| | | | | | | | | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW | | | | | | Supply shortage
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is spending $2 billion to procure more testing, ventilators, and protective equipment for front-line workers in the COVID-19 fight, with some supplies set to be ready within days. |
| | | | | | Nursing home whistleblower
A personal support worker caring for those most at risk of dying of coronavirus says she and her colleagues aren't being given the proper protective equipment to prevent an outbreak. |
| | | | | | Vaccine watch
With no vaccine for COVID-19 expected for another year or more, Canadian scientists are among thousands of international researchers racing to find a way to immunize people against the new coronavirus. |
| | | | | | COVID-19 in prison
The spouses of two inmates at a Toronto-area prison are hoping the federal government will allow for the early release of non-violent offenders to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the prison system. |
| | | | | | University grading
Grades may seem trivial in the middle of a pandemic. But for undergraduate university students who've spent hours studying in hopes of getting into competitive graduate programs, COVID-19 has thrown an unexpected twist into those plans. |
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| | | | | | | U.S. health officials are warning that the coronavirus could kill between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans, even if current physical distancing guidelines are maintained. | | | | |
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| | | | | | | Stranded abroad | | | | Canadians stuck in India have been given the option of booking a special flight back home -- but the federal government says they will have to pay $2,900 for a ticket. |
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