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‘Tipping point’: A look inside Canada’s hospitals as COVID-19 variants surgeHealthcare system is under increasing pressure, frontline workers say, with a large portion of the ICU admissions concerning new variant cases.CanadaApr 8
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Front-line worker in Calgary aims to relieve ‘toxic stress’ amid COVID-19 pandemicStress in on the rise among people trying to help others in crisis get through the COVID-19 pandemic. Working in a hospital, for instance, is often a stressful situation.HealthMar 22
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Elite curlers go from the COVID-19 pandemic front lines to the bubble hog lineKerri Einarson and Joanne Courtney are fierce rivals on the curling ice. But outside of the bubble, they're on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19.SportsMar 22
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Eastern Ontario health team employees fear lockout: unionThe union representing 15 employees of Leeds and Grenville Community Family Health Team says the employer is threatening a 'lockout' over scheduling.Feb 2
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B.C. front-line workers sing national anthem at Vancouver Canucks home openerThe honour of singing the national anthem was part of an evening dedicated to those who have been working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.SportsJan 21
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‘We are not superhuman’: Health-care workers plead for more mental health supportWhile health-care workers have been celebrated as heroes, experts say they are also just as vulnerable to mental health hardships as any other person.LifestyleJan 16
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‘I couldn’t stop smiling’: Edmonton nurse shares COVID-19 vaccine experienceAn Edmonton critical care nurse shares her experience of getting her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the rush of emotions that came with it.HealthDec 18, 2020
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Research finds stress, anxiety climbing for health-care workers during COVID-19 pandemicProfessor Jason Harley led the research and said the increases in stress, anxiety and burnout were “statistically significant."HealthDec 18, 2020
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Calgary nurse’s post defending front-line workers to ‘internet trolls’ goes viralA Calgary nurse's honest and compassionate message to essential workers -- as well as internet trolls -- has gone viral.HealthNov 27, 2020
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‘We need fuel’: Front-line workers prepare for stress of second wave of COVID-19Nova Scotia's health-care professionals say now is the time for a conversation about mental health and burnout among front-line staff.HealthNov 27, 2020
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