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COVID-19: Should you be tested for coronavirus if you don’t have symptoms?

COVID-19: Should you be tested for coronavirus if you don’t have symptoms?

Experts recommend only getting tested if you believe you may have been exposed to someone who has tested positive
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WATCH: Ontario expands COVID-19 testing, regional reopening of economy being considered

WATCH: Ontario expands COVID-19 testing, regional reopening of economy being considered

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says province is looking at what model for regional reopening would look like as province rolls out new COVID-19 testing strategy
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WATCH: Trudeau hears airline ticket concerns 'clearly', looking for 'a fair way through this'

WATCH: Trudeau hears airline ticket concerns 'clearly', looking for 'a fair way through this'

He says he hears the concerns Canadians have and will be working with the industry in the coming weeks
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WATCH: Ontario reveals new COVID-19 testing strategy

WATCH: Ontario reveals new COVID-19 testing strategy

Announcement comes as province attempts to perform more COVID-19 tests
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ONTARIO: Province to reveal new COVID-19 testing strategy to gauge phased reopening

ONTARIO: Province to reveal new COVID-19 testing strategy to gauge phased reopening

Province has been meeting testing goals less than half the time
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WATCH: PM announces $650M in COVID-19 aid for Indigenous peoples

WATCH: PM announces $650M in COVID-19 aid for Indigenous peoples

Funding committed to healthcare, income support and new shelters for First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities
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COVID-19: Will coronavirus kill the traditional office as we know it?

COVID-19: Will coronavirus kill the traditional office as we know it?

Shopify has decided to do away with the office completely
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CANADA: Liberal MPs call for national standards for long-term care homes

CANADA: Liberal MPs call for national standards for long-term care homes

The pressure came Thursday from five Toronto-area Liberal MPs, whose ridings are home to some of the facilities that have been devastated by COVID-19
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CANADA: Feds provide more funds to help remote Indigenous communities cope with pandemic

CANADA: Feds provide more funds to help remote Indigenous communities cope with pandemic

Goal is to help hire more health workers, building isolation facilities or purchasing medical supplies or equipment as well as helping residents pay for the pandemic-induced increase in their cost of living
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COVID-19: Thunder Bay-area MP says feds in talks with NHL about hosting playoffs in Canada

COVID-19: Thunder Bay-area MP says feds in talks with NHL about hosting playoffs in Canada

Country's health minister said it won't happen unless the government is confident about player and staff safety, and how any potential risk to Canadians' health will be dealt with
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