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COVID-19, Ebola, bird flu: What to know about zoonotic diseasesCOVID-19 and H5N1 bird flu are both zoonotic, meaning they jumped from animals to humans. How did that happen and how can they infect humans?CanadaJun 15
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Mpox and COVID-19 vaccines can be given at the same time: NACINACI says the mpox vaccine can be given at the same time as an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, reversing its previous recommendation to wait at least four weeks due to safety concerns.CanadaMay 24
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First 3 years of COVID-19 had 3M excess deaths in the West: study'Excess mortality has remained high in the Western world for three consecutive years, despite the implementation of containment measures and COVID-19 vaccines,' researchers say.HealthJun 3
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Ontario whooping cough cases are on the riseSome epidemiologists attribute the spike in cases due to lagging childhood immunization, in part due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthJun 12
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Toronto’s medical officer of health, who led COVID-19 fight, to resignDr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto's medical officer of health who led the fight against COVID-19, says she will leave the post by year's end.CanadaMay 14
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Peterborough health unit offers to cover wastewater surveillance costs after Ontario ends programThe Ontario government will end its wastewater surveillance program for COVID-19 on July 31. However, officials in Peterborough have expanded the program to test for other viruses.HealthJun 14
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COVID-flu shot offers strong immune response in late-stage trial, Moderna saysModerna says it combination vaccine to protect against both COVID-19 and influenza generated a stronger immune response in adults 50 and over when compared to separate shots.HealthJun 10
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‘This can’t continue’: No value for money in N.B. use of travel nurses, auditor saysThe province's auditor general said the roughly $173 million the province spent on travel nurses was not justified and didn't correlate to COVID-19-related staff vacancies.HealthJun 4
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COVID-19 attacked one lung, cancer the other. A double transplant saved himOne lung ravaged by COVID-19, the other damaged by lung cancer — this was the daunting reality facing 56-year-old Arthur Gillespie, a former police captain from Chicago.HealthMay 13
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B.C. becomes 1st province in Canada to pay for PaxlovidThe federal government has told all provinces they will no longer be paying for the drug used to treat COVID-19. Other provinces are moving the drug to the pharmacare program.HealthMay 30
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Flight costs are likely to continue rising, industry group warnsWhile carriers recover from the groundings worldwide from the COVID-19 pandemic, industry leaders say that there are several costs likely to push those ticket prices ever higher.ConsumerJun 3
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Moose Jaw high school student perseveres through many obstacles toward graduationA Moose Jaw student with autism reflects on his time as he persevered through high school during the COVID-19 pandemic and the teachers job action.EducationMay 28
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Is air travel back in full swing? What new Statistics Canada data suggestsIn April, seven out of eight Canadian airports surveyed by StatCan reported higher volumes of passenger traffic year over year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.CanadaMay 30
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‘Vernon is home for us’: COVID-19 pandemic changes course of Nigerian man’s lifeThe Nigerian man was visiting his sister in Fort McMurray, Alta., and was scheduled to fly home in April 2020. But when the pandemic hit, Canadian borders closed.LifestyleMay 9
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Toronto fire chief who played key role in COVID-19 response announces retirementToronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg, who was a key figure in the city's COVID-19 response, has announced his retirement.CanadaMay 10
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‘FLiRT’ COVID-19 subvariant dominant in Canada. What to know about the strainCanada's lull in COVID-19 cases faces a potential disruption with the emergence of a new family of subvariants, playfully dubbed the 'FLiRT' variants.HealthMay 10
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Alberta premier’s support for town hall questioning COVID vaccines worries expertsUCP removes COVID-19 vaccine child-death references and takes over ticket sales to controversial eventHealthMay 19
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Saint John, N.B., airport offers new regional routes after COVID-19 disruptionPASCAN Aviation will offer two daily flights between Saint John and Halifax from Monday to Friday, as well as one return flight between Bathurst and Saint John every weekday.CanadaMay 8
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Canadians kick-off gardening season on May long weekend as food prices soarGardening has seen a hike in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say, as Canadians look for ways to combat the rising cost of food.CanadaMay 19
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Fall COVID-19 vaccine guidelines are out. Here’s what NACI recommendsThe National Advisory Committee on Immunization released its updated guidelines on Friday for a COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the fall.HealthMay 3