The federal government has relaxed some qualifications for the new Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, so more Canadians will be able to receive financial aid. Mike Le Couteur looks at the revisions, and what gaps still need filling.

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Global News’ Mike Le Couteur breaks down the announcement by prime minister Justin Trudeau about the number of Canadian companies who are stepping up to make homegrown medical supplies in the fight against COVID-19.

Ottawa bureau chief Mercedes Stephenson looks at whether or not the Canadian government could have done more sooner to address this supply crisis.

London bureau chief Crystal Goomansingh talks about the experience in the UK with rapid testing kits and their reliability. Additionally, how the crisis continues to unfold across the UK and mainland Europe. read more

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday, during a daily briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, that his government is “not looking” at retaliatory or punitive measures following an order from U.S. President Donald Trump for the medical supply firm 3M to stop exporting N95 masks to Canada.

Trudeau also spoke about the federal government’s delay in releasing coronavirus projection models, saying it relies on data from the provinces before it can create an accurate projection on the impact of the novel coronavirus across the country. read more

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked manufacturing giant 3M to stop exporting American-made N95 face masks to Canada. Mercedes Stephenson has the pushback from 3M and Canada’s political leaders. Plus, Jackson Proskow looks at how desperation is deepening in the U.S., and which measures are – and are not – being taken. And hundreds of Canadians from two Holland America cruise ships are now back in Canada.

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A look at how different provinces are handling the COVID-19 pandemic and how the numbers vary.

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Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discusses the COVID-19 situation and response

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We’re at a critical point in our response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Canada. Experts say that we need to keep up with drastic measures in order to flatten the curve. And if we don’t, the number of cases will continue to rise to the point where the healthcare system will become overwhelmed and thousands of people will die. So today, we’ve got André Picard, a health columnist with the Globe and Mail, to help us assess how Canada is doing and whether we need to be doing more to curb the spread of the coronavirus. read more

Mike Armstrong reports on the more than 100 Canadians shifting from one 14-day quarantine to another, due to the novel coronavirus, after arriving in Cornwall, Ont., from the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan.

Plus, Dawna Friesen looks at how COVID-19 is spreading in Iran, South Korea and Italy.

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Ontario health officials have announced a new presumptive case of novel coronavirus in Toronto two days after all cases were cleared in the province.

The latest presumptive case of COVID-19 is a woman from China who landed in Canada on Feb. 21, according to a statement by Ontario’s Ministry of Health.

Taking advice from Telehealth Ontario, she went to North York General Hospital’s emergency department “with an intermittent cough that was improving.”

“As per established infection, prevention and control protocols, the patient was cared for at North York General Hospital using all appropriate precautions including being isolated and was tested for COVID-19,” the statement says. read more

Sweden progressed to the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ quarter-finals after their Round of 16 victory against Canada.

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Kadeisha Buchanan’s first-half header gave Canada victory over Cameroon in Group E at the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™.

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