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Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

Social media both a blessing and a curse during coronavirus pandemic

Social media both a blessing and a curse during coronavirus pandemic

Experts say we are facing an 'unprecedented crisis of public understanding'
Coronavirus has ‘unprecedented’ number of Canadians making a will

Coronavirus has ‘unprecedented’ number of Canadians making a will

Number of Canadians making wills has spiked in the last two weeks
COVID-19: Ontario to release coronavirus modelling; Ford says numbers will be hard to hear

COVID-19: Ontario to release coronavirus modelling; Ford says numbers will be hard to hear

Ford says the figures released may be "a real wake-up call" for people
COVID-19: Tax collectors, auditors to help field 'historic' numbers of benefit-seeking callers

COVID-19: Tax collectors, auditors to help field 'historic' numbers of benefit-seeking callers

CRA employees will take calls from an estimated 300,000 Canadians per day starting Monday
COVID-19: Ontario announces funding for domestic violence victims, legal system

COVID-19: Ontario announces funding for domestic violence victims, legal system

Attorney General Doug Downey announced $2.7 million for domestic violence victims and $1.3 million in technology to help courts and tribunals operate remotely
CANADA: Trudeau calls first ministers meeting on COVID-19, promises better data soon

CANADA: Trudeau calls first ministers meeting on COVID-19, promises better data soon

Co-ordinating the national response to COVID-19 may include sharing data across jurisdictions to give Canadians a better sense of the toll the virus is expected to take
COVID-19: Too many Canadians still going out unnecessarily, PM warns

COVID-19: Too many Canadians still going out unnecessarily, PM warns

Justin Trudeau says they're putting health workers at risk, and that threatens everyone who might need medical care
CANADA: Feds urged to approve all veterans' claims in backlog amid COVID-19 fears

CANADA: Feds urged to approve all veterans' claims in backlog amid COVID-19 fears

The call for automatic approvals comes as some veterans' organizations are expressing concerns about the impact that the COVID-19 crisis is having on the mental and physical health of Canada's wounded warriors
BEYOND LOCAL: How ‘collective purpose’ in coronavirus may lift those struggling with mental health

BEYOND LOCAL: How ‘collective purpose’ in coronavirus may lift those struggling with mental health

The data on past outbreaks and suicide is conflicting, but experts agree that the dramatic lifestyle changes, along with the potential for financial issues in any time of crisis, can worsen a person’s mental health
OPINION: Struggling businesses will topple despite the feds' 75% subsidy that appears to offer a solution

OPINION: Struggling businesses will topple despite the feds' 75% subsidy that appears to offer a solution

Bob Kronbauer, of Vancouver Is Awesome, wonders from where the federal government pulled its 30% business loss threshold