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PM warns premiers that feds don't have 'infinite resources' to assist COVID-19 fight

PM warns premiers that feds don't have 'infinite resources' to assist COVID-19 fight

Canada is reporting more than 45,000 active COVID-19 cases
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COVID-19 testing down as positive case numbers soar in most provinces

COVID-19 testing down as positive case numbers soar in most provinces

In mid-October, Canada had about 2,300 new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed each day. This week, that number grew to above 4,000.
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Recordings reveal WHO's analysis of pandemic in private

Recordings reveal WHO's analysis of pandemic in private

WHO has been sharply criticized for not taking a stronger and more vocal role in handling the pandemic
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Legion, other veterans groups to get $20M to weather COVID-19

Legion, other veterans groups to get $20M to weather COVID-19

The $20 million was set aside in the government’s COVID-19 relief bill passed by Parliament last month
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Medicago reports promising early Phase 1 test results of possible COVID-19 vaccine

Medicago reports promising early Phase 1 test results of possible COVID-19 vaccine

The federal government has signed a deal with Medicago to secure the rights to buy 76 million doses of its vaccine
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Trudeau urges provinces to ask for help as COVID-19 cases surge

Trudeau urges provinces to ask for help as COVID-19 cases surge

Ontario hit a new daily case record Tuesday for the second time in three days
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Two-thirds of Canadians would support a COVID-19 curfew if pandemic severe: Poll

Two-thirds of Canadians would support a COVID-19 curfew if pandemic severe: Poll

OTTAWA — More than two-thirds of Canadians say they would support a curfew if the COVID-19 pandemic became serious enough, according to a new poll.
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Whales and other marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19 through wastewater: study

Whales and other marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19 through wastewater: study

HALIFAX — Humans first caught the virus that causes COVID-19 from animals and research now suggests it could also be the other way around.
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective

Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effective

Pfizer Inc.
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Trudeau says he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada in early 2021

Trudeau says he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada in early 2021

Early results from a large-scale trial show its vaccine is 90 per cent effective at combating the virus
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