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• Canada’s top doctor preparing for ‘worst-case scenario’ on COVID variants

  Dr. Theresa Tam says the Public Health Agency of Canada is keeping a careful eye on the evolution of Omicron variants, which are the most common subvariants in the country.

  Health

  Oct 18, 2022
  
• Animals likely source of COVID-19, WHO investigation says

  A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario.

  Health

  Mar 29, 2021
  
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• COVID-19, lack of mental health support creating ‘dual pandemic’ for Indigenous Canadians

  Many Indigenous communities are struggling to cope with dual states of emergency, thanks to the pandemic and its effects on those with mental illness and addictions.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2021
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• New Brunswick reports 3 new COVID-19 cases Saturday

  Premier Blaine Higgs said Friday the province is planning on opening the Atlantic bubble before April 19, contingent upon COVID-19 case counts and 'based on public health advice.'

  Health

  Mar 20, 2021
• Aid groups alarmed by ‘little to no’ U.S. humanitarian assistance for COVID-19

  In a letter obtained by the Associated Press, the groups call the delays ``devastating'' and say the window is closing to help mitigate the worst impacts of the pandemic globally.

  World

  Jun 12, 2020
• Civil servants describe government’s COVID-19 response to ‘Dunkirk’ style rescue

  Civil servants that worked on Canada's $82-billion attempt to stem the economic damage of the COVID-19 pandemic comapred it to one of the most famous naval evacuations in history.

  Canada

  May 3, 2020