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03.04.2020 / 02:47

How families are managing being 2 metres away from grandparents

Typically, Joan Thomas and her husband Doug Sinnett see their grandchildren three to four times a week. But that was before the novel coronavirus hit Canada.

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Shopify suspends financial outlook for 2020 over uncertainty from COVID-19

Shopify Inc. says it is suspending its financial outlook for the year because of the uncertainty stemming from COVID-19.

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Canada’s carbon tax increasing April 1 despite coronavirus economic crunch

The federal carbon tax is increasing on April 1 despite the economic pain the coronavirus pandemic is having on Canadian workers and businesses.

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Coronavirus: During the pandemic, the kindness of strangers is on display in Belleville, Ont.

In these tough times, it’s nice to hear a good news story — and one of those comes from Belleville.

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Should you wear a face mask? Coronavirus prompts debate over effectiveness

Using a face mask to help halt the spread of a virus isn’t a novel concept around large swaths of the globe, but it remains fairly foreign throughout Canada and the United States.

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Coronavirus: Winnipeg small businesses feeling impact of non-critical business closures

Many small and independent retailers and businesses are set to feel the impact of a recent public health order, issued by the province amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Trudeau refuses to say if planned carbon tax increase still a go amid coronavirus

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to say whether the planned increase to the carbon tax next week will still happen even as workers and businesses grapple with the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: City of Kawartha Lakes announces tax bill relief, waives water, wastewater penalties

Mayor Andy Letham says it’s critical over the next couple of weeks that the municipality focus all of its staffing and resources to address the coronavirus pandemic.

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‘We’ve ventured into a battle’: Inside New York’s ERs as they fight COVID-19

NEW YORK — A “cacophony of coughing” in packed emergency rooms. Beds squeezed in wherever there is space. Overworked, sleep-deprived doctors and nurses rationed to one face mask a day and wracked by worry about a dwindling number of available ventilators.

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Coronavirus: Brant County COVID-19 cases include Cambridge health worker, man in critical care

One of two new cases of COVID-19 in Brant County includes a man in his 50s currently being treated in critical care, according to the region’s health unit.

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Coronavirus: Niagara-on-the-Lake declares state of emergency amid COVID-19 pandemic

Niagara-on-the-Lake has joined the province in declaring a state of emergency as the global COVID-19 pandemic spreads.

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Rent freezes, eviction deferrals needed amid coronavirus fallout: experts

Nearly half of Canadian renters live paycheque to paycheque — and the novel coronavirus pandemic is bound to strain their finances more, according to a report released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on Monday.

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Coronavirus: Dr. Tam cautions against untested drugs after Trump’s chloroquine comments

OTTAWA — Canada’s top public health official is warning against the use of untested drugs to treat COVID-19 amid buzz around the potential effectiveness of an anti-malaria medication.

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Coronavirus: Montreal rolls out financial measures to help Montrealers, businesses amid pandemic

In addition to relief measures put in place by the federal and provincial governments, the City of Montreal has a announced a set of financial measures of their own to help Montrealers affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Canadian colleges, universities tell students to vacate dorms amid coronavirus pandemic

Students at several post-secondary institutions are being asked or told to move out of their dorms in response to COVID-19.

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Pembina Pipeline cuts capital spending plan by up to $1.1 billion

Pembina Pipeline Corp. is cutting its capital spending plan for this year by up to $1.1 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the plunge in oil prices.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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