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  • Researchers say more support, education needed to help B.C. long-COVID patients
    A SFU-backed study says more education is needed for health-care professionals when it comes to treating and helping patients who are living with long COVID.
    Health
    Apr 5
  • Nicotine patches and long COVID? Why some are trying it out
    While long COVID treatments are still being studied, some unapproved remedies are being touted on social media, including the latest idea to catch trend: nicotine patches.
    Health
    Feb 9
  • New Canadian Covid Society aims to address long-term effects
    The Canadian Covid Society launched on Wednesday, with co-founders saying the organization is needed as public health agencies have pulled back on COVID-19 prevention measures.
    Health
    Mar 6
  • ‘We’re stuck’: Only elevator in Toronto apartment building broken for days
    A Toronto resident who uses a wheelchair says she has been stuck inside for days since her landlord took an elevator out of service, leaving her with no way to leave.
    Canada
    Feb 28
  • Court allows negligence class-action suit against Ontario LTC minister to proceed
    Ontario's Court of Appeal is allowing a class-action lawsuit to proceed against the minister of long-term care for alleged negligence regarding the government's response to COVID.
    Canada
    Feb 6
  • B.C.’s vulnerable urged to get COVID-19 booster as peak of illness season passes
    It will be available throughout the provinces at pharmacies, regional health-authority clinics, some primary-care offices, and community health centres. 
    Health
    Apr 8
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  • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends choice of ‘contrarian’ chair to lead COVID-19 data review
    The premier says Dr. Gary Davidson was selected to lead the data review because she wants to hear a range of viewpoints, including from those "shouted down in the public sphere."
    Health
    5 hours
  • Vaccine injury compensation fund gets additional $36M from feds
    The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020.
    Health
    6 hours
  • Trial begins for Saskatchewan man accused of abducting daughter to prevent COVID-19 vaccination
    The trial is centered around Michael Gordon Jackson, a 53-year-old who pleaded not guilty to abduction in contravention of a child custody order.
    Canada
    Apr 8
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  • London, Ont. drivers rejoice! First two lanes of Adelaide St. underpass now open
    The long-awaited underpass on Adelaide Street opened it's first two lanes to traffic Friday morning. The remaining lanes are expected to open later this summer.
    Canada
    Apr 19
  • Jurors in Coutts blockade public mischief trial will hear final arguments next week
    The Crown and defence lawyers have wrapped up their cases in the trial of three men accused of orchestrating the border shutdown at Coutts, Alta., in early 2022. 
    Crime
    Apr 12
  • RCMP officer testifies on conversations with accused at Coutts border blockade trial
    An RCMP officer testified Tuesday that it was difficult to find anyone in charge in the early days of the COVID-era border blockade at Coutts, Alta., two years ago.
    Crime
    Apr 10
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  • Michael Gordon Jackson found guilty in COVID-19 abduction trial
    Jackson was found guilty after being on trial for contravention of a custody order, after allegedly abducting his daughter in Nov. 2021 until Feb. 2022 to avoid a COVID-19 vaccine.
    Canada
    Apr 19
  • COVID-19 reinfection rates high among Toronto people who are homeless: study
    The St. Michael's Hospital study found homeless people in Toronto who had COVID-19 were more than twice as likely to be reinfected as people who had housing.
    Canada
    Feb 2
  • ‘I’m still mad’: Class action OK’d for COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec LTC homes
    A Quebec judge authorized a class action suit Monday, allowing long-term care residents and their families to seek damages from the province over its initial response to COVID-19.
    Canada
    Jan 23
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  • Uncertain future for Banff pedestrian zone after vehicle-friendly petition validated
    The decision to turn a section of Banff Avenue into a summer season pedestrian zone will undergo another council vote after a petition opposing the plan was declared valid.
    Canada
    Apr 15
  • Mischief trial begins for 3 men charged in Alberta COVID-19 border blockade
    The protest over COVID-19 pandemic health restrictions ground traffic through Alberta’s main border crossing with Montana to a halt for more than two weeks in 2022. 
    Canada
    Apr 3
  • Closing arguments presented in Michael Gordon Jackson abduction case
    Infront of a full courtroom Thursday, Jackson told his side of the story first in what he called a “historic criminal case” in Saskatchewan.
    Canada
    Apr 18
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  • Hot Docs left out of budget 2024 funds as financial woes cloud arts organization
    Left out of the budget is Hot Docs, the nation's largest documentary film festival, which organizers said is in dire financial straits and may not be able to do an event next year.
    Entertainment
    Apr 18
  • Ontario may not meet LTC direct care target due to staff shortages: document
    There is a "systemic shortage of nurses" across all sectors, according to a briefing document for Long-Term Care Minister Stan Cho when he took over the file in September. 
    Health
    Apr 16
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