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The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada as of March 19, 2020

The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada as of March 19, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:26 p.m. ET on March 19, 2020: There are 871 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.
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Manitoba government cuts some taxes, sets money aside for emergencies

Manitoba government cuts some taxes, sets money aside for emergencies

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is keeping a tight leash on spending and delaying some promised tax cuts as it prepares for the economic fallout from COVID-19.
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Don't wait for Parliament, start processing applications for financial aid now: Singh

Don't wait for Parliament, start processing applications for financial aid now: Singh

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging the federal government to immediately begin accepting applications for emergency financial aid from Canadians struggling during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Head of Saskatchewan medical group says he got COVID-19 at doctors' bonspiel

Head of Saskatchewan medical group says he got COVID-19 at doctors' bonspiel

REGINA — An investigation is underway in at least two provinces after a Saskatchewan doctor who attended a curling bonspiel in Edmonton tested positive for COVID-19. Dr.
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Ottawa taking charge of housing asylum seekers during 14-day isolation period

Ottawa taking charge of housing asylum seekers during 14-day isolation period

ST-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que.
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We won't know if isolation is working for weeks, months: Tam

We won't know if isolation is working for weeks, months: Tam

OTTAWA — Canada's top doctor says it might be months until we know whether social distancing measures being employed across the country are slowing the spread of COVID-19.
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Quebec offers $2.5-billion aid package to businesses hurt by COVID-19

Quebec offers $2.5-billion aid package to businesses hurt by COVID-19

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has announced a $2.5-billion financial aid package for companies struggling with liquidity due the COVID-19 crisis.
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Health systems ramping up to deal with potential influx of COVID-19 cases

Health systems ramping up to deal with potential influx of COVID-19 cases

OTTAWA — While Canadians stay home in an effort to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, officials are working behind the scenes to try to increase the health care system's capacity to fight the virus.
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Social distancing: what to do and what not to do to curb spread of COVID-19

Social distancing: what to do and what not to do to curb spread of COVID-19

OTTAWA — Social distancing is one of the most effective ways to contain the spread of COVID-19.
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Trudeau says Canada-U.S. border closure likely to take effect Friday night

Trudeau says Canada-U.S. border closure likely to take effect Friday night

WASHINGTON — Canada and the United States are expected to close their doors to discretionary cross-border travel sometime overnight Friday, leaving it open to long-haul truckers, air crews, cross-border health care personnel and others designated as
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