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Here’s why COVID-19 cases have tripled in B.C. but officials aren’t panicking
The fact the surge is focused on a particular area and particular demographic can help the province fine tune their message for 20-somethings...
Migrant workers claim cramped quarters a problem at COVID-19 stricken Okanagan farm
Temporary foreign workers at Krazy Cherry Fruit Co. in Oliver, B.C., claim the living and working conditions on the farm are putting them at risk...
Federal government order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when it’s ready
The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a...
Infant tests positive for COVID-19 at B.C. neonatal ICU as health officials announce 28 new cases
An infant in the St. Paul’s Hospital neonatal intensive care unit has tested positive for COVID-19 but is showing no signs of illness, Provincial...
Ottawa to announce today whether Blue Jays can play in Toronto
CBC News has learned the federal government will announce today whether it is OK for the Blue Jays to play ball in Toronto during...
Doctors, legitimate patients baffled as anti-maskers print off ‘exemption cards’ to flout rules
As an immunocompromised person with a greatly reduced lung capacity, Dave Watson doesn’t mince words when it comes to anti-maskers in Toronto who are...
Toronto’s Pearson airport cuts 1/4 of staff due to reduced travel demand amid COVID-19 pandemic
The biggest airport in Canada is eliminating 500 jobs because of the dramatic reduction in demand for air travel due to COVID-19. The Greater Toronto...
Why it may be harder to catch COVID-19 from surfaces than we first thought
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you...
It’s time to let family caregivers back into Ontario nursing homes, medical officer says
Dr. Jobin Varughese knows all too well the heartbreaking toll wrought by COVID-19 at Ontario’s long-term care homes. He’s chief medical officer at...
With the pandemic pinching the unregulated market, legal cannabis sales spike in N.L.
With the pandemic pinching off the supply of illicit drugs, the sale of legalized cannabis products in Newfoundland and Labrador appears to be...
Eliminating COVID-19 cases in Canada will exact too heavy a toll on society, health experts say
Some public health and infectious disease experts are pressing for governments in Canada to shift to minimizing, not eradicating, COVID-19 while allowing society to...
Does the Trudeau government have a plan to end the pandemic economy?
In a normal year, the federal government tables a budget in the spring and then an economic statement or fiscal update in the fall....
Why the WHO won’t say the coronavirus is airborne and driving the pandemic
The World Health Organization has refused to cave to pressure from more than 200 experts calling for it to update its messaging on the...
B.C. couple escapes from ‘debris flood’ that filled home with mud, logs, rocks
A B.C. couple escaped from waist-deep water and mud in their home after it was hit by a dramatic slide called a “debris...
Controversy over airborne transmission of COVID-19 ‘a tempest in a teapot,’ Dr. Bonnie Henry says
B.C.’s provincial health officer says the controversy over airborne transmission of COVID-19 has been overblown, after hundreds of scientists signed a letter calling...
Boy, 9, missing in Winnipeg’s Red River since Friday found dead, police say
The body of a nine-year-old boy who went missing after going into Winnipeg’s Red River on Friday afternoon has been found in the...
