As restaurants begin to reemerge amid an easing of restrictions, new details will have to be worked out, including: boosting staffing, new health protocols and how to manage customer behaviour.

In the month after the president first addressed the COVID-19 crisis from the White House, key steps to prepare the nation for the coming pandemic were not taken.

A couple of Waterloo’s finest took some time out of their busy day to brighten things up for a little girl in Wilmot Township.

"The fact that Canada's fatality rate is at one per cent indicates that the health care system is not currently overwhelmed," Dr. Theresa Tam said.

Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne struck a diplomatic tone as he described a "science-first'' approach that includes the government's Five Eyes security partners to keep COVID-19 from running amok across the continent.