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Opinion

What the Gulf War taught me about coronavirus

News

A heat map of coronavirus cases in Canada

Opinion

Canada may have 100,000 more COVID-19 cases than the numbers show

Technology

What Google data says about Canadian vs. U.S. social distancing efforts

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits an industrial park, which produces high-end auto parts and molds, in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 29. (Yan Yan/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits an industrial park, which produces high-end auto parts and molds, in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 29. (Yan Yan/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)

Opinion

The coronavirus pandemic is the breakthrough Xi Jinping has been waiting for

Terry Glavin: The Chinese state is committing vast resources to a hybrid strategy of intensified propaganda and information control in lockstep with an aggressive Russian-style disinformation effort

Latest on Coronavirus

Ontario Premier Doug Ford answers questions at the daily briefing at Queen's Park in Toronto on Saturday April 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Ontario Premier Doug Ford answers questions at the daily briefing at Queen's Park in Toronto on Saturday April 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Canada

Doug Ford's latest Ontario coronavirus announcement: Full replay

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during his daily press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, on Saturday, April 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during his daily press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, on Saturday, April 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada

Trudeau's daily coronavirus update: Help coming for those working reduced hours (Full transcript)

A COVID-19 assessment centre in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/CP)

A COVID-19 assessment centre in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/CP)

Health

Coronavirus in Canada: how to get tested, what the symptoms are, where to get help

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during his daily press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic outside of his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, on Sunday, April 5, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during his daily press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic outside of his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, on Sunday, April 5, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada

Trudeau's April 6 coronavirus update: Full replay

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LATEST ON POLITICS

Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on April 3, 2020 (CP/Sean Kilpatrick)

Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on April 3, 2020 (CP/Sean Kilpatrick)

POLITICS INSIDER

CERB Your Enthusiasm: Ottawa's emergency pay plan launches

Politics Insider for Apr 6: You can apply to the CERB starting today, and millions of masks should be arriving—just not from the U.S.

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BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Monitors display the S&P AND TSX composite index in the financial district as the number of novel coronavirus cases continues to grow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 16, 2020. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)

Monitors display the S&P AND TSX composite index in the financial district as the number of novel coronavirus cases continues to grow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 16, 2020. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters)

Economic analysis

Coronavirus plunges Canada's economy into the abyss

BC Tweed Joint Venture on the outskirts of Vancouver B.C. in Delta and Aldergrove BC. (Jen Osborne/Redux)

BC Tweed Joint Venture on the outskirts of Vancouver B.C. in Delta and Aldergrove BC. (Jen Osborne/Redux)

Business

Why legal pot was taking a hit in Canada, weeks before COVID-19 sent markets plunging

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Money

What the low loonie means for Canadian consumers, businesses and investors

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Real Estate

Deferring your mortgage because of coronavirus could cost you

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 situation in Canada from his residence March 17, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. - Canada is closing its borders to most foreigners -- excluding Americans -- in a bid to stem the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on March 16, 2020. "All Canadians, as much as possible, should also stay home," he told a news conference outside his home, where he and his family are self-isolating after his wife Sophie tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 situation in Canada from his residence March 17, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. - Canada is closing its borders to most foreigners -- excluding Americans -- in a bid to stem the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on March 16, 2020. "All Canadians, as much as possible, should also stay home," he told a news conference outside his home, where he and his family are self-isolating after his wife Sophie tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Canada

Trudeau's daily coronavirus update: 'You'll get a first payment of CERB within 3-5 days' (Full transcript)

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 situation in Canada from his residence March 20, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on COVID-19 situation in Canada from his residence March 20, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Canada

Trudeau's coronavirus update: 'In the next 48 hours we will be receiving a shipment of millions of masks' (Full transcript)

(Patricia Treble and Lauren Cattermole)

(Patricia Treble and Lauren Cattermole)

Health

Coronavirus in Canada: These charts show how our fight to 'flatten the curve' is going

Arlene of The Backyard Urban Farm Co. (Photograph by Brianna-Roye)

Arlene of The Backyard Urban Farm Co. (Photograph by Brianna-Roye)

Society

Some Canadians are turning to their yards to grow their food during the COVID-19 pandemic

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits an industrial park, which produces high-end auto parts and molds, in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 29. (Yan Yan/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits an industrial park, which produces high-end auto parts and molds, in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 29. (Yan Yan/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)

Opinion

The coronavirus pandemic is the breakthrough Xi Jinping has been waiting for