COVID-19
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Canada sees ‘steady increase’ in BQ variants as COVID hospitalizations, deaths declineClinical sequencing found some variants like BQ.1, BQ.1.1 and BF.7 on the rise in recent weeks, but previously dominant BA.5.2 and BA.5.2.1 lineages seem to be declining.Health2 hours
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Canada’s tourism minister predicts industry will help offset tough economic timesRandy Boissonnault, Canada’s tourism minister, joined hundreds of business leaders from across Nova Scotia Wednesday for the 2022 Tourism Summit in Halifax.Canada5 hours
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Waterloo Region expands COVID-19 care clinic, moves it to KitchenerWaterloo Region’s COVID-19 care clinic will move to a new home on Thursday, according to a release from Grand River Hospital.Canada7 hours
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COVID-19: Peterborough reports 5 new hospitalizations; risk index remains at moderateThe Peterborough Regional Health Centre as of Tuesday, Nov. 29 reported seven inpatients.Health7 hours
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‘Silent pandemic’: Antimicrobial resistance a growing threat to Canadians, experts sayA rising threat of superbugs, caused by antimicrobial resistance, has become a 'silent pandemic' contributing to thousands of deaths every year in Canada, experts say.Health9 hours
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Ontario pediatric infectious disease experts urge parents to get kids vaccinatedInfectious disease experts at Ontario’s major pediatric centres are urging caregivers to get their young kids vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza.Health9 hours
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Ontario vaccine rollout ‘uncoordinated’ and ‘wasteful’: auditor generalIn her annual report, Ontario auditor general said the province’s COVID-19 vaccination system favoured those with better technology, and failed to adequately prioritize hotspots.PoliticsNov 30
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B.C. court tosses Charter challenge by City of Quesnel workers fired over vax mandateThe B.C. Supreme Court, however, didn't rule on the constitutionality of the municipality's mandate, but rather dismissed the case because it lacked jurisdiction.HealthNov 29
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Twitter no longer enforcing COVID-19 misinformation policy after Musk takeoverA one-sentence update to Twitter's online rules states the policy was no longer being enforced as of Nov. 23, which some accounts have already taken advantage of.HealthNov 29
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New data sheds light on Canada’s growing homelessness crisisResearchers are trying to get a better handle on the number of people experiencing homelessness in Canada, including Kingston, Ont.CanadaNov 29
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