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While TV, radio and print interviews have contributed to new-found fame for some doctors amid the pandemic, others have seen their popularity soar because of their social media presence.

Dr. Ilan Schwartz thought the joke he tweeted in July about the ineffectiveness of a COVID-19 treatment would maybe garner a few laughs among his fellow infectious disease colleagues.  When the tweet went viral, amassing 30,000 retweets, 110,000 likes and ballooning his social media following overnight, the University of Alberta researcher was astounded. “It wasn’t […]

Restaurant, bar owners have mixed feelings about vaccine passports Vaccine passports — physical or digital documentation offering proof of immunization against COVID-19 — have been touted as a way to reopen the economy. A restaurant and a bar owner say that while they support the idea in principle, any approach must be equitable. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: Mar 14, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 14 A restaurant and a bar owner tell Cross Country Checkup that while they supp...

  TORONTO -- Nearly one year since the World Health Organization started referring to COVID-19 as a pandemic, the daily new case numbers have lost meaning for many Canadians. On March 17, 2020, Ontario and Alberta declared states of emergency. By March 20, when B.C., Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Manitoba also declared states of emergency, Canada had a total of 215 new cases of COVID-19, with a 7-day average of 127 cases. 11 months later, on Feb. 25, 2021, Canada added 3,094 cases with a...

Tiny shelter builder Khaleel Seivwright asks Toronto to drop legal action against him Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. "The City of Toronto has a housing crisis. This pandemic has made it worse," Seivwright starts off, facing the camera directly."With winter approaching, I knew that without shelter people would die, as they do in Toronto every year. I started building tiny shelters so that some of the most...

Heres how Scarborough reacted to the Weeknds historic halftime show Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Scarboroughs very own Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, made history last night as the first-ever Canadian to solo headline a Super Bowl halftime show, leaving his home country prouder than punch and his home borough trending on Twitter. literally me ten minutes ago when i saw that "scarborough" was trendi...

Feb 6, 2021 OTTAWA/TORONTO – For 15 years, Halima has supported herself and her three children by working long hours taking care of older clients in retirement homes or in their personal residences in Toronto. But as COVID-19 infections surged last year, Halima’s hours were slashed because care workers in Ontario were restricted to working in only one facility, and suddenly she could not afford the 1,800 Canadian dollars ($1,407) monthly rent on her apartment. Halima, who asked to ...

What Canada could do to take advantage of the lull in COVID-19 vaccine shipments While COVID-19 vaccination programs are well underway for high-risk populations, vaccine shipment reductions and ongoing uncertainty mean there is a lull — potentially for weeks or even months — before Canada sees a steady flow of supplies. So what can provinces do in the meantime to prepare for mass vaccination? Social Sharing

On the brink: Canada care workers struggle to make ends meet in pandemic Reuters 2/3/2021 By Julie Gordon and Anna Mehler Paperny OTTAWA/TORONTO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - For 15 years, Halima has supported herself and her three children by working long hours taking care of elderly clients in retirement homes or in their personal residences in Toronto. But as COVID-19 infections surged last year, Halimas hours were slashed because care workers in Ontario were restricted to working in only one facilit...

Difficult transition While transitioning long-term care to the public sector may be a worthwhile goal, Sinha says that its not a straightforward process. Sixty per cent of long-term care facilities in Ontario are privately owned, but many publicly-owned homes are run by private companies. Some not-for-profit homes also rely on private companies to provide services, including laundry. With more than 600 total long-term care facilities in the province, Sinha says it would be impossible to fully t...