personal protective equipment
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PPE recycling comes to Saskatchewan hospitals in a first for the provinceThe initiative is starting in Saskatoon City Hospital before being implemented across facilities.EnvironmentMay 19
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Medicom to build $120-million nitrile glove plant in London, Ont.,London, Ont., will soon be home to the first manufacturing facility for nitrile gloves outside of Asia, with AMD Medicome Inc. breaking ground on a new facility.CanadaApr 26
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Ontario launches new plan to prepare for health emergencies, includes PPE stockpileOntario is seeking to recruit more nurses in underserved communities, permanently boost personal support worker pay, and maintain a stockpile of personal protective equipment.HealthMar 29
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COVID-19 PPE available free to non-health-care organizations in AlbertaExtra supplies of sanitizer, masks and disinfectant are being made available for free to non-health-care organizations like daycares, NGOs and food-service providers.HealthNov 22, 2021
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Biotech firm expands to London, Ont. to produce material for PPE'We make material that uses agricultural waste products that can be from some crops or it can be from dairy — even grapes we're looking at,' said COO Nigel Miller.HealthAug 11, 2021
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Experts urge caution as Canada’s COVID-19 waste washes up on coastlinesWhile disposable masks may look like they are made of paper or natural fabric, they are manufactured using polymers that sometimes take decades or centuries to decompose.EnvironmentJun 19, 2021
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Ottawa investing as much as $29M in company to make PPE mask material in MontrealThe factory is expected to supply enough fabric to produce over half a billion masks per year.EconomyJun 17, 2021
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Canada’s efforts to buy pandemic PPE to be assessed by auditor generalThe federal government spent more than $7 billion last year to buy everything from personal protective equipment, to hand sanitizer and rapid tests.CanadaMay 26, 2021
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Securing PPE in the COVID-19 pandemic was like the Wild WestAs COVID-19 first made its way around the globe, UHN joined the free-for-all international marketplace for masks and other personal protective equipment, writes Rebecca Repa.CommentaryMar 23, 2021
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Police reveal trailer with $1M in surgical masks stolen from Hamilton airport last JulyDetectives from the Hamilton Police Service's break, enter, auto theft and robbery unit say the investigation into the missing shipment of PPE is still ongoing.CrimeMar 5, 2021
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