A vote was held at the Union of B.C. Municipalities this week about the mandate requiring health-care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Nearly 83% of tested N.B. schools exceeded peak CO2 limits, air quality results show
More than two weeks into the school year, New Brunswick has released the school air quality test results from 2022-23.
Twenty-nine of the 35 public schools tested last winter had peak carbon dioxide levels above the Department of Education’s threshold of 1,500 parts per million (ppm), shown in results posted online and included at the end of this story.
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Des milliers de travailleurs de la santé atteints
Up to 10% of healthcare workers may be affected by long COVID, according to preliminary results from an extensive epidemiological survey by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ).
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Up to 10 per cent of Quebec health-care workers affected with long COVID
Between six and 10 per cent of health-care workers in Quebec have suffered from long COVID since the start of the pandemic, preliminary data released on Thursday revealed at the first Canadian Symposium on long COVID, in Montreal.
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Why we desperately need a royal commission on COVID‑19
COVID killed more than 53,000 Canadians. So why is the federal government still refusing to call an inquiry into lessons learned?
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Retour du port du masque obligatoire dans les installations du CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS
In an internal note sent to all its staff, the CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS indicates that the wearing of the procedure mask is now mandatory in all its facilities due to the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases.
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Manitoba’s two major political parties say they would not repeat COVID-19 lockdowns
The leaders of Manitoba’s two largest political parties said Wednesday they would not impose the kind of restrictions on people and businesses seen during the…
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Mask wearing mandatory in clinical areas at Stratford-area hospitals
The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance has reintroduced masking requirements in all clinical areas in hospitals in Stratford, St. Marys, Seaforth and Clinton.
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L’intestin des patients atteints de la COVID longue semble plus perméable
Individuals with the long COVID and neurological symptoms have different intestinal flora, it was heard on Wednesday at the first Canadian Symposium on Long COVID, held at the Hilton Midtown hotel in Montreal.
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This pediatrician has a stark warning about the risks of ‘anti-science’
A pediatrician, author and co-inventor of a low-cost COVID-19 vaccine warns that the anti-vaccine movement has morphed into a political force that threatens the world’s gains against deadly childhood infections like measles.
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Action collective pour la COVID-19: le gouvernement du Québec accusé de « gestion négligente »
The Government of Quebec’s inability to roll out its pandemic response plan, when the novel coronavirus began circulating around the world in early 2020, has resulted in preventable deaths in long-term care facilities, supported a Montreal lawyer on Monday.
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Alberta COVID hospitalizations up 73% since July: health minister
From Aug. 28 to Sept. 8, there were a total 92 new hospitalizations and three ICU admissions, bringing the total to 417 in hospital and seven in ICU, a 73 per cent increase of COVID hospitalizations from the last reported info.
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Début des audiences pour une demande d’autorisation d’action collective
A Superior Court of Quebec judge has begun to hear the application for authorization of a class action on behalf of all residents of public long-term care homes (LTCH) who have experienced COVID-19 outbreaks during the first two waves of the pandemic.
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Class-action lawsuit application for COVID-19 response in long-term care homes begins in Quebec
A Quebec Superior Court judge is being asked to authorize a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all residents of public long-term care homes that experienced COVID-19 outbreaks during the pandemic’s first two waves.
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Masking guidelines reinstated for Montreal hospital health-care workers
Face masking guidelines have been reinstated for medical health officials who work in McGill University Health Centre facilities.
Comments closedStarting Monday, Providence Care is reintroducing masking to its sites due to the prevalence of COVID-19 in the region.
Staff, students, volunteers and visitors alike will have to mask up in the clinical care areas of Providence Care Hospital, Providence Transitional Care Centre and community sites.
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Universities need to take lead role in providing COVID-safe learning
As a new strain of the virus spreads, regular testing, improved air filtration, masking policies and vaccinations will ensure universities can remain inclusive.
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Former university athlete says COVID stopped him from running — wants people to mask again
A Tecumseh, Ont., native who brought awareness to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by running a marathon while wearing a hospital gown is now dealing with the effects of long COVID.
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