Resultados da procura por: COVID-19 pandemic
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Even with strict containment measures, COVID-19 could claim 22,000 lives, federal officials project
Federal health officials are saying there could be nearly 32,000 cases of COVID-19 and between 500 and 700 deaths in Canada…
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Canadian real estate markets hit hard by pandemic
Vancouver real estate agent David Hutchinson pulls out some bright blue medical gloves and tugs them onto his hands before…
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Federal health officials releasing projections on COVID-19 curve
Federal health officials are releasing modelling today on how the COVID-19 crisis could unfold in Canada. A briefing is underway…
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Controversial COVID-19 treatment touted by Trump to be tested in Alberta
Albertans who have been exposed to the coronavirus are being asked to join a clinical trial into the effectiveness of…
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How a simple plastic box could protect health-care workers across Canada from COVID-19
For clinicians, inserting a tube into the airway of a COVID-19 patient is a high-risk procedure. It usually means front-line workers are…
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Positive COVID-19 tests at Maple Leaf Foods plants in Hamilton and Brampton
Workers at Maple Leaf Foods plants in Hamilton and Brampton, the company says, have tested positive for COVID-19. “We informed all of…
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Toronto Zoo taking precautions with big cats after tiger in N.Y. gets COVID-19
The news that a tiger tested positive for COVID-19 at the Bronx Zoo in New York dropped like a bomb…
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Doug Ford blasts ‘unacceptable’ level of COVID-19 testing as Ontario cases top 5,000
Premier Doug Ford blasted the “unacceptable” number of daily COVID-19 tests being done in Ontario as the province confirmed 550 new…
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More help on way for youth, businesses taking financial hit from COVID-19: PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced more measures today to support businesses and young Canadians taking a financial hit from the…
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Modelling suggests as many as 800,000 COVID-19 infections could sweep Alberta, Premier Jason Kenney says
In a televised address to the province Tuesday evening, Premier Jason Kenney laid out two starkly different scenarios that paint…
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Doctors investigate rare COVID-19 symptoms in effort to move quickly from anecdotes to science
Dry cough, fever and difficulty breathing are the most common symptoms of COVID-19, but specialists are starting to learn more…
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Ontario reports 379 new COVID-19 cases, but testing declines
Ontario reported another 379 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 4,726, but saw testing continue to…
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Ontario reports 379 new COVID-19 cases as province waits on shipment of N95 masks
Ontario reported another 379 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 4,726. The official tally includes 153…
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32 people have died of COVID-19 in Toronto, city health officials report Social Sharing
Thirty-two people have died of COVID-19 in Toronto as of Monday afternoon, the city’s medical officer of health says. Dr.…
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Extra ventilators arrive in Ontario hospital ICUs to aid COVID-19 patients
Ontario hospital intensive care units now have nearly 2,000 beds equipped with ventilators to help care for COVID-19 patients, an…
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Canadian Forces calls back ships, cuts missions short due to COVID-19
The Canadian military is taking what it calls “unprecedented measures” to protect its members from COVID-19 and prevent the spread of…
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Trudeau promises more Canadians will be covered by COVID-19 emergency benefit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded today to criticism that many Canadians are falling through the cracks of emergency COVID-19 benefits,…
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Federal COVID-19 benefits program portal opens today
The federal government is launching an application portal on Monday where Canadians facing unemployment due to the COVID-19 crisis can apply…
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Toronto could see up to 3,000 COVID-19 deaths, city facing $65M cost each week: officials
The strain of COVID-19 is costing Toronto $65 million a week as revenues from deferred property tax, decreased transit use…
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Scheer says Conservatives won’t shy away from criticizing government’s COVID-19 response
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Friday that a “Team Canada” approach to the COVID-19 crisis doesn’t mean the Liberal government’s…
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Ontario to shut down some construction industry sectors amid COVID-19 outbreak, premier says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the province will be shutting down some parts of the province’s construction industry amid efforts to…
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COVID-19 could kill 3,000 to 15,000 people in Ontario, provincial modelling shows
Provincial health experts say they expect COVID-19 could kill 3,000 to 15,000 people in the province over the course of the…
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Health officials looking at more high-tech methods to track spread of COVID-19 in Canada
Increasingly frustrated health officials say they are prepared to take more aggressive measures to track and contain people with COVID-19…
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Some internationally trained doctors can apply for 30-day Ontario licence to fight COVID-19
International medical graduates who’ve passed their exams to practise in Canada, or have graduated from school in the past two…
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As COVID-19 bailouts pile up, Canadians ask for relief on credit card rates
As governments rush to offer financial relief packages to homeowners, renters, small businesses and employees impacted by COVID-19, some Canadians are wondering why credit card bills…
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Sales of Winnipeg company’s COVID-19 detection tests halted by Health Canada
A Winnipeg company is being accused of illegally selling COVID-19 detection tests before getting approval from Health Canada. For at least…
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Quebecers warming up to Trudeau’s handling of COVID-19: polls
In the first weeks of the COVID-19 outbreak, Quebecers had been overwhelmingly supportive of Premier François Legault’s handling of the…
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Long waits for COVID-19 test results reveal Canada’s shortage of lab workers
Long waits for COVID-19 test results are due in part to a shortage of medical laboratory professionals in Canada, according…
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Manitoba researchers say they may have found a way to safely reuse N95 masks amid COVID-19 crisis
A group of Manitoba researchers say they’ve found a way to safely decontaminate and reuse some types of medical masks…
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