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GOOD MORNING
 
Canada has had more than 123,100 total cases of COVID-19, with more than 109,000 cases considered recovered. Here's what else you need to know to start your day.
 
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FIVE THINGS TO KNOW
 
1
  Parliament prorogued
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has prorogued Parliament until Sept. 23, putting a more than month-long pause on parliamentary business as his government focuses on plotting its roadmap out of the ongoing pandemic.
 
2
  Back to school
As schools prepare to handle a return to physical operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hasn't decided yet whether his children will be returning to school in September.
 
3
  Precautionary tests
Despite having no symptoms or concerns of exposure to COVID-19, some healthy Canadians are visiting assessment centres and enduring nasal swabs for peace of mind before visiting friends and family.
 
4
  DNC decides
Democrats have formally nominated Joe Biden as their presidential candidate, with party elders, a new generation of politicians and voters in every state joining in a virtual convention to send him into the general election campaign to oust U.S. President Donald Trump.
 
5
  Web woes
New research suggests that students are increasingly heading online for quick answers to their homework rather than grappling with tough questions themselves, a convenience that may have serious implications in the long run.
 
 
 
MUST-SEE VIDEO
 
 
If the lockdown measures keeping many of us apart from our loved ones have taught us anything, it's that brotherly love like the one in this video shared on social media should not be bottled up.
 
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ONE MORE THING...
 
 
Press pause
 
With the federal government's business on hold until the fall, what exactly does it mean to prorogue Parliament? CTVNews.ca's Graham Slaughter explains.
 
 
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