Jasmine Pazzano

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• Ontario promised to overhaul abortion care – but clinics say they’ve been left out

  Last December, the Ontario government promised to change the way it funds abortion clinics. Providers, however, hadn't even heard of the plan until Global News contacted them.

  Investigations

  Dec 7, 2022
• On the brink: Why abortion access in Ontario is under threat

  A Global News investigation reveals that some abortion clinics in Ontario are struggling to keep their doors open.

  Investigations

  Dec 6, 2022
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• After getting COVID-19, food smells like garbage to these teen Quebec siblings. Here’s why

  The pair developed a long-COVID condition that drastically distorts their sense of smell to the point that everyday scents make them sick to their stomachs.

  Features

  May 17, 2022
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• Looking for a used car? What you should know about the booming market

  The used-car industry is quickly evolving, and the market is seeing historic changes. Industry experts say prices will be inflated for months, at least.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2022
• Interactive

  Interactive: Inside COVID’s rehabilitation hospitals

  Take an interactive journey into the lives of three COVID patients — and the rehabilitation facilities fighting to help them get home.

  Canada

  Jan 29, 2022
• A family divided: When parents, kids disagree on COVID-19 vaccines

  What happens when both sides of the COVID-19 vaccine debate live under one roof? Global News has the story of one Ontario family divided over vaccines.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2021
• Here’s what the future of work looks like after COVID-19

  As companies grapple with what a post-pandemic return to work looks like, The New Reality explores the spectrum of possibilities, from augmented reality to co-working spaces.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2021
• Company behind COVID-19 border testing says medical professionals ‘always’ oversee testing

  Top executives from Switch Health, the company behind Canada's COVID-19 border testing program, appeared before a meeting of Parliament's health committee on Friday.

  Canada

  May 28, 2021
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• Company behind Canadian COVID-19 border testing program misidentified some workers as nurses, insiders say

  Five employees who spoke with Global News said they acted as a Switch Health nurse or as a nurse assistant, but were not actually nurses.

  Health

  May 26, 2021
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• ‘A lot of blame to go around’: Health expert says governments not co-operating on COVID-19 app

  A new advisory panel report points to key reasons why so many Canadians may not be using the COVID Alert app correctly.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2021
• 96% of Canadians who test positive for coronavirus aren’t using COVID Alert app properly

  Less than four per cent of Canadians who tested positive for COVID-19 have used the federal COVID Alert app to warn people of possible exposure to the virus.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2021
• Trudeau government backpedals on investigating human rights complaints against mining companies

  The Trudeau government has scaled back plans for a watchdog to investigate allegations of overseas human rights abuses by Canadian companies, activists say.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2021
• ‘A shadow of what I was’: COVID-19 ‘long-haulers’ shed light on brain-related symptoms

  As Canada’s coronavirus case count surpasses 300,000, a number of people are reporting what’s believed to be adverse effects on the brain due to COVID-19.

  Health

  Nov 16, 2020
• U.S. election: What happens if there’s a contested election?

  Having cast doubts on the upcoming U.S. election for months, President Donald Trump has said he may challenge the results if they swing toward Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

  News

  Oct 31, 2020
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• COVID-19 pandemic a ‘boon’ for legal cannabis in Canada as marijuana industry turns two

  Since Canada legalized recreational cannabis on Oct. 17, 2018, legal sellers and producers have struggled to compete with the black market, but there have been recent gains in the licensed industry.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2020
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• The COVID Alert app isn’t working as well as it should be, and Canadians are part of the problem

  Just five of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories have officially adopted COVID Alert, and about 10 per cent of smartphone users have downloaded it.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2020
• 20 million Canadians still don’t have full access to the COVID Alert app. Why?

  Bureaucratic back and forth could be to blame for the slow rollout of Canada's COVID-19 alert app in some provinces and territories.

  Politics

  Oct 1, 2020
• Coronavirus: Canada’s migrant farm workers face fatal COVID-19 outbreaks, alleged mistreatment

  More than 1,300 temporary foreign workers on Ontario farms alone have contracted the novel coronavirus this year.

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2020
• It’s possible to be racist without realizing it. Here’s how to catch your own bias

  "Everybody has implicit biases and they can influence our behaviours and cause us to discriminate in spite of our best intentions."

  Lifestyle

  Jun 25, 2020
• ‘There are 100 people sharing 1 bathroom’: What it’s like being a refugee during the COVID-19 pandemic

  More than two million of the world's refugees live in camps, many of which are overcrowded, meaning residents are not able to socially distance from one another.

  Apr 24, 2020
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• What ails Canada’s legal cannabis industry? Lack of stores, mostly

  Eventually, Canada will have enough cannabis stores. Even then, one observer warns, legal cannabis may not be "nearly as profitable as people thought it was."

  Cannabis

  Nov 21, 2019
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• This student racked up $100k in student debt — here’s how

  Alexandra Fox says the thought of paying back her debt is "pretty wild."

  Sep 19, 2019
• Moscow’s local election has shaken all of Russia. Here’s why

  What started as discontent about a local election in Russia's capital has since turned into something much bigger.

  Aug 17, 2019
• Jazzercise is 50, and it has evolved beyond lunges, legwarmers and leotards

  The company has boogied way past the era when it gained its fame and has morphed into a modern global empire that continues to keep people around the world moving.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2019
• Abortion: explained

  What is an abortion, and how does it work?

  Health

  Jun 27, 2019