Coroanvirus

• B.C.’s pandemic response showed ‘resilience,’ can improve on preparedness, transparency: Report

  The report found B.C. was unprepared, but showed "resilience, balance, and nimbleness" in its response. It also identified a number of key areas where the response needs work.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2022
  
• B.C.’s Peace Arch Park finally reopens after more than 2 years

  The lifting of virtually all COVID-19 border restrictions in September prompted questions from experts and the public about why the park remained closed. 

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2022
  
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• Toronto opera singer commemorates loved ones lost to pandemic through performance

  For Gabrielian, 'Requiem' wasn't only a chance to heal and commemorate the fathers who gave him his voice, but to help those who lost loved ones to COVID-19 feel less alone.

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2022
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• 31 with COVID-19 in Guelph hospital, 42 staff members off work due to virus

  Across Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, public health data shows 50 people are in the hospital with COVID-19, including 13 in an intensive care unit.

  Health

  Jan 26, 2022
• More elective surgeries postponed this week at St. Joseph’s London after COVID-19 exposure

  On Friday, Global News learned that at least 25 staff and physicians were isolating after a fellow staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2021
• COVID-19: 51 staff who didn’t attest to being vaccinated laid off at Cambridge, Ont. hospital

  “We do not anticipate any impacts to our patient care and patient services,” CMH spokesperson Stephen Beckhoff told Global News in an email.

  Canada

  Oct 12, 2021
• Kitchener, Waterloo announce mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policies for staff, volunteers

  On Monday, the Region of Waterloo announced a mandatory vaccine policy for all employees and volunteers, and several of the municipalities it encompasses have followed suit.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2021
• Alberta offers COVID-19 ICU support to Manitoba amid province’s 3rd wave

  Up to 10 patients requiring intensive care for COVID-19 will come to Alberta from Manitoba.

  Health

  Jun 2, 2021
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• More than half of Canadians anxious about return to ‘normal’ after COVID-19: survey

  More than half of Canadians feel somewhat anxious about going back to the way life was before it was turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey shows.

  Canada

  May 26, 2021
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• Ottawa COVID-19 hospitalizations pass 100, active cases above 3,000

  Ottawa Public Health says there are 345 new COVID-19 cases in the city on Friday as residents wait to hear details of new restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the virus.

  Health

  Apr 16, 2021