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LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides COVID-19 update

LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides COVID-19 update

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COVID-19: Amazon VP says he quit after workers who raised coronavirus concerns were fired

COVID-19: Amazon VP says he quit after workers who raised coronavirus concerns were fired

Tim Bray, who says he worked with Amazon Web Services, wrote in a blog post that he "quit in dismay at Amazon firing of two whistleblowers who were making noise about warehouse employees frightened of COVID-19"
WORLD: Carnival Cruise Line plans to sail again starting in August

WORLD: Carnival Cruise Line plans to sail again starting in August

Sailings will begin on Aug. 1 or soon after, with eight ships setting off from Galveston, Texas; Miami; and Port Canaveral, Florida
CANADA: Feds to unveil emergency aid for agri-food sector hit hard by COVID-19

CANADA: Feds to unveil emergency aid for agri-food sector hit hard by COVID-19

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture has been warning that financial assistance is urgently needed to protect against food shortages in Canada
COVID-19: Most Canadians comfortable with pace of easing restrictions, poll suggests

COVID-19: Most Canadians comfortable with pace of easing restrictions, poll suggests

The poll suggests Canadians' fear of themselves or a loved one contracting the virus is lower than it was at the end of March
ONTARIO: Ford calls for a national strategy on contact tracing of COVID-19 cases

ONTARIO: Ford calls for a national strategy on contact tracing of COVID-19 cases

Ford says he spoke with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday about the matter and planned to make the case to his provincial counterparts this week
CANADA: Cross-provincial drug investigation leads to nearly 2,000 kilograms of opium

CANADA: Cross-provincial drug investigation leads to nearly 2,000 kilograms of opium

Police estimate the street value of the drugs around $30M
CANADA: Sophie Gregoire Trudeau launches podcast series about mental health well-being

CANADA: Sophie Gregoire Trudeau launches podcast series about mental health well-being

The 45-minute-long program launched Monday on all major podcast platforms
ONTARIO: Garden centres frustrated by measures that only allow partial reopening

ONTARIO: Garden centres frustrated by measures that only allow partial reopening

Garden centre operators say May is a crucial time in their industry, and they hope the government allows them to open their doors to the public soon
ONTARIO: Ford touts province's COVID-19 testing, with 14,555 reported today

ONTARIO: Ford touts province's COVID-19 testing, with 14,555 reported today

In the past seven days, the province’s daily COVID-19 update has indicated there were four days where the province processed more than 16,000 tests