COVID-19

• COVID-19 and flu set to peak over holiday season in Ontario; Moore urges vaccinations

  Ontario's top doctor says there is "a lot" of COVID-19 circulating in the province right now, and levels of both that virus and influenza are on the rise.

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• 24 Nova Scotia long-term care homes currently dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks

  There are currently two dozen COVID-19 outbreaks reported at long-term care homes across Nova Scotia, and some health-care officials are concerned about a lack of COVID protocols. 

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  Dec 1
  
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• Toronto to permanently close four COVID-19 fixed-site vaccine clinics

  Toronto Public Health has announced it will be closing its four fixed-site COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Toronto as of Dec. 13, 2023.

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  Nov 28
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• Hundreds line up in China hospital as respiratory illness surges, video shows

  Chinese health authorities say there has been no detection of 'unusual or novel pathogens' amid the surge in respiratory illness, which is primarily impacting children.

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  Nov 28
• Kelowna pastor’s attempt to appeal pandemic-related ticket quashed

  An attempt by a Kelowna church leader to appeal the ticket he got when he broke pandemic-related gathering orders in B.C.'s highest court has been quashed. 

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  Nov 27
• COVID-19: Peterborough area risk index remains high; 2 outbreaks at PRHC

  Peterborough Public Health reports 155 COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic was declared. One death was reported in November.

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  Nov 23
• Anti-vax reservist gets $4,000 fine, reprimand in B.C. court martial

  A former soldier and reservist who defied the CAF's COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been fined $4,000 and received a severe reprimand at the conclusion of a court martial in B.C.

  Politics

  Nov 16
• Anti-vax soldier’s actions were close to ‘mutiny,’ B.C. court martial hears

  A reservist's fight against Canada's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the Armed Forces came close to mutiny a court martial in British Columbia heard Wednesday.

  Politics

  Nov 15
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• With respiratory illness season here, Manitoba experts say ‘get that booster shot’

  Professor of disease modelling at York University, said Canadians, including Manitobans, are more vulnerable outbreaks because immunity is running low, and getting lower.

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  Nov 15
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• COVID-19: Outbreak at Campbellford Memorial Hospital prompts visitor restrictions

  Campbellford Memorial Hospital says that due to a COVID-19 outbreak, only one 'essential caregiver' will be permitted to visit patients in the inpatient unit.

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  Nov 15