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CANADA: Profs say COVID-19 highlights the need for more — and better — public banks

CANADA: Profs say COVID-19 highlights the need for more — and better — public banks

Strong, democratic and accountable public banks in Canada could help reverse the impact of privatizing vital services, according to experts
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CANADA: Jody Wilson-Raybould set to publish memoir of time in cabinet and SNC-Lavalin affair

CANADA: Jody Wilson-Raybould set to publish memoir of time in cabinet and SNC-Lavalin affair

HarperCollins Canada says it has acquired the rights to the former Liberal justice minister's book, titled "'Indian' in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power."
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ONTARIO: Province to spend $255 million to address COVID-19 outbreaks in homeless shelters

ONTARIO: Province to spend $255 million to address COVID-19 outbreaks in homeless shelters

Toronto will receive $94.5 million of the funding to prevent outbreaks in its shelters
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CANADA: Strategic antibody tests touted as tool in road to achieving broad COVID immunity

CANADA: Strategic antibody tests touted as tool in road to achieving broad COVID immunity

Occupational and public health expert Thomas Tenkate notes many questions still surround emerging COVID-19 vaccines, including what level of protection is required for immunity
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COVID-19: Ontario establishes new task force to help rebuild tourism industry

COVID-19: Ontario establishes new task force to help rebuild tourism industry

"We really want to position Ottawa as a global leader that will re-emerge, post-pandemic," says Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture industries Lisa MacLeod
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COVID-19: What we can learn from the great polio vaccine heist of 1959

COVID-19: What we can learn from the great polio vaccine heist of 1959

In a pandemic, vaccines are in very high demand, and this threatens their supply
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ONTARIO: Vaccinations in long-term care homes saved hundreds of lives, report says

ONTARIO: Vaccinations in long-term care homes saved hundreds of lives, report says

Deaths from COVID-19 among long-term care residents were reduced by 96 per cent eight weeks after vaccinations began in December
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ONTARIO: Family docs still awaiting specifics on their role in COVID-19 vaccinations

ONTARIO: Family docs still awaiting specifics on their role in COVID-19 vaccinations

The president of the Ontario Medical Association said her group has discussed family doctors' involvement with the head of the province's vaccine effort but details on when physicians can expect to receive doses and how many will arrive have yet to be provided
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CANADA: Factors that could dictate the success or failure of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout

CANADA: Factors that could dictate the success or failure of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Viral immunologist lists some potential sticking points when it comes to distributing the COVID vaccine
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ONTARIO: Proposals to protect LTC residents rejected as 'too expensive,' docs say

ONTARIO: Proposals to protect LTC residents rejected as 'too expensive,' docs say

Dr. Allison McGeer said the plans were presented by doctors largely to the Ministry of Health, though some may have gone before the Ministry of Long-Term Care
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