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Coronavirus: Trudeau announces launch of COVID-19 Alert app with Ontario, working to integrate other provinces
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Coronavirus: Trudeau announces launch of COVID-19 Alert app with Ontario, working to integrate other provinces
Description
July 31, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced the official launch of the COVID Alert app, which will alert the user if they've been in contact with anyone who also has the app and has tested positive with COVID-19. As of Friday morning, the COVID Alert app is available to download on a voluntary basis following several weeks of delay. The app is connected with the Ontario health system, but the federal government is working to integrate other provinces.
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Coronavirus: Trudeau announces launch of COVID-19 Alert app with Ontario, working to integrate other provinces01:57 | July 31, 2020
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Health Matters: Reason for rising cancer rates in young people unclear, American Cancer Society reports02:12 | August 1, 2024
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Ontario ends COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program02:22 | July 31, 2024
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NACI announces changes to the flu vaccine after strain disappears01:21 | July 30, 2024
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Paris 2024: Men’s triathlon postponed over Seine water quality00:34 | July 30, 2024
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Canada’s first robot-assisted kidney transplant performed in Edmonton01:53 | July 29, 2024
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University of Waterloo researchers estimate peak age for Olympic track and field athletes01:52 | July 29, 2024
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Health Matters: Health Canada recalling various multivitamins and supplements02:14 | July 29, 2024
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Health Matters: Ontario has lowest ratio of registered nurses in Canada02:49 | July 26, 2024
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Olympics and COVID: Can the games avoid a super-spreader event?04:59 | July 26, 2024
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Your ultimate wellness guide to summer outdoor adventures05:14 | July 26, 2024
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How to maintain Muscle Strength this Summer05:37 | July 26, 2024
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Health Matters: Safety standards group calls for new long-term mental health care supports02:41 | July 24, 2024
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Calls from Heart and Stroke Foundation grow to regulate food advertising to kids01:58 | July 23, 2024
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Health Matters: Class-action lawsuit filed over plant-based milk listeria outbreak02:39 | July 23, 2024
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Upgrading Ontario’s 911 Emergency Response System05:42 | July 23, 2024
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Baby cereal brand recalled across Canada over Cronobacter concerns01:27 | July 22, 2024
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Health Matters: Canadian Food Inspection Agency triggers recall for Baby Gourmet cereal02:16 | July 22, 2024
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‘Homemade sunscreen use risky’: Health Canada02:14 | July 20, 2024
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The TikTok Health Hazard: Misinformation’s impact on Gen Z05:57 | July 19, 2024
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CrowdStrike outage impacting hospitals, health care systems across Canada01:25 | July 19, 2024
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Health Matters: 350k Bissell steam cleaners recalled in Canada over burn hazard02:22 | July 19, 2024
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Mastering Sunscreen: Tips for summer skin protection07:18 | July 18, 2024
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Health Matters: E-scooter injuries on the rise, Montreal Children’s Hospital warns02:08 | July 18, 2024
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Two listeriosis deaths reported in Canada after plant-based milk recall01:47 | July 18, 2024
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Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis linked to increased depression risk in adulthood, study shows01:39 | July 17, 2024
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Health Matters: Psychotherapy, counselling now tax exempt01:59 | July 17, 2024
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Coronavirus: Trudeau announces launch of COVID-19 Alert app with Ontario, working to integrate other provinces01:57 | July 31, 2020
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Health Matters: Reason for rising cancer rates in young people unclear, American Cancer Society reports02:12 | August 1, 2024
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Ontario ends COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program02:22 | July 31, 2024
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NACI announces changes to the flu vaccine after strain disappears01:21 | July 30, 2024
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Paris 2024: Men’s triathlon postponed over Seine water quality00:34 | July 30, 2024
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Canada’s first robot-assisted kidney transplant performed in Edmonton01:53 | July 29, 2024
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University of Waterloo researchers estimate peak age for Olympic track and field athletes01:52 | July 29, 2024
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Health Matters: Health Canada recalling various multivitamins and supplements02:14 | July 29, 2024
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Health Matters: Ontario has lowest ratio of registered nurses in Canada02:49 | July 26, 2024
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Olympics and COVID: Can the games avoid a super-spreader event?04:59 | July 26, 2024
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How to maintain Muscle Strength this Summer05:37 | July 26, 2024
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Health Matters: HPV vaccine recommended for youth aged 9 to 2002:28 | July 25, 2024
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Health Matters: Safety standards group calls for new long-term mental health care supports02:41 | July 24, 2024
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Calls from Heart and Stroke Foundation grow to regulate food advertising to kids01:58 | July 23, 2024
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Health Matters: Class-action lawsuit filed over plant-based milk listeria outbreak02:39 | July 23, 2024
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Upgrading Ontario’s 911 Emergency Response System05:42 | July 23, 2024
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Baby cereal brand recalled across Canada over Cronobacter concerns01:27 | July 22, 2024
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Health Matters: Canadian Food Inspection Agency triggers recall for Baby Gourmet cereal02:16 | July 22, 2024
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‘Homemade sunscreen use risky’: Health Canada02:14 | July 20, 2024
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The TikTok Health Hazard: Misinformation’s impact on Gen Z05:57 | July 19, 2024
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CrowdStrike outage impacting hospitals, health care systems across Canada01:25 | July 19, 2024
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Health Matters: 350k Bissell steam cleaners recalled in Canada over burn hazard02:22 | July 19, 2024
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Mastering Sunscreen: Tips for summer skin protection07:18 | July 18, 2024
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Health Matters: E-scooter injuries on the rise, Montreal Children’s Hospital warns02:08 | July 18, 2024
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Two listeriosis deaths reported in Canada after plant-based milk recall01:47 | July 18, 2024
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Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis linked to increased depression risk in adulthood, study shows01:39 | July 17, 2024
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Health Matters: Psychotherapy, counselling now tax exempt01:59 | July 17, 2024
Coronavirus: Trudeau announces launch of COVID-19 Alert app with Ontario, working to integrate other provinces
Description
July 31, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced the official launch of the COVID Alert app, which will alert the user if they've been in contact with anyone who also has the app and has tested positive with COVID-19. As of Friday morning, the COVID Alert app is available to download on a voluntary basis following several weeks of delay. The app is connected with the Ontario health system, but the federal government is working to integrate other provinces.
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