Global National: May 2, 2020 | Provinces begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions

Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some provinces across Canada are already setting the stage to reopen their economies. But as Mike Le Couteur reports, some health officials warn the risks are still too high.

And, residents in Fort McMurray, Alberta, are seeing the damage done in their community, after floodwaters forced over 13,000 people to evacuate. Breanna Karstens-Smith reports.

Redmond Shannon reports on how New Zealand and Australia successfully tackled the COVID-19 pandemic, and what the rest of the world can learn from them.

Plus, Mike Armstrong reports on how Canadians are innovating to keep business going, even as the pandemic shakes up the economy.

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