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Western Canada: For-profit care homes still failing to deliver services they were paid for, B.C. report reveals
A worker is seen cleaning surfaces inside Little Mountain Place, a long term care home where 41 residents have died since a COVID-19 outbreak was declared at the facility in November, in Vancouver, on Thursday, January 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
economy
Canada’s declining productivity streak adds to inflation problem
The Bank of Canada wording on a Canadian $50 bill is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Statistics Canada will release its latest reading on inflation this morning. The agency will publish its consumer price index for August.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Why this scientist retired after decades of fighting infectious diseases – including COVID-19. Plus, how to avoid leaving your heirs a nasty tax surprise on your RRIF assets
Michael Drebot at his Winnipeg home on August 25, 2023. Shannon VanRaes/The Globe and Mail
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Manitoba’s two major political parties say they would not repeat COVID-19 lockdowns
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are promising aid for the local film, television and music industry if they are reelected Oct. 3. Tory Leader Heather Stefanson says she would offer a 10 per cent tax credit bonus for productions in Manitoba that use Manitoba music for at least half their soundtrack. Stefanson speaks at the Party Leaders Forum in Winnipeg Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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Quebec delayed preparation for COVID-19 in care homes, leading to deaths, lawsuit alleges
Health-care workers look out from a long-term care home in the Montreal suburb of Dorval, Que., on Saturday, April 11, 2020. A Montreal lawyer says Quebec's initial response to the risk of COVID-19 to long-term care residents was marked by improvisation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Ontario to cover RSV vaccine for nursing home residents as province unveils fall COVID-19, flu shot plans
Toronto Public Health nurse Carla Hidalgo Fernandez innoculates seventy three year old Pablo Efrain Mejia, with his third Moderna dose on Feb 3 2022. The vaccination clinic held at a TCHC residence in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
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Why this scientist retired after decades of fighting infectious diseases – including COVID-19
Michael Drebot at his Winnipeg home on August 25, 2023. Shannon VanRaes/The Globe and Mail
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Health Canada approves new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for fall
A Fraser Health registered nurse draws a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at a walk-up vaccination clinic at Bear Creek Park, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, May 17, 2021. The detection in British Columbia of the country's first known case of the latest COVID-19 variant should have Canadians ready to roll up their sleeves for newly formulated vaccines to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, as well as influenza and RSV in some cases, an immunologist says.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
world
U.S. approves updated COVID-19 vaccines to boost protection this fall
This photo provided by Pfizer in September 2023 shows single-dose vials of the company's updated COVID vaccine for adults. U.S. regulators have approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, shots aimed at revving up protection this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration's decision Monday, Sept. 11, 2023 is part of a shift to treat fall COVID-19 vaccine updates much like getting a yearly flu shot. (Pfizer via AP)
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COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant are detected
British Columbia is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 numbers, with cases, test positivity, hospitalizations and deaths all up in recent weeks. Positive, left, and negative COVID-19 antigen rapid tests are pictured in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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New Brunswick did not learn from H1N1 to prepare for COVID-19, auditor general’s report says
The auditor general's report has found that lessons from the H1N1 crisis were not incorporated into New Brunswick's COVID-19 pandemic plan. A sign for a vaccination clinic is shown in Moncton, New Brunswick on Friday January 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ron Ward
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Long-term care inspections in Ontario stopped for at least seven weeks at start of COVID-19 pandemic: report
Residents at the peopleCare Oakcrossing long term care home in London, Ont., take part in the weekly Laughter Yoga class on Mar 24, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. Owned by Schlegel Villages (based in Waterloo, Ont., this long term care home has 160 beds.
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Airlines face growing pressure from pilot unions as threat of brain drain looms
A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. Trip cancellation insurance covers you or other passengers in your family who are ill and can't fly, as well as a variety of other unlikely-but-expensive possibilities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson calls provincial election for Oct. 3
The Manitoba Legislature is shown in Winnipeg, Saturday, August 30, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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What you need to know about COVID-19 as we head into fall
A person wearing a face mask is photographed next to a mask hanging on a post on Adàwe Crossing Bridge in Ottawa as wildfire smoke engulfs the region, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. According to Environment Canada smoke plumes from forest fires in Quebec and northeastern Ontario have resulted in deteriorated air quality. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
u.s. politics
Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, President Biden tests negative, White House says
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk to board Air Force One for departure at Gainesville Regional Airport after surveying damage caused by Hurricane Idalia, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Metallica postpones Arizona concert after James Hetfield tests positive for COVID-19
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 01: James Hetfield of Metallica performs at State Farm Stadium on September 01, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
international business
EU authorizes use of adapted Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine for COVID-19 variant
FILE PHOTO: A vial of Biontech-Pfizer's Comirnaty vaccine against COVID-19 and syringes are seen during vaccination at the Institute for Health and Food Safety of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 16, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
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Canada’s first case of new COVID variant is detected in B.C.
Two First Nations say they're "shutting down" public access to B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month to allow for harvest celebrations. British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
It’s time for Canadian officials to make public their plans for the next pandemic
Adrian Levy
opinion
COVID-19 unleashed a crisis of delirium in our hospitals
Christina Reppas-Rindlisbacher, Nathan Stall and Paula Rochon
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Mortality rose in 2021, led by cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID-19: Statscan data
More people died in Canada in 2021 than the previous year, with cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID-19 cited as the leading causes of death. This colourized electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in November 2022, shows cells, indicated in purple, infected with the omicron strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, orange, isolated from a patient sample, captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-HO, NIAID/NIH, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Woman who tried to take COVID transplant fight to Supreme Court dies
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen, Friday, June 16, 2023 in Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the names of an advisory board that will help the government appoint the next Supreme Court of Canada Justice.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
Federal reform of long-term care needs to be more than words
Carole A. Estabrooks, Colleen M. Flood and Sharon E. Straus
canada
COVID-19 hospitalizations jump nearly 20% year-over-year, ICU and ER visits down, data show
The entrance to the emergency department at Peter Lougheed hospital is pictured in, Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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J&J’s Janssen to close part of its vaccine division, media reports say
FILE PHOTO: The exterior of Johnson and Johnson's subsidiary Janssen Vaccines in Leiden, Netherlands, March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
world
Biden administration to urge Americans get new COVID-19 boosters
FILE PHOTO: A 50-year-old and immunocompromised resident receives a second booster shot of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Waterford, Michigan, U.S., April 8, 2022. REUTERS/Emily Elconin/File Photo
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COVID-19 linked to diabetes risk, study shows
For a story written by health writer Kelly Grant, we had access to the COVID unit at Brampton Civic Hospital to report on benefits of proning COVID patients to help with their ventilation. On the left, Care team members attend to an ICU patient after they were turned from a prone position, onto the supine position, and the other is the equipment needed to take care of and monitor the patient at Brampton Civic Hospital on May 25, 2021. What has been difficult to convey during the pandemic because access to hospitals was hard to get, was the extraordinary effort health care professionals had to perform to keep patients alive. As well as the hands on care, the bank of monitors and equipment outside the room is an important part of patient care. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
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Britain reports first case of new COVID-19 variant
FILR - In this Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 file photo, a nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy's Hospital in London, U.K. Ugur Sahin, CEO of Biontech says the German pharmaceutical company is confident that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine works against the UK variant of the virus, but further studies are need to be completely sure. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool, file)
energy and resources
China’s sputtering economy curbs outlook for diesel demand for rest of 2023
FILE PHOTO: The Chinese national flag is seen in Beijing, China April 29, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo/File Photo
opinion
When it comes to wildfires or COVID-19, focusing on simple explanations might make things worse
Michael Lawrence and Thomas Homer-Dixon
world
U.S. CDC tracks new lineage of virus that causes COVID
FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the Wuhan outbreak, shared with Reuters on February 18, 2020. NEXU Science Communication/via REUTERS/File Photo
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More people than expected are dying in Canada in 2023 for reasons that are not yet clear
Registered nurse Linda Wright attends to a patient in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit at Surrey Memorial Hospital in Surrey, B.C., Friday, June 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
opinion
A summer spike reminds us the pandemic isn’t over
André Picard
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Data on COVID-19 in Canadians’ blood show impact of vaccination campaigns, new study finds
Seniors wait after receiving a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Montreal on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Health Canada has approved the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for adults age 60 and over. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson