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- 6/28/2020
Five more test positive in COVID-19 outbreak tied to Kingston, Ont., nail salons
Five more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak related to a nail salon in Kingston, Ont., including an employee at another salon. The Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health unit said on Monday that a total of 27 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus are linked to Binh's Nail and Spa. - 6/28/2020
Mentoring in the time of Coronavirus
- 6/28/2020
In favour of mandatory indoor mask use
Here's the thing about the mandatory indoor mask use debate. Like everything else with COVID-19, we're just delaying the inevitable. Cases will rise, either soon or in the fall/winter, and then we'll scramble to implement a policy to try to mitigate it. - 6/28/2020
Tories ask auditor general to probe 'outsourcing' of $900M student aid program
The federal Conservatives are calling for an investigation into the Liberal government's decision to have an international charity administer a $900-million program designed to help students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The request is contained in a letter sent to Auditor General Karen Hogan on Sunday in which the Tories argue that "outsourcing'' the Canada Student Service Grant to WE Charity undermines Parliament's ability to monitor the aid program. - 6/28/2020
OPA announces new initiatives at first-ever virtual annual general meeting
The OPA announced the formation of a new diversity task force and consultations to develop its next three-year plan - 6/28/2020
Windsor health unit asks for help as more farm workers contract COVID-19
More than 180 workers in the sector tested positive over the weekend - 6/28/2020
Mandates for masks now? In Canada? Not now
Masks: my least favourite topic of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is an argument to mandate these in Canada. - 6/28/2020
Quebec GPs appeal court ruling against charging patients for uninsured services
The Superior Court had ruled that doctors cannot charge patients for a range of services because many are related to insured services - 6/28/2020
Tips to help address the public health challenge created by vaccine hesitancy
International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities issues guidance documents for healthcare professionals and the public - 6/27/2020
Canada commits $300M to global COVID-19 fight but PM urged to spend $1.5 billion
Canada contributed $300 million on Saturday towards the international fight against COVID-19, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined fellow leaders, activists and philanthropists in calling for a vaccine to be distributed to the world's neediest people. Trudeau announced the new funds in another virtual international fundraiser—this one sponsored by an organization, Global Citizen, that raised almost $9.5 billion in pledges.