Canada commits $192 million to COVID-19 SIF stream, signs deal with BlueDot to help track, make decisions on virus
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The Government of Canada announced a deal with Toronto's BlueDot, $192 million for the new Strategic Innovation Fund COVID-19 stream, and a potential vaccine.
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Coronavirus News: This Canadian start-up used AI to track coronavirus and raised alarm days before the outbreak
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Breaking News: Fake Canadian COVID-19 tracing app with ransomware discovered
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Some Canadian snowbirds in Florida are already getting the COVID-19 vaccine
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What Canada's hardest-hit provinces can learn from those that handled COVID- 19 best
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U of T infectious disease expert's AI firm now part of Canada's COVID-19 arsenal
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CDNtech CEOs sign open letter calling for greater government support during COVID-19
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COVID-19 update for Oct. 3: Here's what you need to know
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Security expected to be focus of talks as Biden makes 1st official visit to Canada since 2016
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B.C. workers fired over COVID vaccine policy have case thrown out
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A brief history of COVID authoritarianism in Canada
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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Dec. 23