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Ontario university student calling for all schools in Canada to be closed amid COVID-19 outbreak

Ontario university student calling for all schools in Canada to be closed amid COVID-19 outbreak

Ryan Han created a petition online that is gaining lots of traction
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Sault, Michigan's Lake State U. moving classes online; Algoma U. classes continue as usual

Sault, Michigan's Lake State U. moving classes online; Algoma U. classes continue as usual

Laurentian University made a similar move this week due to COVID-19 concerns
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Drive-thru COVID-19 testing could also reduce spread in Canada: epidemiologist

Drive-thru COVID-19 testing could also reduce spread in Canada: epidemiologist

Stephen Hoption Cann of the University of British Columbia's school of population and public health said drive-thrus in the city of Goyang allow people to stay in their cars as staff in protective clothing take samples from their throats and noses
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Sophie Gregoire Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19

Sophie Gregoire Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will remain in isolation for 14 days
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Gas-powered vehicles contribute more to city pollution than thought: research

Gas-powered vehicles contribute more to city pollution than thought: research

Environment Canada scientists used a computer model that allowed them to make much smaller and more local assessments of where chemicals in the atmosphere come from
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Ontario reports 17 new cases of COVID-19, including a baby

Ontario reports 17 new cases of COVID-19, including a baby

Five people have recovered from the virus
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Update: OHL and NBLC suspend season until further notice due to COVID-19 concerns

Update: OHL and NBLC suspend season until further notice due to COVID-19 concerns

NHL, NBA and MLB have suspended their regular seasons
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Trudeau goes into self-isolation over COVID-19

Trudeau goes into self-isolation over COVID-19

In-person meeting of Canada's first ministers postponed
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Ontario's first wave of COVID-19 assessment centres all in southern Ontario

Ontario's first wave of COVID-19 assessment centres all in southern Ontario

Centres dedicated to COVID-19 testing to be opened in the next several days
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How EI benefits for COVID-19 quarantines will work

How EI benefits for COVID-19 quarantines will work

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced changes to Canada's sick-leave benefits under employment insurance Wednesday, to respond to concerns about COVID-19.
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