With new signs Canada's COVID-19 curve is starting to flatten, some premiers are starting to look at ways to ease restrictions. But as Dawna Friesen reports, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the country is many weeks away from reopening the economy. Meanwhile, the prime minister says he’s working with provinces to provide more help for Canada's care homes struggling under the weight of COVID-19. Ross Lord looks at the changes some provinces are making.
Ottawa is expanding the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to include part-time, seasonal, and contract workers, as well as anyone whose employment insurance recently ran out. Mike Le Couteur looks at the latest updates to the package, and the cracks some Canadians are still falling through.
In the U.S., President Donald Trump is facing backlash for suspending funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). Jackson Proskow looks at the international chorus of condemnation, how the decision could prove detrimental for other countries, and how Trump recently praised the agency's efforts.
Shoppers can expect changes at the grocery store, as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts work at two Canadian meat-packing plants. David Akin explains.
And in the age of COVID-19, a new Canadian study is raising questions about how far we need to stay apart to practice proper physical distancing. Jeff Semple looks at how going the distance can make a difference.
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