As millions of Canadians contemplate what it will take to work long-term from home in order to control the spread of COVID-19, MPs are considering a very particular problem: how to virtually vote. MPs are trying to work out how to virtually vote once Parliament resumes in the fall. (Sarah Sears/CBC)As millions of Canadians contemplate what…
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Read More »ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19.The 50-year-old Democrat is among the women named as a potential vice-presidential running mate for presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden.“COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive,” Bottoms tweeted.She told MSNBC that she…
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Gym. Spencer Platt, Getty Images United Gyms and Fitness Facilities is the latest organisation to haul government to court over lockdown regulations - it wants gyms reopened.It has argued that gyms are dominated by small- and medium-sized enterprises which employ around 29 000 people.According to United Gyms, about 15 000 people have lost their income and…
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Peter Murphy, who recovered COVID-19 and is now donating his plasma, poses for a portrait at his home June 25, 2020 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/Dave Chan If a second wave of COVID-19 slams into Canada in the fall, doctors are planning to have freezers full of convalescent plasma ready to deploy as part of an…
Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid, among them five former administration officials whose work potentially violates Trump’s own ethics policy, according to a report.The lobbyists identified Monday by the watchdog group Public Citizen either worked in the Trump executive…
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Live Watch CBSN Live Los Angeles county beaches are closed again this weekend as coronavirus infections continue to rise at an alarming rate. New cases are skyrocketing, shooting up 41% in three weeks. Lilia Luciano has the latest.
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Here's what's happening with the COVID-19 pandemic around the world on July 5.A health-care worker prepares to take a swab at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Sunday. (Wilfredo Lee/The Associated Press)The latest: P.E.I. now has five active cases after being free of COVID-19 since April 28. India reports another record 24-hour jump…
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Uncovering what's become of Canada's deficit, implementing a bonus for workers returning to their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and boosting funding for the auditor general are among the Official Opposition's priorities ahead of Wednesday's fiscal snapshot.Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre addressed Canada's economic standing on Sunday, days before an economic and fiscal snapshot is…
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