Emanuela Campanella

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• The booster debate: Will you need a third COVID-19 shot?

  Questions on booster shots are dividing scientists. Who needs a third shot of the COVID-19 vaccine? And when might they need it?

  Health

  Oct 3, 2021
• Canadians may need COVID-19 boosters by Christmas, Moderna president says

  Moderna’s president is warning Canada could see a rise in so-called 'breakthrough' infections of COVID-19 among fully-vaccinated people by Christmas time.

  Health

  Oct 2, 2021
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• Exclusive look inside Moderna: Tracking variants and the call for COVID-19 boosters

  Global News takes an exclusive look inside Moderna and how the company is fighting to stay ahead of COVID-19.

  Health

  Oct 1, 2021
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• ‘Too slow, too late’: Ford gov. received months of warnings about long-term care before second wave

  The Ford government received repeated warnings about the looming dangers in long-term care homes before COVID-19's second wave but failed to act.

  Investigations

  May 3, 2021
• A Toronto nursing home left isolation rooms empty as COVID-19 spread on crowded floors, killing 81

  As COVID-19 spread on crowded floors of a Toronto nursing home that killed 81 people, a Global News investigation found the home left 20 rooms empty.

  Investigations

  May 1, 2021
• Ontario ‘completely ignored and bulldozed’ problems in long-term care: former inspector

  A former long-term care inspector is sounding the alarm over the state of inspections in Ontario’s nursing homes.

  Investigations

  Apr 29, 2021
• ‘A senicide’: Strategic missteps, logistical hurdles plague Ontario’s early vaccine rollout

  The initial weeks of Ontario's vaccine rollout was marred by poor planning, coordination and a failure to get vaccines into long-term care homes quickly, experts say.

  Health

  Jan 23, 2021
• Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine contender: Medicago’s breakthrough, ties to Big Tobacco and warnings a pandemic was coming

  For years Medicago said a pandemic was coming and we should be ready. Today, it is a leading contender to create a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine.

  Features

  Jan 11, 2021
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• U.S. election: How COVID-19 misinformation is being weaponized in politics

  Social media platforms are being used to downplay the threat of the coronavirus and push back on COVID-19 restrictions in the lead up to the 2020 U.S. election.

  Politics

  Oct 30, 2020
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• How election interference, voter fraud misinformation could discourage voting in U.S. election

  Mounting evidence shows election interference and targeted disinformation campaigns on voter fraud are a real threat in the upcoming U.S. election.

  Politics

  Oct 29, 2020
• What is QAnon, the conspiracy theory supporting Trump in the 2020 presidential election?

  At its core, the far-right conspiracy theory is that U.S. President Donald Trump is fighting a battle against evil.

  Politics

  Oct 28, 2020
• What is intermittent social distancing and will it work for COVID-19? Experts weigh in

  Researcher Christine Tedijanto said it will take at least two more years to reach 'sufficient levels of population immunity for the disease to stop spreading.'

  Health

  May 3, 2020
• Our mental health won’t be the same after coronavirus pandemic, experts say

  While countries try to contain the spread of COVID-19, mental health experts say we can’t lose sight of the long-term mental health impact the pandemic is going to have on society.

  Health

  Apr 18, 2020
• Year of return: 400 years after the transatlantic slave trade

  The transatlantic slave trade from West Africa to the Americas lasted centuries. Now, Ghana is asking people of the African diaspora to come home.

  Features

  Feb 8, 2020
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• The U.S.-Mexico migrant crisis: What is really happening at the border?

  The situation at the U.S.-Mexico border has been called an "invasion," a "national emergency" and a "humanitarian crisis." But what's really happening? 

  World

  Aug 22, 2019
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• Burnout: Here’s how to recognize the symptoms

  The World Health Organization now recognizes work "burnout" as an occupational phenomenon. Doctors now have a roadmap to recognize burnout, which is often accompanied by symptoms of exhaustion, cynicism or lack of professional competency.

  Health

  Jul 18, 2019
• The rise of white supremacy and its new face in the 21st century

  Experts say white supremacy has evolved and now has a new face, driven in large part by the rise of the so-called alt-right.

  World

  May 30, 2019
• DNA testing: How genetic testing could make prescription drugs safer

  Pharmacogenetics uses a person's DNA as a guide to understanding how their body reacts to certain drugs and what dosages are best. Is this the future of prescribing medicine?

  Health

  May 2, 2019
• Peel police investigating allegations of fraud against investment company 1PLUS12

  Police in the Greater Toronto Area are investigating an investment company called 1PLUS12 over allegations of fraud following a report by Global News.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2019
• ‘Making money off trusting, innocent people’: Investment company 1PLUS12 sued for almost $2M over alleged ‘fraud’

  A Global News investigation has found the company, 1PLUS12, is currently facing at least two lawsuits totalling $6.4 million that allege fraud or misrepresentation.

  Consumer

  Apr 1, 2019
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• Marijuana edibles: Is Canada on track to legalize them?

  As of now you can make cannabis infused food at home but it is illegal for anyone to buy and or sell them to the public.

  Cannabis

  Mar 28, 2019
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• Charges laid after fake Amazon reviews allegedly promoted ‘fat-blocking’ pills linked to liver failure

  The FTC has successfully brought the first-ever case against a supplement company that allegedly boosted its Amazon ratings through a third-party firm that crafts fake “verified” reviews.

  Consumer

  Mar 12, 2019
• Canada a global destination for weed tourism? Not anytime soon

  Cannabis tourism companies are cropping up across major cities in Canada. But since legalization, tour companies say the rules remain unclear on how they can market their business. 

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2019
• Silent wars: Why we don’t pay attention to the world’s worst violence

  Conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria have caught the western world's attention — but why are other conflicts left in the dark?

  World

  Jan 24, 2019
• 2018 was the warmest year on record for oceans, new study warns

  A group of international researchers says the study's findings are dire because the ocean's temperature is a clear indication of climate change.

  Environment

  Jan 11, 2019