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Researchers look at humidity as a weapon in the fight against airborne viruses
The ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic could get a boost if Canadians paid more attention to the relative humidity levels in public and private spaces, according to a growing body of internat...
Apr 03, 2020
COVID expected to kill thousands just in Ontario even with stiff restrictions
TORONTO - As known COVID-19 cases rose nationally and almost all construction in the country's economic heartland was idled on Friday, health authorities in Ontario said the death toll in that provinc...
Apr 03, 2020
How doctors in Canada will decide who lives and dies if pandemic worsens
When there's only one ventilator but two patients who need it, how should a doctor decide who gets the chance to survive? Medical ethicists across the country are working to help frontline workers ans...
Apr 03, 2020
Region of Peel 'accidentally' mails wrong COVID-19 test results to 16 people
BRAMPTON, Ont. - The Region of Peel in Ontario is apologizing after it "accidentally" mailed letters to 16 residents saying their COVID-19 test results were negative when, in fact, they were posi...
Apr 02, 2020
Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
A look at some of the top quotes from across Canada on Thursday in relation to COVID-19: "It's kind of a done deal we're getting off this pleasure cruise." - Ottawa's Catherine McLeod, aboard a...
Apr 02, 2020
The race to trace the spread of COVID-19 in Canada using disease trackers
TORONTO - Increasingly frustrated health officials say they are prepared to take more aggressive measures to track and contain people with COVID-19 as the number of sick and dead continues to soar. An...
Apr 02, 2020
Ontario to release COVID-19 modelling; Ford says numbers will be hard to hear
TORONTO - Ontario will release data Friday showing how many Ontarians could die from COVID-19 in various scenarios, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday, warning that the projections will be hard to h...
Apr 02, 2020
Navy recalls ships, orders on- board physical distancing due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy is pulling ships back from missions abroad and imposing new rules on physical distancing while at sea as the military prepares to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
Apr 02, 2020
Advocates sound alarm over COVID-19 limiting access to contraceptives, abortion
OTTAWA - Limited access to contraceptives and services because of COVID-19 is likely to lead to a surge in unintended pregnancies, according to sexual-health advocates. Darrah Teitel with Action Canad...
Apr 02, 2020
Canada facing 'major' medical gear shortage as 68 countries restrict exports
Scores of countries have moved to restrict the export of face masks, gloves and other medical supplies critical for front-line workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving Canada and ot...
Apr 02, 2020
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