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iPolitics By Kady OMalley. Published on Feb 1, 2021 6:31am Niagara veteran Faber Baquero receives the COVID-19 vaccine on January 13, 2012 Photo by Julie Jocsak for the Toronto Star. Amid growing fears over the potential impact that overseas production delays may have on the COVID-19 vaccination campaign currently underway across the country, INTERNATIONAL TRADE members are set to hold a special session to discuss an opposition-backed pitch to investigate just how the vac...

Posted: Jan 26, 2021 2:22 PM ET | Last Updated: January 27 Over 215 Ontario doctors and researchers have joined a campaign thats calling on the provincial government to abolish for-profit long-term care facilities. In this photos, crosses representing residents who died of COVID-19 adorn the lawn of Camilla Care Community, in Mississauga, Ont., on Jan. 13, 2021. The facility is among Ontario’s hardest-hit by the pandemic.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Jan. 21: Location data from mobile phones indicates it was mostly those from white, affluent neighbourhoods who spent at least one night away from home over the holidays

Without paid sick time, workers may be less than honest about their health, advocate says

As COVID-19 cases spike in some regions, public health officials say more needs to be done to ensure people are complying with health measures meant to slow the spread of the virus, but experts say the role of police should be examined.

CBC Ottawa's latest roundup of key updates during the coronavirus pandemic.

CBC News3 months ago 7:08 3 months ago 7:08 Advocates worry police will come down hard on already vulnerable communities, doing more damage than helping the cause. We cannot police our way out of this pandemic, palliative physician Dr. Naheed Dosani said. Recommended for you

Posted: Jan 13, 2021 11:17 PM ET | Last Updated: January 14 People are seated on a bus in Toronto’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood amid the COVID-19 pandemic.(Evan Mitsui/CBC) Ontarios new stay-at-home order could mean more police in some communities than residents are used to seeing, and activists are raising concerns about how that extra enforcement might affect low-income, racialized neighbourhoods. Dr. Naheed Dosani, a palliative physician and health justice activist, said Black, Indigenou...

Coronavirus: Quebec doctor’s death by suicide sends shockwaves through Canada’s medical community © Provided by Global News Dr. Karine Dion, 35, died by suicide Jan. 3, 2021. The death of a Granby, Que., emergency physician has sent shockwaves throughout the Canadian medical community. Dr. Karine Dion, 35, who was also the mother of a young son, died by suicide earlier in January. Her family said it was the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic that led to her death. "Her family and her husban...

Study: Culture plays a critical role in perception of palliative care in South Asian populations When dealing with a life-limiting illness, palliative care can improve the quality of life for patients and families. However, for many people, the fear of "end of life" care prevents them from exploring it. A recent study from William Osler Health System (Osler) and McMaster University examined awareness of palliative care in the South Asian community and found that culture plays a critical role in...