The chief medical officer of health in Nova Scotia defended the decision of the province to enforce the new mandatory face mask rule, stating that a strong compliance and enforcement approach is no longer needed for people to do the right thing. The order was announced which required people to wear non-medical masks in most […]
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Although wearing a face mask cannot completely prevent the spread of COVID-19, it has been proven that wearing masks can slow down the spread of the virus. With this in mind, many facilities and organizations are now requiring masks and some Canadian provinces, such as Nova Scotia, have even made non-medical masks mandatory in indoor
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Residents of Edmonton’s Lago Lindo neighborhood are devasted after a fire. The incident started as a cooking fire that tore through a house and hospitalized 3 people. The fire started in the kitchen of a single-family house at 17808 93 St. The fire was due to overheated cooking oil left unattended for a few minutes.
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Mandatory face masks and fare collection will be enforced on all Halifax Transit buses and ferries. Face masks will be mandatory in keeping with the public health order. Children below two years of age and those with a medical reason for not wearing a mask are exempted. The transit riders will be responsible for bringing
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As Ottawa faces a spike in COVID-19 cases, the medical officer of health encourages everyone to get back to basics to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Ottawa. Ottawa has seen 13 straight days of double-digit increases in COVID-19 cases. The increase in cases has been anticipated as a result of opening businesses and other
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There have been reports that some individuals who recovered from COVID-19 went on to test positive a second time. This raised concerns and many are asking – Can you get COVID-19 more than once? The reality is – it has not yet been determined since we do not know how our immune system responds to
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An emergency room doctor is recognized for using an automated external defibrillator (AED) to save a life. The device was used to save the life of a passenger on a Winnipeg Transit bus. Dr. Doug Eyolfson was on the bus on Portage Avenue when the heart of another passenger ceased to beat. At that time,
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Non-medical face masks will be mandatory in most indoor public places in Nova Scotia and people are scrambling in preparation. The chief medical officer of health in Nova Scotia announced that wearing a non-medical mask in most indoor public places is a key part of protecting each other from COVID-19 and it will be mandatory.
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The Pembroke Regional Hospital stated that it has been able to get enough supplies for patients and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospital is accepting donations of unexpired personal protective equipment such as face masks and gloves. The Pembroke Regional Hospital released a statement saying it has reached out to businesses and individuals who
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According to a hospital source, the staff will be meeting over the next week to discuss how to operate and the policy will not be immediately implemented. Ottawa’s largest hospital is rationing face masks for staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Ottawa Hospital, it will be providing staff members two face masks per shift.
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A man in his late 40s died of his injuries after struck by a vehicle. According to the police, the man was hit by a Hondo Civic on South Parallel Road. The emergency service workers stated that the man died at the scene. The police stated that the driver of the vehicle reported the accident
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The North Shore Search and Rescue were inundated with calls over the weekend, responding to five reports of stranded hikers in two days. The first rescue was on Saturday morning at St. Mark’s Summit near Cypress Mountain. The rescuers used a helicopter and a long line to help a hiker with an ankle injury. The
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At a time when supplies of personal protective equipment are in high demand and, in some cases, hard to come by, researchers at a B.C. university are working on prototypes for an N95 mask which is also biodegradable. The mask which was dubbed the Canadian mask or Can-Mask has a frame made of B.C. wood
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The city police are investigating a sudden death at Edmonton Remand Centre. According to Staff Sgt. Angela Kemp, the officers were called to jail as a response to the death of a male inmate. Death within the cell At around 10 AM, a male inmate was discovered to be unresponsive in his cell. The staff
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The medical students are the University of Ottawa are volunteering their time, calling on businesses and community members to donate unused medical supplies. This action is a way to support the front-line health care workers. Based on an update, they have managed to collect more than two thousand face masks and 60,000 pairs of gloves
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The owner of a North Vancouver pharmacy that was selling N95 masks for $10 each shared that he has now stopped selling the in-demand item after hearing about the shortage of masks for hospitals. The owner of Central Lonsdale Pharmacy stated that he ordered the N95 masks from Amazon and sold them for several days
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Canadian Tire shared that is has halted the sale of medical-grade face masks in its stores. It was an announcement made days after concerns were raised by critics. The company shared the decision was not made as a result of CTV News’ coverage of those concerns but had been “in the works for weeks.” A
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A man was recognized for helping save a drowning woman. The 23-year old Alexi Moskovski of Pierrefonds did not give much thought to the fact that he assisted in saving a drowning woman he did not know while on vacation with his parents and younger brother in Cayo Largo, Cuba. Dangers in the water Moskovski
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A 1-year old boy was saved after near-drowning in the family’s swimming pool in Longueuil. Watery rescue According to the police, the baby fell into the water and knocked his head. One of the relatives found the child unconscious in the pool. According to the Longueuil police spokesperson, Stephanie Jalbert, they got a call around
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A man collapsed on the road right outside a Kitchener coffee shop in Ontario. According to Jessica Burman Zinger his wife, she thought he was having seizures, and life seems to drain out of him and it was his heart. Unexpected dilemma Bystanders moved Burman off the road while a young man started to perform
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