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- 9/29/2020
In the background of photographs
Every photo has a background. It holds the details hiding behind the main attraction: people walking by, engaged in their own conversations; piles of mail that have not been tidied; dishes in a sink; other people’s beach towels; storefronts and parking meters. These are the parts of a photograph you did not intend to capture, the accidental participants in your memory. This is the place where I exist. - 9/29/2020
Fort McMurray health centre completes major repairs
Upgrades to the Northern Lights Regional health centre in Fort McMurray, Alta. have just wrapped up completion. The upgrades, which began in spring of 2016, involved major repairs to the roof and exterior building, including replacing all exterior windows and doors, building insulation, exterior finish materials and support framing. - 9/29/2020
Why have fewer long-term care residents died from COVID-19 in B.C. than Ontario?
Ottawa - An analysis comparing COVID-19 deaths in long-term care (LTC) residents in Ontario and British Columbia found that BC was better prepared for the pandemic and responded in a more coordinated and decisive manner, leading to far fewer deaths than in Ontario. The article is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). - 9/29/2020
COVID-19 cases rising in Indigenous communities
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Indigenous communities have been facing an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases during the last few weeks. Miller says 673 COVID-19 cases have been reported in First Nations communities in all, and about 130 of them are active cases now. - 9/28/2020
Survey finds doctors worry supplies of flu vaccine, PPE will lag demand
Three quarters of those asked believe the healthcare system is better prepared with COVID-19 resurgences than during the first wave - 9/28/2020
Healthcare workers lacking PPE suffer from more anxiety and depression
While all workers across Canada and around the world are being affected by COVID-19, healthcare workers as a group are most heavily feeling its impact. This is because of their pivotal role in the treatment of people infected with the virus and their high COVID-19 exposure as part of their job. As such, maximizing efforts to enable the healthcare workforce to remain free of COVID-19 infection, and stay in good physical and mental health, is essential to the response and management of COVID-19.