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  • The website to apply for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) is seen in this undated file image. NEW NEW

    Unclear wording of CERB eligibility means some recipients asked to pay everything back

    Some Canadians who applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit are being asked to repay the entire sum by Dec. 31 because of one word that was never mentioned in the original application, an unclear communication that recipients say is confusing and unfair.

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  • People line up and check in for an international flight at Pearson International airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Nathan Denette)

    Documents offer new details on flyers, cost to quarantine, and exemptions granted

    A view of a quiet street in Cardiff, Wales, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. The Welsh government have imposed one of the U.K.’s strictest lockdowns, including a ban on non-essential travel. Wales also closed most businesses and restricted high schools to online instruction. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)

    What is a 'circuit breaker' lockdown, and should Canada consider one?

    People line up and check in for an international flight at Pearson International airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Oct. 14, 2020. (Nathan Denette / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

    Rapid tests ID most positive passengers within 48 hours of arriving at airport

    Scientists around the world are scrambling to find a vaccine capable of protecting humanity against COVID-19. (AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)
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Cases in Canada

  • A pedestrian wearing a mask walks down the empty streets of downtown Edmonton as people stay in to protect against getting the COVID-19 virus, in Edmonton on Sunday March 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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    Alberta breaks one-day COVID-19 case increase record yet again

    Specimens to be tested for COVID-19 are seen at LifeLabs after being logged upon receipt at the company's lab, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

    Manitoba's deadliest day to date with 19 more deaths

    Shoppers walk along Montreal's Sainte-Catherine Street during the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, December 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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    Quebec shatters record with more than 2,000 cases

    COVID-19 Ontario cases today

    Ontario breaks record with 1,859 new cases

How it affects me

  • A pedestrian wears a protective mask as she walks in the winter weather downtown in Toronto on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    How do I know if I have COVID-19? A guide to symptoms

    Holiday gifts are seen in this file photo. (Lucie Liz/Pexels)

    COVID-19 can linger on some surfaces. What does that mean for gift giving?

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    Is it safe to gift homemade holiday baked goods during the pandemic?

    In this Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 file photo, senior Clinical Research Nurse Ajithkumar Sukumaran prepares the COVID-19 vaccine to administer to a volunteer, at a clinic in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

    What happens if someone refuses vaccination?

  • The flexibility airlines and tour operators introduced this year is likely to continue. (Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)

    How a COVID-19 vaccine could change travel for good

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    To shave or not to shave: How do beards impact effectiveness of masks?

    A holiday music book is seen in this file image. (Unsplash)

    As restrictions discourage singing, carollers adapt their performances

    Masks have become obligatory in many aspects of public life. (AFP)

    Can surgical masks be reused?

Vaccine progress

  • With at least two vaccine candidates showing promising results, the challenge of distributing a potential vaccine for COVID-19 looms large. (AFP)
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    Scientists around the world are scrambling to find a vaccine capable of protecting humanity against COVID-19. (AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin) TRACKER

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    Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, Vice-President of Logistics and Operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada, speaks during a technical briefing on the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines, in Ottawa, on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

    Feds outline plan to administer first COVID-19 vaccines

    Major-General Dany Fortin is seen in this undated photo from the Department of National Defence. (Source: DNC)

    Meet the military general in charge of Canada's mass COVID-19 vaccination effort

  • A health worker displays a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine currently on phase III clinical trials at the Acibadem Hospital in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Emrah Gurel

    Feds given narrower recommendations for who should be vaccinated first

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    Moderna vaccine confers at least 3 months immunity: study

    The Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Fla. helped conduct clinical trials of coronavirus vaccines for both Pfizer and Moderna. (AFP)

    What is it like to take part in a vaccine trial?

    In this May 25, 2020, file photo, a lab technician extracts a portion of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate during testing at the Chula Vaccine Research Center, run by Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Sakchai Lalit

    Virus experts urge COVID-19 vaccine caution

Your finances during the crisis

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    Pattie Lovett-Reid: Report highlights COVID-19's devastating impact on pocketbooks

    Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland delivers the 2020 fiscal update in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    Federal deficit on track to exceed $381B, as spending increases in wake of second COVID-19 wave

    CERB

    CERB recipients should be prepared to pay income tax on payments experts say

    Online holiday shopping is expected to see a big boost in this pandemic year. (Negative Space/Pexels)

    COVID-19 hasn't put a damper on Canadians' holiday spending

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POLITICS

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  • Philippe Hujoel, a dentist and University of Washington professor, holds a toothbrush and toothpaste as he poses for a photo in an office at the school in Seattle on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. (Elaine Thompson / The Associated Press)

    Can brushing your teeth prevent the spread of COVID-19? Not exactly

    A U.K. dental expert has suggested that frequent tooth brushing could be used as a preventative measure against COVID-19 in a similar vein to hand washing, a claim Canadian experts say is unfounded but may have some truth.

  • President Donald Trump speaks from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

    Twitter flags Trump's false claim about his COVID-19 immunity

    Twitter just added a warning label to a tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump that claimed, without evidence, he is immune to coronavirus after his physician cleared him to resume public activities.

    A paramedic administers a nasal swab at a drive through, pop-up COVID-19 test centre outside the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

    Increased testing alone can't account for COVID-19 spike: experts

    While COVID-19 testing capacity has expanded across Canada, experts stress that the increased testing does not explain the worrisome trend in positive infections and that the 'lagging indicators' of hospitalization and deaths are still to come.

    A demonstrator holds her sign during a protest against measures to stop transmission of COVID-19, on Parliament hill, in Ottawa, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    Researchers say belief in conspiracy theories poses barrier to controlling the spread of COVID-19

    Researchers predict that widespread belief in pandemic conspiracy theories will hinder the uptake of a COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available.

New Normal

  • The flexibility airlines and tour operators introduced this year is likely to continue. (Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)

    How a COVID-19 vaccine could change travel for good

    Will travel post-vaccine go back to how things were, or has your vacation been irrevocably changed?

  • People dine at a temporary patio space on the street outside a restaurant as cyclists ride past in Vancouver, on Sunday, July 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

    15 ways Canadian cities could change after COVID-19

    Four experts on urban places say Canada's cities have a chance to emerge better than ever.

    Skiers ride a chairlift at a ski hill. (Pexels/PhotoMIX Company)

    COVID-19 on the slopes: Lockdown insurance, contactless tickets and the end of 'apres ski'

    Canada's ski resorts could become the go-to pandemic escape once the snow flies, with health protocols like contactless lift tickets, lockdown insurance and closed cafeterias.

    Fire pits are expected to be among this fall's hot sellers. (Pexels)

    Expect a rush on outdoor heaters, skis and food staples as 'long winter under COVID' approaches

    Kitchen staples, winter sports gear, and outdoor heaters are expected to be among the hot-ticket consumer items as fall arrives in Canada.



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