Omicron

• COVID-19: Another 13 deaths in B.C. as hospitalization numbers hold steady

  Health officials said there were 977 COVID-positive patients in hospital, including 141 people in critical or intensive care.

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• RCMP launches investigation into website selling fake COVID-19 vaccine and mask exemptions

  A police investigation has been launched into a B.C. website offering false vaccine and mask exemptions for COVID-19 for a fee, after it was highlighted by Global News.

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• COVID-19: Saskatchewan’s top doctor urges residents to get booster shots

  Saskatchewan's top doctor is urging residents to get their booster shots amid the rise in COVID-19 cases.

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• Trudeau isolating after COVID-19 exposure, says rapid test was negative

  There have been a number of cases of COVID-19 among political staffers, MPs and ministers over the past month as the highly contagious Omicron variant continues to spread.

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• COVID-19 severe illness trends still rising in most of Canada: Tam

  Even though the average daily COVID-19 case count across Canada is down 30 per cent compared to last week, it's not an accurate reflection of the state of the pandemic, Tam says.

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• COVID-19: Ontario doctor banned from prescribing ivermectin now director of company offering drug

  An Ontario doctor prohibited from prescribing ivermectin to treat COVID-19 has launched a telehealth service offering ivermectin to treat COVID-19, Global News can reveal.

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  Jan 27
• Saskatoon shelters dealing with Omicron outbreaks

  Nearly all facilities that provide shelter to Saskatoon's vulnerable population are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, but representatives say they're still able to provide services.

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  Jan 26
• Canadians show ‘significant’ shift on sending COVID vaccines to other countries: poll

  Forty-six per cent of respondents said they believe it’s time to focus on vaccinating people in less wealthy countries, compared to 39 per cent who disagreed.

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  Jan 26
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• COVID-19: B.C. reports 21 more deaths, hospitalizations hold below 1,000

  Health officials said 949 people in the provinces hospitals had tested positive for the coronavirus, including 136 people in critical or intensive care. 

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  Jan 26
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• COVID-19: Quebec hotel, bar industries wonder when their turn will come

  Hotel operators in Quebec say the provincial government's reopening plan is bitter-sweet, saying many still-closed hotel event centres and bars are as safe as restaurants.

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  Jan 26