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LIVE: Premier Doug Ford holds press conference at 1 p.m.

LIVE: Premier Doug Ford holds press conference at 1 p.m.

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LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides COVID-19 update

LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides COVID-19 update

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COVID-19: Amazon VP says he quit after workers who raised coronavirus concerns were fired

COVID-19: Amazon VP says he quit after workers who raised coronavirus concerns were fired

Tim Bray, who says he worked with Amazon Web Services, wrote in a blog post that he "quit in dismay at Amazon firing of two whistleblowers who were making noise about warehouse employees frightened of COVID-19"
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COVID-19: What coronavirus pandemic could mean for women in politics

COVID-19: What coronavirus pandemic could mean for women in politics

The coronavirus could either help or hinder women's candidacies, expert suggests
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WORLD: Carnival Cruise Line plans to sail again starting in August

WORLD: Carnival Cruise Line plans to sail again starting in August

Sailings will begin on Aug. 1 or soon after, with eight ships setting off from Galveston, Texas; Miami; and Port Canaveral, Florida
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CANADA: Feds to unveil emergency aid for agri-food sector hit hard by COVID-19

CANADA: Feds to unveil emergency aid for agri-food sector hit hard by COVID-19

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture has been warning that financial assistance is urgently needed to protect against food shortages in Canada
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COVID-19: Most Canadians comfortable with pace of easing restrictions, poll suggests

COVID-19: Most Canadians comfortable with pace of easing restrictions, poll suggests

The poll suggests Canadians' fear of themselves or a loved one contracting the virus is lower than it was at the end of March
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ONTARIO: Ford calls for a national strategy on contact tracing of COVID-19 cases

ONTARIO: Ford calls for a national strategy on contact tracing of COVID-19 cases

Ford says he spoke with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday about the matter and planned to make the case to his provincial counterparts this week
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CANADA: Cross-provincial drug investigation leads to nearly 2,000 kilograms of opium

CANADA: Cross-provincial drug investigation leads to nearly 2,000 kilograms of opium

Police estimate the street value of the drugs around $30M
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COVID-19: The pandemic has twisted our sense of time

COVID-19: The pandemic has twisted our sense of time

Without our normal routines, our memories during the outbreak are getting muddled
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