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World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic five years ago today
Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic of the novel coronavirus, setting off a series of policies that transformed Canadians' lives for years.
How 5 years of COVID-19 has prepared Toronto to face potential crises in the future
Five years on, Toronto-area doctors and public health officials are looking back at what they've learned since the start of ...
Ottawa marks 5 years since 1st COVID-19 case, start of pandemic
The first confirmed COVID-19 case in the Ottawa region was announced five years ago on Tuesday, the same day the World Health ...
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Canadians reflect on COVID-19 pandemic 5 years later: ‘How did we survive?’
The World Health Organization's declaration of a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, set into motion policies that would upend the lives of Canadians for years to come.
Justin Trudeau’s rise and fall, as seen on The Globe’s front pages
From his father’s ‘walk in the snow’ to his farewell speech at the leadership convention, and the turbulent times in between, ...
Countries, global health groups band together as US aid gaps threaten lives
Governments and global health groups are working to try to fill the most urgent gaps in the fight against diseases such as ...
A Great Unraveling Is Underway
Our markets will have a nervous breakdown from uncertainty, our entrepreneurs will have a nervous breakdown, our ...
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B.C. takes advantage of U.S. ‘chaos,’ trade war to attract more doctors and nurses
British Columbia’s health minister says “now is the time” for American doctors and nurses to move to the province as it fast ...
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Alcohol and cancer risk: what you need to know
On the basis of such syntheses, researchers agree that alcohol increases the risk of at least seven types of cancer: mouth, ...
Morning Update: How COVID shaped and shattered public health
It is, somehow, the fifth anniversary of the COVID pandemic – more on that below, along with new violence in Syria and Loblaw ...
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CFIA confirms presence of avian flu in P.E.I.
The CFIA first confirmed the presence of HPAI, subtype H5N1, in a small flock in Newfoundland in December 2021. “On November 8, 2024, the CFIA confirmed the presence of the H5N2 subtype in poultry in ...