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How Montreal’s health experts are dealing with the risks of daily life
Health experts in Montreal — including ER doctors, epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists — are getting haircuts again and hanging out with friends, but many...
Runner thankful to be alive after being swatted by bear in Riding Mountain National Park
A Dauphin woman is warning other outdoorsy Manitobans to be careful after she was hit in the face by a startled black bear while...
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...
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...
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...
What social science says about convincing people to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mandating, not just recommending, the use of non-medical masks will help convince more Canadians to wear them as the economy reopens, just as...
Quebec makes mask mandatory on public transit, but experts say province needs to go further
Wearing a face mask will be mandatory for all public transit users in Quebec beginning July 13, Premier François Legault announced Tuesday. The announcement frustrated some...
Toronto mayor, top doctor want to make masks mandatory indoors
Toronto’s mayor and medical officer of health want non-medical masks and face coverings to be made mandatory in indoor public spaces to help limit...
Zoom chats short circuit a brain function essential for trust — and that’s bad for business: Don Pittis
Ever get the sense there is something vital missing on those Zoom meetings? If so, you’re not alone — and there is Canadian science...
Potential COVID-19 vaccine has re-energized anti-vaccination groups, health experts warn
As Canadians yearn for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic and a time they can once again hug their elderly loved ones or...
Kingston, Ont., declares mask use mandatory at many indoor locations after COVID-19 outbreak
The city of Kingston, Ont., has decided to make mask use mandatory for workers and customers at many indoor public locations following an outbreak...
Some countries reconsider 2-metre rule for physical distancing, but not here
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, continues to recommend people stay two metres apart from others to curb COVID-19 as the...
‘We can’t afford to put ourselves out there’: Some Nova Scotians not ready for closer contact
While Nova Scotia has begun easing restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic, 63-year-old Deborah Demeter says she and her husband still don’t feel safe...
Video captures residents wandering into woman’s room at Ottawa long-term care home hit hard by COVID-19
A camera installed by a woman concerned about her mother’s health inside an Ottawa long-term care home overwhelmed by COVID-19 shows several residents...
What’s the safest way to travel? Your COVID-19 questions answered
We’re breaking down what you need to know about the pandemic. Send us your questions via email at COVID@cbc.ca and we’ll answer as...
Demand for face shields looks to be heating up as Canadians seek summertime COVID protection
If wearing a face mask seemed strange to most people not so long ago, wearing a plastic face shield had to be downright...
