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China says it has a ‘zero-tolerance policy’ for racism, racism towards Africans, dates back to decades
A black version of the Chinese flag swept across African Twitter earlier this month, as users replaced their avatars to express their anger at the government of China.They were outraged not only by widespread reports…
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Covid vaccine is showing promising results
An early trial of a prospective COVID-19 vaccine that will soon be tested on Canadians has found it to be safe and also prompted an immune response. A study published Friday in the Lancet journal said the formulation…
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Something needs to happen before the vaccine for Covid-19 comes, here is what it is:
COVID-19 has upended our lives, and we’ve all heard that there will be no return to “full normal” until there is a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that has caused the pandemic. But how long will that take?…
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Second wave of COVID-19 inevitable, but current lessons will guide response says B.C.’s top doctor Bonnie Henry.
‘We’ve never had a pandemic in recorded history that has not had a second wave. British Columbia’s top doctor says that a second wave of COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus is inevitable in Canada,…
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Montreal’s poorest neighbor hoods families are devastated due to COVID-19
‘Anyone who sees these health inequalities emerge is completely unsurprised,’ says public health ethicist. Over the phone, the voice of Marie Missoule Michaud’s two-year-old son rings out in the background: “Papa, papa.” “He still asks…
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Contrary to the Ontario’s COVID-19 rules Doug Ford daughters visited his home for Mother’s day
Premier Doug Ford appears to have broken Ontario’s prescribed COVID-19 physical distancing measures, saying two of his daughters who live in different households visited his home over Mother’s Day weekend. Speaking to reporters at his daily briefing Monday,…
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The state of emergency extended to June 2, as Ontario confirms 308 new COVID-19 cases.
Ontario reported 308 additional cases of COVID-19 on Monday, the third straight day that the growth rate in new cases has been below 2 per cent. The province has now seen a total of 20,546 cases…
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To the moms working on the front lines in the pandemic – Happy Mother’s Day
Ever stop and think about how many moms are working on the front lines during the coronavirus outbreak? Many of the women working as doctors, nurses, cleaners, grocery store clerks and mail carriers have another…
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Premier says that Alberta will reopen on the same schedule
When Alberta enters Phase 1 of its relaunch, it’s likely that not all parts of the province will reopen on the same schedule, the premier says. The impact of COVID-19 has not been felt equally…
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Statistics Canada says it lost nearly 2 million jobs in April amid from COVID-19 crisis
Statistics Canada says unemployment rate soared to 13 per cent as full force of pandemic hit. Canada lost almost two million jobs during the month of April, a record high, as the impact of COVID-19 on the…
