Masks

• Masking alone wouldn’t have eased Ontario’s respiratory virus surge in the fall: PHO document

  Introducing a mask mandate when respiratory viruses surged in the fall may not have eased the crush on pediatric hospitals, a Public Health Ontario science brief concludes.

  Health

  Feb 6
  
• Saint-Laurent warehouse that stores raw materials for COVID-19 supplies destroyed by fire

  MedSup Medical, a manufacturer and wholesaler of medical protective supplies, lost its warehouse that housed raw materials and some finished products in the blaze.

  Canada

  Jan 24
  
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• Burlington, Ont. lifts employee masking policy imposed in the fall

  Municipal employees in Burlington were required to wear masks inside city facilities over the last month and a half to combat rising illnesses among staff.

  Health

  Jan 9
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• Saskatchewan on decline for mask usage, according to recent study

  According to a new Angus Reid study, Saskatchewan has the highest rate of mask avoidance in the country.

  Health

  Dec 23, 2022
• ‘Boost your defences’ ahead of winter viral spread, Ottawa urges in mail campaign

  The postcards were sent to six million households with an expected price tag of $1.08 million, according to a spokesperson for Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2022
• Soaring rates of student absences hitting Winnipeg schools hard

  'It makes getting through the curriculum very, very challenging.'

  Education

  Dec 21, 2022
• A chorus of coughs: New Brunswick legislature hit by cold and flu season

  A chorus of coughs were audible throughout the chamber over the past week as cold and flu season makes it's mark on New Brunswick's house of government.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2022
• Multiple Hamilton schools tagged with anti-mask graffiti

  Anti-mask graffiti has been reported at multiple schools in Hamilton's Westdale neighbourhood following the public school board's implementation of a mask mandate.

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2022
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• ‘Children are dying’: Family speaks out about fallout from surge in respiratory infections

  On Friday, Alberta Health Services announced staff at Rotary Flames House are being redeployed to the Alberta Children's Hospital because of a surge in respiratory illness.

  Health

  Dec 4, 2022
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• Ontario vaccine rollout ‘uncoordinated’ and ‘wasteful’: auditor general

  In 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.

  Politics

  Nov 30, 2022