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Provincial health officer says physical distancing in Phase 2 going well as B.C. records 10 new cases
THE LATEST: 10 more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing the total to 2,517. Two more people have died...
Doctor fears for Rohingya refugees as COVID-19 and a cyclone bear down on Bangladesh camps
Dr. Fozia Alvi frequently travels from Airdrie, Alta., to Bangladesh, where her foundation Humanity Auxilium sends teams of doctors every other month to provide...
How COVID-19 symptoms develop, and how long they last
How COVID-19 progresses from incubation to recovery has implications for everything from how long people may spread it before showing symptoms, to how long people can...
Testing, contact tracing are keys to easing social restrictions. But is Canada ready?
There may be many different paths to the new COVID-19 “normal” as provinces announce various plans to gradually ease social restrictions across Canada....
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Thursday
The latest: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new assistance program meant to help businesses offset monthly rent. The Canadian Emergency Commercial...
N.W.T. health officials considering using recycled surgical masks
Health officials say there are enough protective face masks for health-care workers in the Northwest Territories to last “several weeks,” but they are bracing...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Tuesday
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world TuesdayTwo provinces are extending their suspension of in-class learning for kindergarten to Grade 12 because...
Elite Vancouver private school failed to stop student bullying, says B.C. Supreme Court claim
Elite Vancouver private school failed to stop student bullying, says B.C. Supreme Court claim Vancouver restaurateurs Natalie and Uwe Boll have filed a...
MD in court to claim too-long waits give patients right to pay for private health care
Dr. Brian Day, 72, will step into a courtroom on Monday as final arguments begin in the culmination of a battle he launched...
‘Opioidphobia’ stigmatizes chronic pain sufferers, expert says
At the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Dr. Andrea Furlan, a pain specialist, is holding a regular meeting with some of her colleagues. Sitting around...
Nigeria news : We’ll fight doctors issuing fake medical reports – EFCC
The Economic and Finance Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it will extend its investigation to doctors who issue fake medical reports to those...
