| | | | | | | | | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW | | | | | | Kawasaki disease
Montreal doctors are investigating whether an unusual cluster of cases of a rare disease that affects children was somehow triggered by COVID-19, but they caution they have not yet proven a link. |
| | | | | | Mental health
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday that the federal government will spend more than $240 million to make it easier for mental health care and other medical services to take place online. |
| | | | | | Miscounted cases
Quebec public health officials announced Sunday that a computer error resulted in 1,317 missing positive COVID-19 cases between April 2 and April 30. |
| | | | | | Domestic violence
Advocacy groups are sounding the alarm on what is being described as an epidemic of domestic violence in Canada, as victims are confined to their homes with their abusers amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. |
| | | | | | Personal protective equipment
With some provinces beginning the process of reopening this week, federal officials say Canada is receiving regular shipments of personal protective equipment from China and is ramping up domestic PPE production. |
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| | | | | | | With face masks becoming a fixture of daily life, some small businesses are creating coverings fit for a fashion show. | | | | |
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| | | | | | | Important reminder | | | | Canadians who were among the first to receive the Canada Emergency Response Benefit must now reapply for another four weeks of benefit. |
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