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COVID-19: Air Canada to cut more routes in Atlantic provinces amid rising cases

COVID-19: Air Canada to cut more routes in Atlantic provinces amid rising cases

Effective Jan. 11, the airline says it will be suspending until further notice all flights in Sydney, N.S., and Saint John, N.B.
COVID-19: First Pfizer vaccine shots to be given right at delivery sites, not LTC homes, Tam says

COVID-19: First Pfizer vaccine shots to be given right at delivery sites, not LTC homes, Tam says

Dr. Theresa Tam said at a briefing that it is a "rapidly evolving situation" but acknowledged that this will make it difficult to get long-term care residents vaccinated first
COVID-19: Ontario to provide proof of vaccination, those without it may face restrictions

COVID-19: Ontario to provide proof of vaccination, those without it may face restrictions

Christine Elliott says the province will issue government documentation so that people can prove they have received the vaccine
COVID-19: How to help new hires as they start their jobs in isolation

COVID-19: How to help new hires as they start their jobs in isolation

The first few weeks of a new job are usually spent absorbing a lot of information. That’s been much more difficult for new hires during the pandemic
ONTARIO: Dementia patients take up psychiatric beds ill-suited to their care, experts say

ONTARIO: Dementia patients take up psychiatric beds ill-suited to their care, experts say

"I've never seen a person come back from a psychiatric admission with dementia who didn't have at least one other major psychotropic drug added or increased," said Dr. Allen Power of the University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging
ONTARIO: Advocates seek privacy rights for foster kids after age 21 so they can get 'fresh start'

ONTARIO: Advocates seek privacy rights for foster kids after age 21 so they can get 'fresh start'

'This is really a question of human rights,' says former Barrie Crown ward Jane Kovarikova, Child Welfare Political Action Committee founder
ONTARIO: Province announces $30M of wetlands funding after conservation authority members quit

ONTARIO: Province announces $30M of wetlands funding after conservation authority members quit

Six members of Ontario's Greenbelt Council resigned yesterday, following a similar move by former chair David Crombie on Saturday
Virtual care expansion too slow, AGCO not transparent, funeral sector needs work, AG report says

Virtual care expansion too slow, AGCO not transparent, funeral sector needs work, AG report says

Bonnie Lysk also raised concerns about the proliferation of private, for-pay virtual services
CANADA: Trudeau says first COVID-19 vaccine doses arriving this month

CANADA: Trudeau says first COVID-19 vaccine doses arriving this month

Agreement with Pfizer will have up to 249,000 doses delivered, starting next week
COVID-19: The dangers of inactivity during lockdown

COVID-19: The dangers of inactivity during lockdown

Being inactive even for short periods of time can affect health