The call for wider use of N95 masks comes as some Okanagan long-term care facilities are facing significant outbreaks.

'It would be significant, not just for COVID, but for any kind of airborne virus or bacteria going forward.'

The updated Directive #5 makes it easier for unregulated health professionals, like personal support workers and environmental service employees, to access N95 masks.

The government of Ontario has announced two new correctional facilities and updates to two more in eastern Ontario.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join Ontario Premier Doug Ford Friday to announce a deal aimed at ensuring Canada is never again at the mercy of unreliable foreign suppliers of personal protective equipment during a pandemic.

The facility is expected to produce up to 100 million N95 masks a year.

SteriRight introduced its mobile cleaning unit on Tuesday morning at McMaster Innovation Park in Hamilton, Ont.

The safety warning issued Monday evening said that the respirators were falsely labelled and may not provide the proper protection against the novel coronavirus.

Benchmark PPE opened up in Saskatoon earlier this month and expects to be able to produce millions of masks each month after it receives more equipment.

His comments came the same day a whistleblower told Congress the Trump administration had failed to properly prepare for the current pandemic.