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Calgary Police Service members are currently self-isolating due to potential COVID-19 transmission or illness.On Wednesday, CPS Supt. Asif Rashid said the organization has issued a reminder to its members after receiving feedback from its occupational health and safety specialists.“When we come into our own facility, we tend to take our guard down a little bit,” Rashid said.

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Barrie’s COVID-19 testing centre vandalized: police

COVID-19 assessment centre on Sperling Drive was vandalized over the weekend.“A city person from the City of Barrie facilities estimated the damage to be at approximately $10,000, so it would be a case of mischief over $5,000 under the Criminal Code,” Barrie Police corporate communications co-ordinator Peter Leon told Global News.

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N.L. reports one new COVID-19 case, asks flight passengers to get tested

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]In connection with that case, officials are asking anyone who travelled on Air Canada flight 7484 from Toronto to Deer Lake on Oct.

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COVID-19: Triple-layer masks now recommended, what does that mean for Albertans?

COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise, the province’s chief medical officer of health is weighing in on federal recommendations that a two-layer face mask isn’t adequate protection anymore.On Tuesday, Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam made a new recommendation that people should be wearing triple-layer non-medical masks now, with one of those layers being a filter-like fabric.

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N.S. Public Health warns of COVID-19 exposure at New Minas restaurant, aboard Air Canada flight

COVID-19 at Chrismaria Family Restaurant in New Minas, N.S. and on an Air Canada flight.Health officials say an exposure may have occurred at Chrismaria Family Restaurant on Oct.

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Coronavirus: Ford defends Ontario’s new COVID-19 restriction system, says it will allow early response

COVID-19 restrictions system, saying it will help the province respond early to flare ups of the virus.The province introduced the new colour-coded system yesterday and said it would help fight the pandemic at a regional level.Health care experts say the new system is too lenient and will lead to further community spread of the virus.

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Guelph adds 2 new COVID-19 cases, active cases drop to 29

COVID-19 on Wednesday, raising the city’s total caseload to 438 during the pandemic.Active cases in the city dropped by three from the previous day to 29. That includes one person being treated in the hospital.

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Vaughan school closed after COVID-19 outbreak declared, 9 cases reported

COVID-19.York Region District School Board says the closure is a result of the school struggling to find replacements for teachers who were told to self-isolate.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Elder’s Mills Public School in Vaughan, Ont., closed on Monday and is scheduled to reopen on Nov. 11.The school board says students will be moved to virtual learning while teachers and educational assistants are self-isolating.

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Public health investigates after person with COVID-19 attends Halloween party in Dundalk, Ont.

COVID-19 socialized with students at a party in Dundalk, Ont., on Halloween night.The health unit says the individual was “likely shedding virus” while socializing and that officials are in the process of identifying those who might be at risk of transmission.

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‘Something that could happen to anybody,’ woman says after 3 family members catch COVID-19

coronavirus after three family members tested positive more than five months ago.One day in May, Shelley Biscoe, 53, caught COVID-19 from a family member who was in her close circle. Ontario man who’s suffered months of COVID-19 symptoms: ‘I don’t even feel like I’m in my own body’ The family member sneezed on Biscoe after they had already gone to the hospital twice for headaches, although they didn’t know they had COVID-19 at the time.“I was sick the very next day,” Biscoe, who’s a registered nurse working at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, told Global News.

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Vancouver airport to launch pilot project that offers rapid COVID-19 tests

COVID-19.The rapid test is a collaboration between YVR and WestJet, and also involves researchers from the University of British Columbia.Travellers on select domestic departures will be offered the test, which returns results in 15 minutes. Canada adds 2,681 new coronavirus cases as deaths top 10,200 If the system works, travellers who test negative would be able to board their flight as normal.Testing will take place during a four-hour window each day to capture WestJet domestic departures rather than focusing on specific routes.

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Moose Jaw, Sask. man fundraising to pay off $2,800 COVID fine

coronavirus pandemic.Moose Jaw, Sask., police said officers went to a home on Friday evening after receiving a complaint of a large gathering. Coronavirus: Host of large Moose Jaw, Sask.

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2nd student at Regina’s Thom Collegiate tests positive for COVID-19

High School has tested positive for COVID-19.The school division said the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) informed it on Nov. 1 that a second case of COVID-19 was diagnosed.

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Worker at Blumenort, Man. poultry plant dies of COVID-19: union

Coronavirus: 27 cases at Blumenort, Man., poultry plant related to community transmission According to the union’s figures as of Friday, there were 52 positive cases among its members at the plant, including 35 active cases and 17 recovered cases.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The plant’s owner, Quebec-based Exceldor, did not immediately respond to a request for comment over email Sunday.But previously the company said there was no evidence of the virus spreading within the plant where 650 people work.“We are dealing with cases of community transmission beyond our walls, therefore out of our control,” an Exceldor spokesperson said in a statement Oct.

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COVID-19: Coalition sounds call for mandatory masks at Vancouver’s civic facilities

COVID-19.” Anti-mask protesters cause disturbance on B.C. ferry ahead of Vancouver ‘freedom rally’ Kirby-Yung’s motion calls for the mandatory use of masks in all civic facilities.

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Coronavirus: Interior Health announces COVID-19 exposure at French-language school in Okanagan

coronavirus exposure events have been announced in the Okanagan.Interior Health is reporting that an Okanagan school, l’Anse au Sable in Kelowna, was the site of a three-day exposure, Oct. 13-15.The second exposure event was a WestJet flight, from Kelowna to Calgary on Oct.

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Grand Theatre hosting virtual ‘Un-opening’ night in light of COVID-19

Cabaret, and Alexis Gordon, accompanied by London artist Matthew Atkins. With season cancelled by COVID-19, London’s Grand Theatre unveils digital ‘intermission’ offerings “Before the pandemic, all plans were to have our 2020-21 season launch with an unforgettable party – a three-week-long Nova Scotia kitchen party to be exact.

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Coronavirus: Haunted houses still finding ways to scare around COVID-19 precautions

COVID-19.Before the pandemic shook our lives, haunted houses sometimes dipped into the fears of contagion, splashing themed rooms with signs of a viral outbreak, hazmat suits and contamination warnings. A coronavirus Halloween has some parents spooked.

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Alberta reports 898 new cases of COVID-19, 4 additional deaths since Friday

COVID-19 over the past three days and four additional deaths from the disease.Alberta recorded 311 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, 231 on Saturday and 356 on Sunday, according to Alberta Health. Kenney won’t rule out further COVID-19 restrictions ‘if things get really out of control’ Four people have died since the data was last released by Alberta Health on Friday, including a man in his 20s from the Central zone.

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Montreal’s east end gets new COVID-19 testing clinic

COVID-19 is open in Montreal’s east end starting Monday.The testing centre does not require an appointment and works on a first come, first served basis. It is only accessible by car on weekdays from 8:30 a.m.

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PM believes Canada has ‘more tools’ than in first wave of COVID-19 to avoid a second shutdown

COVID-19 cases across Canada in recent weeks.Justin Trudeau told Global News he believes, now that the general public knows more about the need for masks and social distancing amid the pandemic, that some “targeted lockdowns’ maybe all that is required to avoid countrywide closures.“There’s no question that the second wave is really frustrating and painful,” Trudeau said. “But we have more tools now.

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Winnipeg businesses forced to shutter for two weeks amid COVID-19 spike frustrated

Casinos, bars, bingo halls closed under tighter coronavirus restrictions coming to Winnipeg area Establishments that serve food, but have beverage room or entertainment licenses, are forced to shutter too.The King’s Head Pub has an entertainment license — owner Christopher Graves thinks it’s unfair for him to have to close up shop for two weeks while other restaurants and lounges can remain open, albeit with reduced capacity.“What is actually truly disheartening is the fact that there are many establishments that have been doing the right thing and because of the way the province has announced the restrictions with licensing, we have to shut down,” Graves said.“We fall under the entertainment license when we’ve been actually operating as

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Rosthern Hospital closes following positive COVID-19 case

Saskatchewan Health Authority has closed the Rosthern Hospital following a positive COVID-19 case, says public health.The SHA says they closed the hospital at 2 p.m., Sunday. The hospital will remain closed until further notice.

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24 new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan, Regina hits record high of active cases

COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on Sunday, bringing the provincial total of cases to 2,330.

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COVID-19 case at Meadow Lake, Sask., long-term care home leads to visitor restrictions

Meadow Lake, Sask., following a COVID-19 case at the facility.Family members and support people will only be allowed to visit Northlands Pioneers Lodge for compassionate reasons, said the SHA in a press release Friday. Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 active cases hit record high “No other visitors are allowed into the long-term care home at this time and these enhanced restrictions will remain in place until further notice,” the SHA said.The authority asks families and the public for their support and cooperation in order to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.Outdoor visitation will continue where it has been deemed safe to do so.The SHA said they did not make the decision lightly.

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Canada adds more than 2,200 new cases of COVID-19

COVID-19 cases in Canada grew by 2,215 on Saturday, and officials announced an additional 25 people had succumbed to the illness.The new figures released on Saturday bring the cumulative case total to 196,114, though more than 165,000 people across the country have recovered from the coronavirus. Ontario government reports 805 new coronavirus cases, 10 new deaths; 63,713 total cases In total, 9,746 deaths have been associated with COVID-19 in Canada.The numbers released Saturday do not include updates from British Columbia, Alberta, P.E.I.

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Officer with Prince Albert Police tests positive for COVID 19, force says

COVID-19.A news release from the Prince Albert Police Service says the officer’s positive diagnosis was confirmed on Friday. Prince Albert, Sask., police roll out new crime-fighting team amid violent streak But the force says the officer has been self-isolating at home since Monday and is following all public health protocols.It did not release details about the officer’s identity or condition.

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N.S. health officials warn of possible COVID-19 exposure in taxi from Halifax airport

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Nova Scotia Health said it is directly contacting anyone else known to be a close contact of the person(s) confirmed to have COVID-19.“It is anticipated that anyone exposed may develop symptoms up to and including October 26, 2020,” said Nova Scotia Health.Individuals that may have been exposed during this period should self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19.COVID-19 symptoms include:

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Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 active cases hit record high

COVID-19 active case count is the highest it has ever been since the pandemic was declared in March.As of Saturday, 326 cases are considered active after the province reported 36 new cases of COVID-19.

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2 new COVID-19 outbreaks in London, Ont.; 3 new cases Elgin Oxford

coronavirus and 24 new recoveries were reported by officials with the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) on Saturday.The region’s total case tally stands at 1,031, of which 901 people have recovered. There are at least 72 active COVID-19 cases in the region.On Thursday the health unit reported the first coronavirus death in several months, bringing the region’s total to 58.The death involved a 91-year-old male resident of Extendicare, a seniors’ facility in the city.

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8 new cases of COVID-19 identified in New Brunswick on Saturday

COVID-19 on Saturday.

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How to help your kids get through a COVID-19 test

COVID-19 test is uncomfortable for anyone but for children, the nasal or throat swab could potentially be a painful and scary experience.More and more students are taking the test now that public health policies across Canada require children to get tested for the novel coronavirus and be symptom-free before returning to school. Only 1.4% of kids, teenagers diagnosed with coronavirus in Canada hospitalized Dr.

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Saskatchewan will shut down parts of economy should daily COVID-19 cases continue to rise

COVID-19 cases continue to rise, says the province’s chief medical health officer.“Those are not easy decisions for any jurisdiction to have to do that. Livelihoods are affected, but we are evaluating the impact (new cases) have,” Dr.

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Quebec First Nation reports first case of COVID-19

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Despite having a very low infection rate since the pandemic began, New Brunswick has experienced two recent outbreaks, including one in the Campbellton area, where five new cases were reported Friday.Health authorities say the Moncton and Campbellton health zones will remain in the orange alert level of the province’s COVID-19 recovery plan, which bans most indoor and outdoor gatherings of more than 10 people.The province said Wednesday that contact tracing has confirmed that the source of an outbreak in Moncton was travel-related.Cases were also confirmed at four schools in the province in the past week, and officials say in-class learning won’t resume for some

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Nova Scotia reports 1 new travel-related case of COVID-19, state of emergency renewed

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]According to health officials, Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 879 Nova Scotia tests on Oct. 15.To date, Nova Scotia has 103,590 negative test results, 1,093 positive COVID-19 cases and 65 deaths.No one is currently in hospital, public health says.As of Friday, 1,024 cases are considered to be resolved.The province announced it is also renewing the state of emergency “to protect the health and safety of Nova Scotians and ensure safety measures and other important actions can continue.”According to the government, the order will take effect at noon Sunday, Oct.

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COVID-19: Quebec reports 1,055 new cases and 13 more deaths

COVID-19 cases and 13 more deaths linked to the virus on Friday.The province’s death toll now stands at 6,018. Only one of the 13 news deaths happened in the last 24 hours — 11 of them occurred between Oct.

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Ontario fitness industry awaits outcome of coronavirus protocols review

COVID-19 protocols for gyms and similar facilities.The province’s associate medical officer of health said this week that the safety guidelines for gyms were being reconsidered after a large outbreak of the novel coronavirus linked to a cycling studio in Hamilton.Jason Sheridan, the senior vice-president of operations at GoodLife Fitness, said he and his colleagues with the Fitness Industry Council of Canada would “love the opportunity” to work with public health officials to create new guidelines.

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London, Ont., researchers develop faster, cheaper method to test possible COVID-19 drug treatments

COVID-19 drug treatments.”The team is hoping that the development will allow pharmaceutical companies to rapidly screen a bunch of potential drug treatments for COVID-19, speeding up the process of approving new treatments. Coronavirus: meet the Ontario researchers responsible for 3 world-firsts Principal investigator Abdulla Mahboob’s team has developed a special kind of artificial copy of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, that researchers can use to rapidly test treatments without having to use expensive materials in a high level laboratory.A non-infectious copy is called a replicon and they’ve been used with many viruses before.

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Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu bingo hall goers urged to get tested for COVID-19

COVID-19, after a person who attended the event tested positive.Some 250 people, many of them seniors, attended the event organized at Bingo Communautaire HR in the hopes of taking home the $100,000 jackpot.Given that the region was in the orange zone — the third of four coronavirus alert levels — and that they considered themselves to be a gambling house, organizers mistakenly believed that they had the right to host such a large number of people provided there was a maximum of 10 people per table and a distance of two meters between each of them.

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Regina to require masks on buses after transit employee tests positive for COVID-19

Regina Transit employee tested positive for the novel coronavirus.“We’ve had two cases in the last month or so, and that’s why we think it’s critical,” Fougere said. Saskatchewan cities requiring masks to ride public transit The mayor will introduce a motion at the Oct.

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Quebec’s student sports federation hits pause on university sports due to COVID-19 crisis

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The earliest that sports programming and activities could resume in universities is Jan. 15, 2021, according to RSEQ.The move comes as U Sports has cancelled its 2021 national tournaments, which means no national championships in Canada university sport will happen this season.The impacted sports are men’s and women’s basketball, hockey, swimming, track and field, volleyball and wrestling in Canadian universities.In September, RSEQ announced that university sports were already cancelled for the fall semester in Quebec.

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No new case of COVID-19 reported in Nova Scotia on Thursday

coronavirus on Thursday, and said only three cases remain active in the province.The province said Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 907 Nova Scotia tests the day prior.To date, Nova Scotia has completed 102,918 negative test results, 1,092 positive COVID-19 cases and 65 deaths.One person is currently hospitalized in ICU as a result of the virus, according to Public Health.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Nova Scotia says 1,024 cases are now considered resolved.The Atlantic bubble remains intact and operational despite the increasing number of cases being reported in New Brunswick.The province told Global News over the weekend that it continues to monitor the situation but has no plans

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New study looks to speak to veterans and their spouses about the impact of COVID-19 on mental health

Coronavirus: More restrictions may be on the horizon for London and Middlesex County According to the studies, veterans experience higher rates of depression, anxiety and loneliness, and their spouses can also be at higher risk of distress.“With concerns about COVID-19 infection and drastic changes to everyday life, the pandemic is taking a toll on the health of Canadians,” says Don Richardson, Lawson associate scientist and director of the MacDonald Franklin Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Research Centre.“And it may be particularly distressing for those vulnerable to mental illness.”The study is looking to recruit 1,000 Canadian veterans and 250 spouses of Canadian veterans to complete online surveys once every three months for a total

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COVID-19 testing for essential travel expanded in Nova Scotia

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“PRAXES will not provide COVID-19 testing for non-essential travel or business-related purposes including vacations or business travel when virtual meetings are possible,” the Nova Scotia Health said.To request PRAXES’ service, people need to contact https://praxes.ca/covidtest at least five days prior to their travel date.Testing is available at the PRAXES location in Dartmouth and will be available in other areas across Nova Scotia at a later date, said Nova Scotia Health.“Test results will be available within 36 to 60 hours, depending on the number of tests being processed by Nova Scotia Health’s laboratory.”

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COVID-19 case reported at Warman High School

COVID-19 has been reported in the Prairie Spirit School Division.The positive case involves a person at Warman High School, the division said in a press release Wednesday evening.

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2 students at Ethel Milliken School test positive for COVID-19: Regina Public Schools

Ethel Milliken School have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, says Regina Public Schools.The school division made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday evening, after finding out the results from the Saskatchewan Health Authority. Coronavirus outbreak declared at Harbour Landing School in Regina The cases are in two different classrooms, says RPS.“Students from the affected classes will be staying home and learning remotely,” said the school division.

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COVID-19 forces Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to suspend play in Quebec

QMJHL’s Blainville-Boisbriand Armada has 18 positive coronavirus tests The league, which opened its season on Oct. 2, had outbreaks on two teams last week.The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada announced they had 18 positive tests, while the Sherbrooke Phoenix said they had eight after the two teams played each other twice on the first weekend of the season.

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Ontario considers changes to safety protocols at gyms due to Hamilton COVID-19 outbreak

COVID-19 outbreak at Hamilton’s SPINCO studio.During an update at Queen’s Park on Wednesday, Dr. Barbara Yaffe told reporters that the outbreak at the gym was “concerning” and that she has reached out to the province’s medical team for potential changes.“I made recommendations that the public health measures team reconsider the guidelines for spin cycle places and other kinds of gyms, because that obviously, even though they followed guidelines, there was obviously significant transmission,” Yaffe said.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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