PPE
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New Ontario procurement system stalled restocking of PPE ahead of pandemic: health ministerThe commission has heard that much of Ontario's supply of PPE was destroyed by December 2019 because it had expired.HealthFeb 27
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COVID-19 expenses the bulk of EMSB’s record $15 M deficitThe English Montreal School board is forecasting a record $15-million deficit for the current school year.EducationFeb 25
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WRHA says fraudsters posing as staff, ordering motor oil and foodIn a statement Monday, the WRHA said it's become aware of people impersonating staff and management and contacting PPE suppliers for quotes and false purchase orders.CrimeFeb 23
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Coronavirus: B.C. company creates mask recycling program to combat wasteA Lower Mainland company is bringing a mask recycling program to B.C’s Interior to try and address the problem of PPE waste.CanadaFeb 19
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Quebec health workers to wear N95 masks more often, but studies unclear on benefitsQuebec's workplace safety board is requiring health-care workers wear N95 masks in areas where there are patients who have tested positive for COVID-19.HealthFeb 9
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Senior Liberal staffers discussed withholding details about COVID-19 response: Internal emailsEmails from senior Liberal political staffers detail discussions about withholding information about Canada's COVID-19 response.PoliticsFeb 6
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Coronavirus: Littered masks, gloves a mounting issue, says University of Guelph studyBetween May and June 2020, researchers found 1,300 pieces of discarded PPE over an area equivalent to 50 football fields.EnvironmentJan 28
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Quebec updates N95 mask guidelines, nurses’ union says government should go furtherThe masks can be worn in health facilities with "uncontrolled outbreaks'' of COVID-19 if workers may be exposed to high concentrations of airborne particles containing the virus.HealthJan 27
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Province invests in development, testing of Ontario-made PPE at Hamilton’s McMaster UniversityRavi Selvaganapathy, director of McMaster University's centre for excellence, says they've partnered with 'upwards of 50' PPE manufacturers since launching eight months ago.EconomyJan 26
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Coronavirus: KHSC union calls upon Ford government to better protect health-care workersUnions representing Kingston hospital worker say employees are exhausted and burn out, and feel supported by the province during the coronavirus pandemic.CanadaJan 22
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