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Chief of Long Lake 58 First Nation expects more COVID-19 cases – TBNewsWatch.com
Chief Judy Desmoulin says various organizations have mobilized to deal with the emergency. LONG LAKE 58 FIRST NATION, Ont. — Chief Judy Desmoulin expects to see more members of Long Lake 58 First Nation testing positive for COVID-19. As of late Monday, she said 42 individuals in the community neighbouring Longlac had tested positive for […]
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She survived a stunning tragedy. This advocate’s answer to family violence is to get to its roots – CBC
Jun 01, 2021 New CBC series will look at staggeringly high rates of gender-based violence in Labrador Becky Michelin was just shy of four years old when both her parents were killed in a 1993 murder-suicide in Rigolet, a small community in coastal Labrador. She and her three siblings were left behind, and through it […]
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Vaccination error: A dozen youth mistakenly given the wrong COVID-19 shot in Vancouver – CTV
May 31, 2021 VANCOUVER — Vancouver Coastal Health is apologizing and says it’s updating its immunization processes after confirming a dozen incidents in which youth were given the wrong COVID-19 vaccine. The health authority says the errors happened Friday and Saturday during the first full week that kids aged 12 to 17 could get their […]
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National vaccine panel to recommend mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines – CTV
June 1, 2021 TORONTO — Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is changing its guidelines to allow for mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines, CTV News has learned. NACI will update its guidance to the provinces and territories on Tuesday, recommending that a first dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine can safely be combined with a […]
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What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 1n – CBC
Key updates on COVID-19 in the region Jun 01, 2021 What’s the latest? Canada’s national vaccine task force will advise Canadians and health officials they can combine either the AstraZeneca-Oxford, Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots interchangeably in certain situations. A news conference on the change is expected at noon ET. The province blames a “clinic configuration […]
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WHO gives new names to COVID-19 variants of concern – CBC
World Health Organization now using letters of Greek alphabet to identify them May 31, 2021 The World Health Organization revealed new names on Monday for COVID-19 variants of concern which have to date been known by multiple names and numbers. As such, the four variants considered of concern by the UN agency — and known […]
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Canada to recommend mixing and matching AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines – CBC
NACI guidance based on early research from U.K., Spain that shows mixing shots is safe and effective Jun 01, 2021 Canada is changing its guidelines on mixing and matching second doses of COVID-19 vaccines and will advise Canadians to combine either the AstraZeneca-Oxford, Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots interchangeably in certain situations. The National Advisory Committee […]
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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday – CBC
583 Ontario patients in ICU due to COVID-19 Jun 01, 2021 Ontario on Tuesday reported nine new deaths and 699 new cases of COVID-19 — the lowest single-day case number seen in the province since October. According to the province, there were 804 patients in hospital, with 583 in ICU due to COVID-19. The update […]
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IPHCC Statement on Discovery of Mass Grave in Kamloops, BC.
IPHCC Statement on Discovery of Mass Grave in Kamloops, BC. May 31, 2021 Our hearts are heavy by the recent news from Secwépemc First Nation about the discovery of a mass grave on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. This past week, with the help of a ground penetrating radar specialist, an […]
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Teacher says Indigenous teen in Montreal held in windowless basement over COVID-19 concerns – APTN
May 31, 2021 A child welfare agency in Montreal is drawing fire after an Indigenous teen was allegedly forced to self-isolate in a windowless, basement room for several days. The agency, however, insists they were just following COVID-19 protocol. For legal reasons, APTN News can’t name the youth or his teacher, who is advocating on […]
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