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The power of music during the global pandemic

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Saskatoon sending ‘ambassadors’ to monitor city parks as province sets to reopen

Starting next week, the City of Saskatoon is sending “ambassadors” to parks to help encourage physical distancing amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Alberta launches ABTraceTogether app to improve contact tracing, fight COVID-19 spread

The province and Alberta Health Services launched a voluntarily smartphone application Friday that will use Bluetooth to more accurately and efficiently identify contacts of a confirmed COVID-19 case.

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Ottawa coronavirus infections peak, but long-term care homes remain concerning: Dr. Vera Etches

Ottawa Public Health officials say infections of novel coronavirus appear to have peaked in the wider Ottawa community, even though long-term care homes continue to face an uphill battle in protecting their vulnerable residents from infection.

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Rage Against The Machine reschedule 2020 reunion tour due to coronavirus

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Federal officials say the next two weeks will be crucial in trying to determine the scope and severity of the spread of COVID-19 in First Nations communities.

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Coronavirus outbreak: U.S. FDA, Trump announce emergency use authorization of remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19

U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, alongside President Donald Trump, announced on Friday that the agency had authorized the emergency use of the drug remdesivir as treatment to be used on COVID-19 patients.

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Nenshi updates city’s finances during COVID-19 pandemic, calls for provincial and federal support

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Families are calling for an inquiry into Orchard Villa

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COVID-19 Scan for May 01, 2020

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More than 4,000 US meatpacking workers have COVID-19

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Queen and singer Adam Lambert have a message for workers on the front line of the COVID-19 fight: “You Are the Champions." Brian May, Roger Taylor and Lambert recently gathered virtually to record a new version of the Queen classic, “We Are the Champions." "You Are the Champions” was released early Fridayon all streaming and download services, with proceeds going to the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. "I thought, this is a great way to use the legacy that we have to do some good in the world," May said.

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Channel 4 bosses are slashing fees paid to celeb guests with ‘£2,000 pay cap’

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Ed Sheeran loses several chickens after fox attack on his £3.7million Suffolk estate

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Winnipeg man feels ‘blessed’ to have beaten coronavirus early in pandemic

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MLHU medical officer of health sends mixed messages on family gatherings amid pandemic

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First Winnipeg public health ticket handed out to scofflaw skateboarder

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As Halifax works to reopen more than 900 parks, sports courts will remain closed

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Vancouver Whitecaps sell art print celebrating frontline workers as food bank fundraiser

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Cottage communities eye summer season constrained by coronavirus measures

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Edmonton to start lifting some COVID-19 restrictions May 2

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Remdesivir, hailed as potential COVID-19 treatment, gets emergency U.S. FDA green light

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Waterloo Public Health offers breakdown of where COVID-19 cases have occurred

Waterloo Public Health released numbers regarding rates of coronavirus infection in individual municipalities on Friday.

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‘Grim reaper’ stalks Florida beaches to remind locals of the coronavirus threat

A Florida lawyer is trying to put the fear of death into “covidiots” in his state, by dressing up as the grim reaper and hanging around the beach to remind them of the coronavirus threat.

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Families navigate loved ones’ last wishes during COVID-19 pandemic

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Madeleine McCann parents alone for first time on anniversary of her disappearance

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Roy Green: The survival of small business owners should concern us all

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Elon Musk Tweets He Will Sell His House ‘Almost All Physical Possessions’ In New Twitter Rant

One day after he faced backlash for saying America should be ‘free’ from the stay-at-home and quarantine orders across the nation, Elon Musk was back on Twitter with some more…thoughts. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO, 48, took to his account on May 1 with a string of tweets claiming that he was prepared to sell his house. “I am selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no house,” he initially tweeted. One hour later, he stipulated that the house “cannot be torn down or lose any [of] its soul,” as it was celebrated actor “Gene Wilder‘s old house.” At the same time, Musk tweeted that his pregnant partner, singer Grimes, was not happy with is behavior. “My gf @Grimezsz is mad at me,” he added to the thread. But that wasn’t all.

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Houston Mayor To Honor Megan Thee Stallion & Beyonce With Their Own Day For Their Charity Contributions From The “Savage Remix”

Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce out here saving the world one song at a time, and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is recognizing the two ladies.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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