WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
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Labatt retools beer production and starts making hand sanitizer instead
Labatt Breweries is retooling its beer-making facilities to brew up to 50,000 bottles of hand sanitizer as it joins the…
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Canadá
A Newfoundlander is leading the global fight against COVID-19, and wants you to know the facts
There are no confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in Newfoundland and Labrador, and Dr. Bruce Aylward is leading the charge…
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Why the coronavirus outbreak isn’t considered a pandemic just yet
As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread outside of China with hundreds of confirmed cases on a daily basis, experts…
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Montreal wants to ban use of herbicide glyphosate, encourages other cities to ‘take concrete action’
Montreal plans to ban the use of glyphosate, a commonly used herbicide marketed primarily under the trade name Roundup, by the end…
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Alarming’ increase in sexually transmitted infections found across Canada
Rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea across Canada have jumped, according to the latest figures compiled by CBC News, which comes…
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Canadá
Ouster of researchers from National Microbiology Lab still a mystery
One of Canada’s top scientists says he’s surprised and dismayed an “administrative matter” resulted in the sudden eviction of a prominent…
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GTA
Toronto taking steps to curb noise pollution; extra loud vehicles targeted
The country’s largest and arguably one of its noisiest cities could become just a little quieter if a new enforcement…
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Canadá
Ottawa looking at Criminal Code reforms to deter ‘shameful’ conversion therapy
The federal government is calling on all provincial governments to stop conversion therapy while it reviews Canada’s Criminal Code reforms.…
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GTA
Funding deals gave Coca-Cola power to quash health research, study says
Health research bankrolled by Coca-Cola at universities in Canada and the U.S. included provisions allowing the beverage giant to quash…
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Canadá
Round the clock: The health perils of working overnight
It’s 4 a.m. at the Lakeview Restaurant, a 24-hour diner in Toronto, and floor manager Peter Avenins is hard at work. His body humming along despite…
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