Masks
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Hamilton’s public school board encouraging students, staff to wear masks at learning facilitiesThe HWDSB is asking students and staff to voluntarily wear masks amid influenza season and concerns over the spread of the flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).EducationNov 24
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Burlington municipal employees will have to wear masks for the next six weeksMunicipal employees will have to wear masks for the next several weeks to combat rising illnesses among staff and in the wider community.HealthNov 24
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Upper Grand chair speaks out on mask use and strike by support staffRalf Mesenbrink says the school will do what they can to keep schools open. He says they will continue to follow direction from local public health.EducationNov 17
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LHSC asks Londoners to mask up as Children’s Hospital hits 115 per cent occupancyMore residents have been arriving at London Health Sciences Centre with COVID-19, influenza, and RSV, putting pressure on emergency departments and intensive care units.HealthNov 16
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Respiratory illness cases on the rise amongst children in southern AlbertaRespiratory illnesses, like RSV and the flu have likely been suppressed over the past two years due to COVID and public health mandates.HealthNov 15
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No plans for New Brunswick to reinstate mask mandateThe province lifted the requirement to wear a mask in indoor public settings along with many other COVID-19 related restrictions in March.HealthNov 15
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Masking a ‘personal choice,’ Ontario health minister says in contrast to top doctorA masked Sylvia Jones is defending the majority of her Progressive Conservative colleagues who did not wear masks in the legislature today — including Premier Doug Ford.CanadaNov 15
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‘Reinstate masks in public spaces’: Groups pen open letter to B.C. governmentA group of B.C. organizations has sent an open letter to the provincial government asking it to immediately reinstate universal masking in all public spaces.HealthNov 15
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Kingston, Ont. public health reinforcing masking recommendation amidst rising respiratory illnessKingston Health Sciences Centre is operating at 125% capacity, Quinte Health Care is at 135% capacity.HealthNov 14
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Ontario emergency departments told to prepare for ‘extreme surge’ in demandHospitals in Ontario are being told to prepare for an 'extreme surge' and plans are in place to expand pediatric capacity to 150 per cent.HealthNov 14
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