Coronavirus: Canada’s top doctor suggests younger people give COVID Alert app a try
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01:47 | July 23, 2024
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01:41 | July 22, 2024
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04:19 | July 22, 2024
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LCBO deal ratified, stores set to reopen Tuesday after strike
00:38 | July 21, 2024
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Ready-to-drink beverages expand to grocery stores as LCBO strike continues
00:50 | July 18, 2024
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LCBO strike: Union returns to bargaining table
00:42 | July 17, 2024
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00:46 | July 16, 2024
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LCBO scraps plan for limited re-opening of 32 stores as strike persists
00:42 | July 15, 2024
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Coronavirus: Canada’s top doctor suggests younger people give COVID Alert app a try
Description
September 1, 2020
Asked whether the COVID Alert app was a "flop" given the relatively low amount of people who have downloaded it, Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam on Tuesday said that the app still needs time to determine effectiveness, in part because it's currently only in one province. She said uniform uptake may not be as needed, but it may be worth having it downloaded in certain populations like young adults who frequent places like restaurants, adding they may be more open to anonymously telling an app they have COVID-19 than giving information at such businesses.
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Coronavirus: Canada’s top doctor suggests younger people give COVID Alert app a try04:56 | September 1, 2020
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‘To the principal’s office’: Ontario warns of disciplinary action if students don’t follow cellphone ban01:17 | August 29, 2024
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Advocates challenge Doug Ford’s policy against safe consumption sites in Ontario05:27 | August 26, 2024
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‘Burned human remains’: Body of missing Ontario real estate agent identified02:57 | August 22, 2024
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Ontario man stumbles upon ‘mind-boggling’ North Korean state TV broadcasts02:10 | August 21, 2024
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How Ontario’s harm reduction strategy changes could impact B.C.01:49 | August 21, 2024
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Trudeau government is Canada’s ‘biggest drug dealer’ for supporting safe injection sites: Ford01:35 | August 21, 2024
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‘Threatening lockout workers is not the answer,’ Ford says as rail strike looms01:12 | August 21, 2024
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Ontario to ban drug consumption sites near schools, child-care centres: Sylvia Jones04:22 | August 20, 2024
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Tornado possibly touched down in Ayr, Ont., video appears to show00:50 | August 17, 2024
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Why scientists are dumping microplastics into Ontario’s Experimental Lakes Area02:36 | August 13, 2024
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Over half of Ontario convenience stores granted alcohol licenses ahead of expansion01:59 | August 13, 2024
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‘We have nothing to hide’: Ford addresses RCMP’s ongoing Ontario Greenbelt investigation00:20 | August 9, 2024
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Bell made $64M in revenue from Ontario jail calls, lawsuit alleges00:55 | August 9, 2024
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Ontario town calls for provincial help after viral poop post02:07 | August 6, 2024
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Ontario parties gearing up for possible early election02:10 | August 6, 2024
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Ford government commits $134 million in police helicopters to reduce carjackings, auto thefts in GTA02:03 | July 29, 2024
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Poilievre visits northern Canada after electoral map redrawn02:43 | July 27, 2024
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Ontario road trip: Manitoulin Island, the ‘crown jewel of the Great Lakes’02:26 | July 27, 2024
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Poilievre blames Liberals, NDP for ‘worst crime wave in Canadian history’03:12 | July 25, 2024
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LCBO strike comes to an end after more than 2 weeks02:22 | July 23, 2024
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Police arrest 18 across GTA for carjacking, home invasion and armed robbery01:47 | July 23, 2024
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Putting the ‘goo’ in ‘good’ summer: Budding scientists learn at Experimental Lakes camp01:41 | July 22, 2024
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‘Don’t mess around with people’s booze,’ Doug Ford says as LCBO strike ends04:19 | July 22, 2024
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LCBO deal ratified, stores set to reopen Tuesday after strike00:38 | July 21, 2024
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Hearing to halt Ford government’s Ontario Place redevelopment looms00:41 | July 19, 2024
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Ready-to-drink beverages expand to grocery stores as LCBO strike continues00:50 | July 18, 2024
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LCBO strike: Union returns to bargaining table00:42 | July 17, 2024
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Toronto residents reconsidering future in GTHA region due to increasing traffic: poll00:46 | July 16, 2024
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LCBO scraps plan for limited re-opening of 32 stores as strike persists00:42 | July 15, 2024
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Ontario Road Trips: Why Leamington is a hot place to be right now02:08 | July 13, 2024
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‘No other choice’: Ontario Science Centre permanent closure imminent02:45 | July 11, 2024
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Coronavirus: Canada’s top doctor suggests younger people give COVID Alert app a try04:56 | September 1, 2020
-
‘To the principal’s office’: Ontario warns of disciplinary action if students don’t follow cellphone ban01:17 | August 29, 2024
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Advocates challenge Doug Ford’s policy against safe consumption sites in Ontario05:27 | August 26, 2024
-
‘Burned human remains’: Body of missing Ontario real estate agent identified02:57 | August 22, 2024
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Ontario man stumbles upon ‘mind-boggling’ North Korean state TV broadcasts02:10 | August 21, 2024
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How Ontario’s harm reduction strategy changes could impact B.C.01:49 | August 21, 2024
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Trudeau government is Canada’s ‘biggest drug dealer’ for supporting safe injection sites: Ford01:35 | August 21, 2024
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‘Threatening lockout workers is not the answer,’ Ford says as rail strike looms01:12 | August 21, 2024
-
Ontario to ban drug consumption sites near schools, child-care centres: Sylvia Jones04:22 | August 20, 2024
-
Tornado possibly touched down in Ayr, Ont., video appears to show00:50 | August 17, 2024
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Why scientists are dumping microplastics into Ontario’s Experimental Lakes Area02:36 | August 13, 2024
-
Over half of Ontario convenience stores granted alcohol licenses ahead of expansion01:59 | August 13, 2024
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‘We have nothing to hide’: Ford addresses RCMP’s ongoing Ontario Greenbelt investigation00:20 | August 9, 2024
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Bell made $64M in revenue from Ontario jail calls, lawsuit alleges00:55 | August 9, 2024
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Ontario town calls for provincial help after viral poop post02:07 | August 6, 2024
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Ontario parties gearing up for possible early election02:10 | August 6, 2024
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Ford government commits $134 million in police helicopters to reduce carjackings, auto thefts in GTA02:03 | July 29, 2024
-
Poilievre visits northern Canada after electoral map redrawn02:43 | July 27, 2024
-
Ontario road trip: Manitoulin Island, the ‘crown jewel of the Great Lakes’02:26 | July 27, 2024
-
Poilievre blames Liberals, NDP for ‘worst crime wave in Canadian history’03:12 | July 25, 2024
-
LCBO strike comes to an end after more than 2 weeks02:22 | July 23, 2024
-
Police arrest 18 across GTA for carjacking, home invasion and armed robbery01:47 | July 23, 2024
-
Putting the ‘goo’ in ‘good’ summer: Budding scientists learn at Experimental Lakes camp01:41 | July 22, 2024
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‘Don’t mess around with people’s booze,’ Doug Ford says as LCBO strike ends04:19 | July 22, 2024
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LCBO deal ratified, stores set to reopen Tuesday after strike00:38 | July 21, 2024
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Hearing to halt Ford government’s Ontario Place redevelopment looms00:41 | July 19, 2024
-
Ready-to-drink beverages expand to grocery stores as LCBO strike continues00:50 | July 18, 2024
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LCBO strike: Union returns to bargaining table00:42 | July 17, 2024
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Toronto residents reconsidering future in GTHA region due to increasing traffic: poll00:46 | July 16, 2024
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LCBO scraps plan for limited re-opening of 32 stores as strike persists00:42 | July 15, 2024
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Ontario Road Trips: Why Leamington is a hot place to be right now02:08 | July 13, 2024
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‘No other choice’: Ontario Science Centre permanent closure imminent02:45 | July 11, 2024
Coronavirus: Canada’s top doctor suggests younger people give COVID Alert app a try
Description
September 1, 2020
Asked whether the COVID Alert app was a "flop" given the relatively low amount of people who have downloaded it, Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam on Tuesday said that the app still needs time to determine effectiveness, in part because it's currently only in one province. She said uniform uptake may not be as needed, but it may be worth having it downloaded in certain populations like young adults who frequent places like restaurants, adding they may be more open to anonymously telling an app they have COVID-19 than giving information at such businesses.
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