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WHO still seeking COVID-19 origin, says all scenarios ‘remain on the table’The World Health Organization's probe into the cause of COVID-19 has not resulted in a definitive reason, with its director-general saying all scenarios 'remain on the table.'HealthJun 27, 2025
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Pakistan calls India strike ‘act of war,’ says it downed jetsPakistan said it reserved the right to respond, raising the spectre that the back-and-forth could spiral into all-out conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals.WorldMay 7, 2025
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COVID-19 likely leaked from Wuhan lab, reports say Germany’s spies assessedGermany's spy agency put at 80 to 90 per cent the likelihood that the coronavirus behind COVID-19 was accidentally released from a Wuhan lab, two German newspapers reported.HealthMar 12, 2025
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When the earth stood still: A look at Ontario’s 1st COVID-19 shutdownsFive years ago, on March 17, 2020, a state of emergency was declared in Ontario due to the spread of the coronavirus; in the days that followed, this is what it looked like.HealthMar 17, 2025
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4 historic houses on University of Alberta campus saved from demolitionIn a news release Friday morning, the U of A announced the sale of the 100-year-old brick Edwardian-style homes to local real estate developer Primavera Development Group.EducationOct 1, 2021
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WHO says search for COVID-19 origins ongoing as U.S. lab leak report causes stirOne WHO official urged countries, institutions and research groups that might have any information on the origins of the pandemic to share it with the international community.HealthMar 3, 2023
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Guelph, Ont., researchers study coronavirus infection in petsWhile COVID-19 is predominantly a human disease, human-to-pet transmission can occur but appears to be rare.HealthApr 29, 2020
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European Union unveils plan to save summer vacations amid coronavirus pandemicA question on the minds of people, tour operators and the thousands of small businesses that depend on the tourism industry is whether the summer months this year will be reduced to a home-style ``staycation.''HealthMay 13, 2020
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Canada surpasses 7,000 coronavirus deaths, new cases continue downward trendFor the fifth day in a row, Canada reported less than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19.CanadaMay 30, 2020
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COVID-19 pandemic to affect nearly 400,000 elective surgeries across Canada by mid-June: studyAs many as 28 million elective surgeries could face the same fate globally, according to the study.HealthMay 15, 2020
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The West Block — Episode 37, Season 9Watch the full broadcast of The West Block from Sunday, May 17, 2020 with Mercedes Stephenson.CanadaMay 17, 2020
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Canada, allies express concern over exclusion of Taiwan from WHO: letterSupport for Taiwan is controversial because China vigorously opposes granting any such access.CanadaMay 17, 2020
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Mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan prompts fears crowding could lead to infectionWuhan health authorities sprang back into action after confirming last weekend the central Chinese city's first cluster of new infections since it was released from virtual lockdown on April 8.HealthMay 16, 2020
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Kenney slams China’s handling of COVID-19, calls for ‘great reckoning’ for country’s roleKenney says there will need to be what he calls a "great reckoning'' for the role China played in fuelling the global pandemic.HealthMay 13, 2020
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Beijing in ‘wartime emergency’ after new coronavirus cases linked to local marketThe capital will suspend sports events and inter-provincial tourism effective immediately, an official said.WorldJun 13, 2020
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Trump aide Nicholas Luna tests positive for coronavirus: reportsLuna works as a 'body man,' and assistant to the president, working in close proximity and accompanying Trump to various events.HealthOct 4, 2020
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World leaders clash over coronavirus during virtual United Nations meetingKept apart by a devastating pandemic and dispersed across the globe, world leaders convened electronically Tuesday for an unprecedented high-level meeting.WorldSep 22, 2020
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Canada sees 2,046 new coronavirus infections as global cases top 38 millionProvincial health authorities also said another 24 people have died after contracting COVID-19. The new fatalities bring Canada's death toll to 9,654.HealthOct 13, 2020
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China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID-19 Delta variant spreadsChina has not eliminated but largely curbed COVID-19 at home with quick lockdowns and mass testing to isolate infected people whenever new cases pop up.WorldAug 3, 2021
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While some U.S. Republicans push COVID-19 vaccine, experts warn it may be too lateRepublicans are under increasing pressure to speak out to persuade vaccine skeptics to take the shots as a new, more contagious variant sends caseloads soaring.WorldJul 23, 2021