C. Liberals try to create 'new normal' of politics during COVID-19 recovery

In the middle of a pandemic, who wants to see politicians engage in traditional games of partisan finger pointing and over-the-top attacks?



  • News/Canada/British Columbia

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5 charts that show how COVID-19 has changed Metro Vancouver

There's no question that COVID-19 has uprooted the lives of people across Metro Vancouver and around the world. Data can be one way to show how, exactly, the pandemic has changed the way we move and operate in our daily lives.  



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The Racial Time Bomb in the Covid-19 Crisis

Pre-existing health conditions leave one group particularly vulnerable.




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Focus the Covid-19 Fight in Black Cities

Let’s concentrate on where the need has been shown to be greatest.




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Covid-19, Confusion and Uncertainty

It will be a difficult road back to any kind of normal living.




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Covid-19’s Race and Class Warfare

This crisis is exposing the savagery of American democracy.




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John Tory says COVID-19 pandemic will cost Toronto $1.5B as city announces 249 new cases

Mayor John Tory, Dr. Eileen de Villa, the city's medical officer of health, and Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg, head of the city's emergency response team, spoke at a city hall news conference Thursday afternoon.



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44 positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed at Conestoga Meats: public health

Region of Waterloo Public Health says there are 44 positive cases of COVID-19 at the Breslau meat processing facility Conestoga Meats.



  • News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo

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Ontario rejects regional phase-outs of COVID-19 restrictions

Despite sharp differences in the impact of COVID-19 in different parts of Ontario, the Ford government is rejecting a region-by-region approach to loosening emergency restrictions.



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Why Ontario isn't yet letting residents expand their COVID-19 social bubbles

Some provinces are moving to allow people to double their so-called COVID-19 social bubbles. Chris Glover looks at why that's not yet happening in Ontario.



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Nurse delivers baby in hospital parking lot during COVID-19 pandemic

Karla Bell was outside an Orangeville hospital waiting to start her nursing shift when she heard a cry for help from a car in the parking lot. She ran up to find a woman in labour in the passenger seat. Natalie Kalata tells us the incredible story of how this baby was born.



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Toronto officials report 180 new cases of COVID-19 as city prepares to partially reopen some businesses

Toronto officials reported 180 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a figure that represents a dip when compared to the more than 200 cases announced daily this week. 



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Having COVID-19-related dreams? Two Toronto filmmakers want to draw them

Hanna Jovin and Adrian Morphy say many, including themselves, have been experiencing strange and vivid dreams since the pandemic began and the pair decided to illustrate and share them on social media.



  • News/Canada/Toronto

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Ontario has now lost more than 1 million jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Approximately one out of every seven Ontarians who were working before the coronavirus pandemic hit the province have now lost their jobs, according to Statistics Canada's latest national labour survey.



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Family of Toronto PSW who died of COVID-19 says his death was due to lack of PPE at his workplace

Leonard Rodriquez's grieving loved ones say he was a man who would drop everything to help those in need. But they say his death could have been prevented if he'd had the personal protective gear he needed to do his job.



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I was totally prepared to quarantine for COVID-19 — and my family got it anyway

Living on a 10-acre plot of land 100 kilometres outside Toronto, David Stevens thought he and his family were well prepared to ride out the COVID-19 quarantine. But after a call from his mother, he learned that even the best laid plans can go wrong.




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What it's like to wait for a lung transplant during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lindsay Forsyth Brochu thought by now she'd have the double-lung transplant she's been waiting for. But she had the misfortune being put on the waitlist the day after most surgeries were suspended in Ontario due to COVID-19.



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Ontario allows school staff to work in hospitals as province confirms 346 new COVID-19 cases

Ontario reported its lowest new COVID-19 case count of the week on Saturday with 346 new confirmed cases of the virus. Meanwhile, the government has issued an emergency order allowing school board employees to be voluntarily redeployed to hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement homes and women's shelters.



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Former provincial lab on Huron Church Road could have tested for COVID-19

Located on Huron Church Road, the lab was one of 12 such facilities run by the Ontario government, and processed tests for diseases like tuberculosis and West Nile virus. But it was demolished to make way for the Herb Gray Parkway.



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CBC Windsor May 7 COVID-19 update: Here's what's happening today

Here's a look at what's happening in our area on Thursday, May 7.



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Ontario reports 399 new COVID-19 cases as number of patients on ventilators drops

The province's networks of labs processed 15,179 tests in the last 24 hours, more than any of the three days previous but still short of the 16,000 tests per day target set back in April.



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CBC Windsor May 8 COVID-19 update: Here's what's happening today

Here's a look at what's happening in our area on Friday, May 8.



  • News/Canada/Windsor

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Community spread blamed for over half of Ontario's new COVID-19 cases, 'perplexing' top doctor

After several days in which fewer than 400 cases of COVID-19 were added to the provincial tally, Friday's report was up again, with 477 new cases reported.



  • News/Canada/Toronto

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Madagascar ships unproven herbal remedy for COVID-19 to several African nations

Madagascar is putting its self-proclaimed, plant-based "cure" for COVID-19 on sale and several countries in Africa have already put in orders for purchase, despite warnings from the World Health Organization that its efficacy is unproven.




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COVID-19 pandemic unleashing 'tsunami of hate,' says UN chief

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Friday the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing "a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scaremongering" and appealed for "an all-out effort to end hate speech globally."




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Couple shaves their eyebrows as motivation to stay home during COVID-19 pandemic

Justin Young and Justine Manuel in Kamloops, B.C., shaved off their eyebrows as extra incentive to stay home and avoid socializing.




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Customers of Kamloops pharmacy asked to isolate, monitor for COVID-19 symptoms

Interior Health officials are asking people who went to the Save-On-Foods pharmacy in Columbia Place Shopping Centre in Kamloops, March 10, 13 and 14 along with March 16 to 21 to self-isolate following a positive case of COVID-19 at the store.



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How some B.C. municipalities are handling the financial impacts of COVID-19

Municipalities across the province are re-evaluating their financial situations as COVID-19 continues to keep municipal facilities closed and has put other revenue streams on hold. 



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What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Friday, May 8

With the effects of the pandemic playing out differently across the province, it's unlikely that all areas will reopen on the same timeline.



  • News/Canada/Calgary

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Another quarter-million Albertans lost work in April as COVID-19 shutdown grips province

Nearly a quarter-million more Albertans lost work in April as the economic shutdown due to COVID-19 continued, with young workers — particularly young women — being disproportionately affected.



  • News/Canada/Calgary

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Here are the latest COVID-19 statistics for Alberta — and what they mean

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there are so many numbers flying around, it's hard to keep track. Here, we'll do our best to keep track for you, with new charts updated daily and the context surrounding the data.



  • News/Canada/Calgary

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Calgary inmate confirmed as 1st case of COVID-19 in an Alberta correctional facility

An inmate at the Calgary Remand Centre has tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first time a case has been reported at an Alberta correctional facility.



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Classic car club thanks COVID-19 first responders

40 classic cars drove through High River to give thanks to those working on the front lines.



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One more COVID-19 death in Alberta, 81 new cases

Alberta recorded one more death to COVID-19 and 81 new cases, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Friday.



  • News/Canada/Edmonton

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Could intentionally infecting volunteers with COVID-19 help find vaccine sooner?

Human challenge studies could help researchers develop a COVID-19 vaccine faster, but the approach is incredibly risky.




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What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Saturday, May 9

An inmate at the Calgary Remand Centre has tested positive for COVID-19, marking the first time a case has been reported at an Alberta correctional facility.



  • News/Canada/Calgary

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'I can't get up without losing my breath': Former Habs enforcer Laraque on COVID-19

Former Montreal Canadiens enforcer Georges Laraque's biggest challenge is trying to breathe clearly as he fights COVID-19 at a Montreal hospital. "The nights are the worst. I have fevers a couple times a night. I have to get up and take pills."



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Canadian curling continues to get hammered by COVID-19 cancellations

The men's curling world championship in Glasgow was cancelled Saturday morning to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Brad Gushue and his rink from Newfoundland and Labrador was going to represent Canada after winning the Brier.



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