MASKS
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GTA
No proof of vaccine required at TIFF; masks, testing for media, talent mandatory
The Toronto International Film Festival says proof of COVID-19 vaccination won't be required to enter its venues, but masks will…
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Canadá
We’ll wear masks after the pandemic, researchers predict, and they’re trying to make them better
While many Canadians may be longing for the day when masks are no longer required, teams of researchers across Canada…
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Canadá
Why you might want to start wearing better masks — even outdoors
The spread of more contagious coronavirus variants in Canada amid already high levels of COVID-19 makes it a critical time…
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Canadá
Dozens of airline passengers in Canada hit with fines, warning letters for refusing to wear a mask
Dozens of passengers on Canadian airlines have been slapped with fines or warning letters by Transport Canada in recent months…
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Canadá
B.C. brings in sweeping new measures to control COVID-19, including mandatory masks
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has announced wide-ranging new rules for controlling the spread of COVID-19, including mandatory masks…
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Canadá
Canada’s top public health doctor now recommends 3-layer non-medical masks
The Public Health Agency of Canada is now recommending Canadians choose three-layer non-medical masks with a filter layer to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as…
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Canadá
Masks mandatory for high school students, organized sports prohibited in Quebec’s red zones
High school students in Quebec's red zones will be required to wear masks in the classroom, organized sports will be prohibited and…
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Canadá
WestJet flight cancelled after dispute over whether toddler should wear mask
WestJet says it cancelled a flight from Calgary to Toronto early Tuesday when tensions on board rapidly escalated after a…
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Canadá
Quebec students Grade 5 and up will be required to wear masks in hallways, but not classrooms
Students from Grade 5 and up will have to wear masks as they head back to school, Quebec Education…
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GTA
Toronto’s mask law needs ‘clarification,’ puts onus on businesses to enforce it, critics say
Some business owners and experts in employment law say Toronto’s mandatory mask bylaw is creating issues because it’s unclear…
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GTA
City will have to spend $14M to keep its long-term care homes safe in case of 2nd wave of COVID-19
A report says it will cost Toronto an additional $14.3 million to maintain changes that the city has made to…
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Ambiente
Those COVID-19 masks, gloves and wipes we’re all using are polluting land and sea
Waste from more than a million toilets flows out of giant sewage pipes, creating a swirling stinky river that has…
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GTA
Ontario recommending masks for public transit riders as 390 new COVID-19 cases confirmed
Provincial officials laid out recommendations for public transit agencies and riders in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, including…
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Canadá
Grocery chain Longo’s now requires customers to wear masks in store
Longo’s now requires customers to wear a mask while shopping in the chain’s stores, the latest development for a grocery industry trying…
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GTA
GM Canada to start producing a million face masks per month
General Motors of Canada Ltd. is going to start producing up to a million face masks per month at its facility…
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GTA
Stop discarding used rubber gloves, face masks on ground amid COVID-19 crisis, mayor says
Toronto Mayor John Tory says discarding used rubber gloves and face masks on the ground is not only “bone-headed” but…
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GTA
Toronto recalling $200K worth of faulty surgical masks distributed at long-term care facilities
Toronto is recalling more than 60,000 faulty surgical masks that were distributed to workers at long-term care homes in late…
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Canadá
Ottawa reports progress in talks with U.S. over medical supplies as 3M strikes deal to send masks to Canada
Canadian officials working behind the scenes to secure a full exemption from the Trump administration for imports of critical medical equipment say…
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Canadá
Canada’s top doctor says non-medical masks can help stop the spread of COVID-19
Canada’s chief public health officer now says that wearing a non-medical mask can help stop the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Theresa…
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Canadá
Canada’s top doctor says non-medical masks can help stop the spread of COVID-19
Canada’s chief public health officer now says that wearing a non-medical mask can help stop the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Theresa…
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GTA
Bruce Power donates 600,000 pieces of protective equipment for health-care workers to battle COVID-19
An Ontario power provider is donating 600,000 pieces of personal protective equipment to the provincial government to help in the…
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Canadá
Made-in-Canada ventilators, surgical masks, test kits coming soon: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has signed deals with three Canadian companies — Thornhill Medical, Medicom and Spartan Bioscience — to…
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GTA
Mask shortage is ‘imminent’: Health workers associations urge province to take more action
The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) and Ontario Medical Association (OMA) are urging the provincial government to draw more…
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GTA
Donate your masks, gloves, goggles and gowns at a Toronto hospital, doctor urges
Do you have face masks, protective gloves, goggles, or gowns? Donate it, urges a Toronto doctor — because hospitals could…
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Canadá
Canada to ramp up production of medical supplies, turn back asylum seekers to fight COVID-19
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a series of extreme new measures Friday to protect Canadians from COVID-19, including a strategy…
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Canadá
‘We’re at a decisive point’: Hospitals ramp up pandemic plans for COVID-19
Canadian hospitals are gearing up their disaster preparedness plans in anticipation of the next phase of the COVID-19 epidemic, from…
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GTA
Dentists worried about shortage of masks in light of new coronavirus outbreak
The Ontario Ministry of Health says it’s working with the makers of medical masks to address shortage concerns by dentists…
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GTA
Don’t panic when you see paramedics with masks. It’s not necessarily a coronavirus case
Amid the global coronavirus outbreak, masks have been flying off shelves in cities across the country and viral videos are sparking concern over…
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GTA
Passenger with nose ‘running like Niagara Falls’ questions Canada’s airport coronavirus screening
A physician who said he developed “a nasty cold with a cough and runny nose” while on a flight from Hong…
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Canadá
Masks are flying off shelves in BC
Shortly after news broke that a case of coronavirus had been confirmed in Washington state, John Elzinga, who manages an industrial supply store…
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