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Business Matters: COVID-19 pandemic’s lingering effect on tourism to CanadaIt’s been more than four years since the onset of the pandemic and its devastating impact on the travel industry and new data from Statistics Canada shows the impact of Covid-19 lingers on. Anne Gaviola has this story and more in Business Matters for Monday June 10, 2024.CanadaJun 10
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Feds to stop providing free COVID-19 rapid testsThe federal government, which spent billions on COVID-19 rapid tests during the height of the pandemic, says it will stop supplying provinces and territories with those tests. Heidi Petracek explains the move, and the reaction from some provinces and doctors.Global NationalMay 22
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Health-care workers lose COVID-19 vaccination court caseB.C. health-care workers who sued the government over the extension in the fall of 2023 of COVID-19 vaccination mandates have lost their case, with one exception. Aaron McArthur reports.Global News Hour at 6 BCMay 14
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COVID-19 pandemic changes course of Nigerian man’s lifeFor one North Okanagan immigrant, becoming a permanent resident of Canada was never in the plans, until COVID-19 struck, and he found himself stuck here. But with the support of his family and a childcare centre in Vernon that hired him, his surprise journey has a happy ending. Sydney Morton has his story.HealthMay 9
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COVID-19 pandemic changes course of Nigerian man’s lifeFor one North Okanagan immigrant, becoming a permanent resident of Canada was never in the plans until COVID-19 struck and he found himself here. But with the support of his family and a childcare centre in Vernon that hired him, his surprise journey has a happy ending. Sydney Morton has his story.HealthMay 10
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Health Matters: China froze COVID-19 origin tracing, AP investigation findsAn Associated Press investigation has found that the Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s despite publicly declaring to the world that it supported an open scientific inquiry. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for April 22, 2024.Health MattersApr 22
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Michael Gordon Jackson found guilty in COVID-19 abduction trialAfter two weeks of court proceedings, Michael Gordon Jackson was found guilty in the abduction trial Friday afternoon.Global News at 5 ReginaApr 19
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Multiple friends testify at COVID-19 abduction trial in ReginaMichael Gordon Jackson allegedly abducted his daughter to avoid a COVID-19 vaccine in the fall of 2021. On Wednesday, multiple friends and acquaintances took the stand in court.Global News at 5 ReginaApr 10
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Health Matters: Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosisVGH Respirologist Dr. Daniel Marinescu discusses how a severe case of COVID can lead to pulmonary fibrosis.Global News Morning BCApr 9
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Court offers look into final moments before arrest in COVID-19 abduction trialFriday marked the final day of the Crown’s witnesses taking the stand in the Michael Gordon Jackson trial. Jackson is currently on trial, accused of abducting his daughter to avoid a COVID-19 vaccine.Global News at 5 ReginaApr 12
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Spring COVID-19 boosters launch in B.C.Starting Monday, new COVID-19 boosters are launching in B.C. as the annual respiratory illness season comes to an end.Global News Hour at 6 BCApr 8
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People who refused COVID vaccine ‘probably responsible for additional 200-300K deaths in US’: FauciFormer director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Dr. Anthony Fauci testified before a Republican-led House panel after a fifteen-month probe of the former government scientist and the origins of the COVID-19 virus. When discussing those who either weren’t able, or those who refused to take a COVID-19 vaccine, Fauci stated, they...U.S. NewsJun 3
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Peterborough Public Health plans to cover wastewater surveillance costs after province drops the programWeeks after the province announced plans to cut COVID-19 wastewater testing, local health officials are taking matters into their own hands. Peterborough Public Health says it’s ready to foot the bill if the government doesn’t change course. Robert Lothian explains.HealthJun 13
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Bank of Canada delivers 1st interest rate cut since March 2020It’s the news that millions of Canadians have been waiting for. The Bank of Canada has ended their historic interest rate increase cycle, by cutting their key rate of the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Mackenzie Gray visited the Bank of Canada Wednesday morning to break down governor Tiff Macklem’s...CanadaJun 5
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Health Matters: Yale Public Health researchers recommend annual COVID-19 vaccinationThough COVID-19 hasn’t established itself as seasonal like the flu, a group of researchers from Yale School of Public Health say an annual vaccination campaign is still the way to go. The team says until COVID-19 demonstrates seasonality, this is the best way to protect against hospitalizations, deaths, and health-care spending each year. Katherine Ward...Health MattersMar 26
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Selwyn Township firefighters host community pancake breakfastFirefighters in Selwyn Township were busy feeding the community on Sunday with a pancake breakfast that’s run for more than 30 years. The event was back after a five-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It raises money for the Selwyn Firefighters Association, supporting equipment and bereavement support along with community causes such as Swim...May 27
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Global National: June 5It’s the news millions of Canadians have been waiting for. The Bank of Canada (BoC) has finally cut its trend-setting interest rate for the first time since March 2020, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. How much the rate has gone down, what BoC governor Tiff Macklem has to say about future cuts, and the...Global NationalJun 5
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Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s top public health official, announces resignationShe became a familiar face during the COVID-19 pandemic, but on Tuesday, Dr. Eileen de Villa announced her tenure as Toronto’s top public health official is coming to an end. Kayla McLean reports.May 14
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‘No such thing as a perfect parent’: More than half of parents say they’re burned outThe COVID-19 pandemic is in the rear-view mirror but that hasn’t stopped parents from feeling burnout, as many say they feel pressure to be “perfect.” Experts say there’s “no such thing as a perfect parent.” And As Sean Previl explains, they suggest spending more time with the kids as one way to reduce burnout.HealthMay 8
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Reality check on Canada’s efforts to curb carbon emissionsCarbon emissions in Canada in 2022 were the lowest they have been in 25 years, excluding the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new federal data. Ottawa boasts its climate policies are working, so Mackenzie Gray has a reality check on whether Canada is actually on track to meet its emission reduction...Global NationalMay 2