Pandemic

• Oxaro statement: Consulting firm ‘continues to adapt’ approach to VISP

  Global News submitted a 15-page letter of questions to Oxaro, which offered partial responses. Here is a collated version of them.

  Investigations

  Jul 2, 2025
  
• Ottawa looks to off-load costly, seldom-used mobile hospitals bought for the pandemic

  Ottawa is looking to off-load costly, seldom-used mobile hospitals bought by the federal government during the pandemic for over 200 million dollars.

  Canada

  May 10, 2025
  
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• WHO members draft ‘pandemic treaty’ to prepare for next health crisis

  The World Health Organization’s member countries agreed on a draft 'pandemic treaty' that sets guidelines for how to confront the next global health crisis.

  Health

  Apr 16, 2025
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• 5 years after COVID-19 first hit Saskatchewan, what’s changed ?

  With it being five years since the first COVID-19 case in Saskatchewan, Dr. Cory Neudorf talks about how far Saskatchewan has come since the start of the pandemic.

  Commentary

  Mar 12, 2025
• 5 years since pandemic restrictions, uncertainty remains for Saskatchewan small businesses

  It has been five years since the pandemic began to change the world forever. Those in Saskatchewan's hospitality industry in say its early days caused much stress for businesses.

  Consumer

  Mar 12, 2025
• The danger of bird flu mixing with human flu? A potential pandemic

  As cases of seasonal influenza surge, health officials are closely monitoring a growing threat—the potential fusion of human and bird flu strains.

  Health

  Feb 13, 2025
• Online child exploitation almost quadrupled in B.C. from 2021 to 2023

  Online predators are becoming increasingly resourceful in trolling media platforms where children gravitate, prompting an explosion in police caseloads, according to officials.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2024
• Canada’s new pandemic preparedness agency aims to speed up vaccine development

  Health Emergency Readiness Canada is tasked with boosting Canada's life-sciences sector and ensuring Canadians get faster access to vaccines.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2024
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• Pandemic, cellphones may have contributed to rise in N.S. school violence: officials

  One official said the data shows that many violent incidents involve elementary-aged children who missed out on socializing in person with peers during the pandemic.

  Education

  Jun 19, 2024
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• A new global pandemic agreement is near. But why can’t countries agree on a plan?

  After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed — for now — to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic.

  Health

  May 24, 2024