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From 'risk is low' to calling in the army: 2 months of Ontario's COVID-19 response in long-term care

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Two months ago, Ontario had just four confirmed cases of COVID-19. Now there are more than 12,000, and at least 759 people have died. This timeline shows what steps Ontario took — and failed to take — to protect the residents and staff of nursing homes. 

COVID-19 in Quebec: 'We need you,' says Legault of 9,500 workers absent from health-care network

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Premier François Legault is asking thousands of healthy workers who have finished their 14-day quarantine period but are still at home to return to work, assuring them that the province has the necessary equipment to protect them.

Vaccine agency director says he was shuffled out by White House for political reasons

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The head of a U.S. government agency combatting the coronavirus pandemic alleged Wednesday that he was ousted for opposing politically connected efforts to promote a malaria drug that President Donald Trump touted without proof as a remedy for COVID-19.

'A tinderbox waiting to explode': 10 deaths from COVID-19 at northern Alberta seniors' residence

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Forty-two of the 62 residents at Manoir du Lac seniors' residence in the northern Alberta town of McLennan have tested positive for COVID-19. Ten have died.

COVID-19 risk to Indigenous communities will rise when provinces ease lockdowns, says federal official

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Indigenous communities will face elevated risks of COVID-19 infections once provinces and urban centres begin easing lockdown restrictions, says a top official with the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch.

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday

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The federal government is expected to announce new measures to marshal Canada's scientific community in the fight against the coronavirus, as some provinces with relatively fewer cases begin to weigh how they will relax restrictions put in place to slow COVID-19. Here's a look at what's happening in Canada, the U.S. and around the world.

Why ending Quebec's COVID-19 lockdown could mean freedom for some, but not all

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As Quebec prepares to enter Phase 2 of the pandemic, Premier François Legault faces an ethical dilemma. To avoid another wave of contagion, he will likely have to choose who gets their freedoms back and who must wait.