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  • Bruce Aylward, Team Lead WHO-China joint mission on COVID-19, speaks to the media about the COVID-19 after returning from China, during a press conference, at the World Health Organization, WHO, headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 25, 2020. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

    Canadian health officials look to China for lessons in how to prepare for COVID-19

    Public health officials are urgently warning that COVID-19 could gain ground in North America, while the Canadian doctor who led a team in China to study the virus says the world "is simply not ready" for a potential pandemic.

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    CTV National News for Feb. 25

    FULL SHOW: COVID-19's spread • Outbreaks in Italy and Iran • More blockades • More arrests in B.C. • Canadian arrested • Weinstein verdict • David Ayers

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    Emotional memorial for Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna

    Thousands of people poured into the Staples Centre in L.A. to pay tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.

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    In this Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, file photo, medial workers wearing protective gears move a patient suspected of contracting the new coronavirus from an ambulance to the Kyungpook National University Hospital in Daegu, South Korea. In Daegu, most of the dozens of cases detected since Wednesday are linked to one church. (Kim Jong-un/Yonhap via AP, File)

    Health officials say COVID-19 will likely cause a pandemic

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    A woman wearing a sanitary mask looks at her phone in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. At least 190 people in Italy’s north have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and four people have died, including an 84-year-old man who died overnight in Bergamo, the Lombardy regional government reported. (Claudio Furlan/Lapresse via AP)

    Countries in Europe, Middle East racing to contain COVID-19

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    More blockades causing commuter chaos across Canada

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    Dave Ayres sounds the siren before an NHL hockey game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Dallas Stars in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. Ayres became a sudden hero to Hurricanes fans when he came into the game as an emergency goaltender in Toronto on Saturday and won the game. (AP / Chris Seward)

    A hurricane of fame after David Ayers' goaltending heroics

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    Protesters man a check point on a highway in Kanesatake Mohawk Territory, near Oka, Que. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, as they protest in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en Nation hereditary chiefs attempting to halt construction of a natural gas pipeline on their traditional territories. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

    Nationwide blockades, protests in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en

     
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    Oscars 2020: What the stars wore on the red carpet

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    The cast and crew of 'Parasite' accept the award for best picture at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP / Chris Pizzello) <br> <br> <b>Gallery sponsored by Wonder Bread</b>

    Oscars 2020: The memorable, must-see moments

     
    Jennifer Lopez, left, and Shakira perform during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP / John Bazemore)

    Shakira, J. Lo perform in the Super Bowl halftime show


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    Newly released footage shows cop arrest 6-year-old

    Newly released footage shows Fla. cop arresting 6-year-old

    The officer used zip ties to restrain the child before putting her in the back of a police SUV.

Lifestyle

  • Air New Zealand's "Economy Skynest" will feature six full length lie-flat sleep pods. (Courtesy Air New Zealand)

    Air New Zealand unveils economy-class sleeping pods

    Air New Zealand has announced it could soon have flat beds in economy for some of its long-haul flights.

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    Italy works to contain spread of COVID-19 as cases

    Italy works to contain spread of COVID-19 as cases spike

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    Monument to failure: Failed Dallas implosion goes

    Monument to failure: Failed Dallas implosion goes viral

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    Insane speed: Edmonton man builds car with twin jet engines

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    Canadian arrested for allegedly importing meth

    Canadian arrested for allegedly importing $15M worth of meth

  • A North Carolina television news reporter who was discussing the first snowfall of the season was unknowingly interrupted by some hilarious camera filters during a recent Facebook live segment. (CNN/WLOS)

    TV anchor gives report with googly eyes after accidentally turning on camera filters

    The cup is valued at US$90,000. (McDonald's/ebay)

    McDonald's auctioning off 'Golden Shamrock Shake' cup worth US$90,000

  • Different varieties of mushrooms grow in various substrates at Le Champignon de Bruxelles urban farm in the cellars of Cureghem in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

    Mushrooms grow from beer waste in the cellars of Brussels

    George Hood, a former U.S. Marine and retired Drug Enforcement Administration supervisory special agent, has broken the record for longest plank before, in 2011 when he held it for 1 hour and 20 minutes. But this time he held it for 8 hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds. (Josef Holic Photography/CNN)

    62-year-old former U.S. Marine sets Guinness World Record by holding plank for over 8 hours

Local Highlights

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    Video shows apartment maintenance staff photographing tenant's personal information

    Police are investigating a death in Scarborough near Sheppard Avenue East and Havenview Road on Feb. 21, 2020. (Beth Macdonell/CTV News Toronto)

    Man accused of attacking woman with hammer in Toronto now faces terror-related murder charge

    Ken Elliott and his wife, Linda. Ken was shot during an apparent home invasion on the island of Barbados. (Landon Zabloski/GoFundMe)

    Calgarian recovering in Florida hospital after being shot while on vacation in Barbados

  • Chantelle Lindsay takes part in her friend Kayla McNutt's wedding in this handout photo. Lindsay died after being denied access to a "life-saving" therapy for cystic fibrosis. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Trevor Allen Photography)

    N.S. father says drug-pricing 'chess game' cost his daughter her life

    Jayson Crang caught on video the moment Edmonton police surrounded a woman who had taken a package off his doorstep on Feb. 21, 2020. (Courtesy: Jayson Crang)

    Not your average porch pirate video: Thief caught by police within seconds

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    Canadians evacuated from Wuhan and quarantined at CFB Trenton allowed to return home

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