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What's being done across Canada to fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every province and territory. Canada's chief public health officer and her provincial counterparts are encouraging people to wash their hands, give each other space and wear a mask if they are sick or a homemade one if they believe they could have been exposed to the virus and are not showing any symptoms.
Quebec puts five long-term care homes under watch, ramps up inspections
Quebec has placed an additional five private long-term care homes under watch amid concerns that they're not able to properly respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier Francois Legault said on Monday, April 13, 2020.
Long-term care deaths expected to rise as growth of total cases slows
The number of deaths in long-term care facilities is expected to keep rising, even as the growth of overall COVID-19 cases begins to slow, Canada's top public health official warned on Monday, April 13, 2020.
4,000% increase in ransomware emails during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many people to work from home. But are you keeping yourself and your work cybersecure?
Changes coming to allow seasonal workers to apply for CERB
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the federal government is working on ways to ensure seasonal workers who do not currently qualify for the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit will be able to apply.
Trudeau to highlight interest-free loans to help small business
While Canadian businesses wait for Parliament to approve a $73-billion wage subsidy program, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to highlight today, April 10, 2020, another measure that will tide some companies over in the meantime.
Some Quebec health-care workers don't have protective equipment, union says
A health-care union in Quebec says workers dealing with at-risk patients are going without protective equipment in some cases, sparking criticism of the national emergency stockpile.
Some Montreal health-care workers denied services at shops, banks over COVID-19
Premier Francois Legault hails Quebec health-care workers as "guardian angels," but some say they are being denied services at banks and pharmacies when they reveal their occupations.
Feds to reveal grim jobless rate
Canadians will get a double-barrelled blast of grim news today, April 9, 2020: the first jobless numbers since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered businesses from coast to coast as well as the first national picture of how bad the crisis could get and how long it could last.
Cdn researchers to study whether plasma of recovered patients can treat COVID-19
Researchers from across Canada will collaborate on a vast clinical trial to study whether the plasma of recovered patients can be used to treat COVID-19.