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Farmers markets looking for ways to stay afloat during the pandemic

Farmers markets looking for ways to stay afloat during the pandemic

Markets and vendors have had to adjust how they operate, often with surprising results
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Scientists get $1.1b boost from Ottawa in COVID-19 fight

Scientists get $1.1b boost from Ottawa in COVID-19 fight

Funding being directed to three distinct efforts
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Horgan offers hope of 'reopening' B.C. in May

Horgan offers hope of 'reopening' B.C. in May

Expect permanent changes to private long-term care homes: Horgan
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Ottawa commits $350m to help vulnerable populations

Ottawa commits $350m to help vulnerable populations

Funding will be deployed through community organizations and larger national organizations
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Doctors don't know when masks are coming, despite deliveries arriving in Canada

Doctors don't know when masks are coming, despite deliveries arriving in Canada

OTTAWA — Even as planeloads of supplies to protect Canada's medical workers arrive, many primary-care physicians say they are in the dark about when they're going to get what they need to keep helping patients.
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Trudeau announces full slate of funding for energy, arts/sports, rural small businesses

Trudeau announces full slate of funding for energy, arts/sports, rural small businesses

Cannot ignore environmental crisis in the face of COVID-19, Trudeau says
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As millions of workers apply for help, mothers-to-be say they can't get CERB

As millions of workers apply for help, mothers-to-be say they can't get CERB

OTTAWA — Nearly one month ago, Effie Poole was laid off from her job as a server when the restaurant she worked at in Burlington, Ont., closed due to COVID-19.
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COVID-19's impact on nursing homes 'more severe' than expected: Trudeau

COVID-19's impact on nursing homes 'more severe' than expected: Trudeau

The sweep of COVID-19 throughout Canada's nursing homes is proving more devastating than expected, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday as the federal government weighed sending the military to support health-care workers in Quebec.
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Ottawa expands CERB, tops up essential workers' pay as economy shrinks 9% in March

Ottawa expands CERB, tops up essential workers' pay as economy shrinks 9% in March

New measures aimed at workers that previously fell through cracks
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'A lifeboat in the ocean': Nurses on life inside a downtown Vancouver hospital

'A lifeboat in the ocean': Nurses on life inside a downtown Vancouver hospital

Nurses share feelings of uncertainty, fear, hopefulness and solidarity as they deal with COVID-19.
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