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COVID-19 one year later

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Thursday marks one year since the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared the a National Day of Observance in the deadly health crisis and will deliver a reflective statement in the Commons.

Worldwide we’ve seen 2.5-million COVID deaths, including more than 22,000 Canadian lives lost and nearly 7,100 in Ontario.

Lisa Hepfner takes a look back on what has been a historic year and shows just how far we have come in 12 months.

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