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EU countries approve extending use of COVID-19 certificates amid rising cases
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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North Korea works to prevent flood damages amid economic concerns over COVID-19 outbreak
FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Picture
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2021 Wimbledon runner-up Matteo Berrettini out with COVID-19
Italy's Matteo Berrettini returns the ball to Spain's Rafael Nadal during their practice on Center Court ahead of the 2022 Wimbledon Championship at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, in London, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
canada
Coronavirus Update: Canada’s COVID-19 response better than several G10 countries, new study suggests
People walk by a COVID-19 vaccination sign at a vaccination site in Montreal, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. Health workers administered an additional 100,892 vaccine doses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Children in Latin America showed most learning loss of pandemic
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 30, 2021 students attend a class at the Motolinia Elementary School as in-person learning returns after being halted amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico City. - Between 80% and 90% of the children of Latin America and the Caribbean will not be able to understand a simple text due to an "educational catastrophe", as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, according documents of international organisms released on June 23, 2022. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ottawa announces $221 million for Quebec’s long-term care homes
Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos speaks to seniors before announcing more funding for long term care facilities on Monday, June 27, 2022 in Montreal.The federal government is investing more than $221 million in Quebec's long-term care homes to improve the management of diseases. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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WHO adviser says G7 leaders must prioritize COVID-19 or face economic harm, unrest
Bruce Aylward, Team Lead WHO-China joint mission on COVID-19, speaks to the media about the COVID-19 after returning from China, during a press conference, at the World Health Organization, WHO, headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. A senior adviser to the director general at the World Health Organization says G7 leaders must make ending the COVID-19 pandemic by a critical part of their summit in Germany or they risk losing economic growth and unleashing more civil unrest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keystone via AP, Salvatore Di Nolfi
opinion
Why have we forgotten about correctional workers? Essential service providers of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
Rosemary Ricciardelli
canada
Nova Scotians aged 50 to 69 can soon get a second COVID-19 booster dose
The Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at a vaccination clinic in Dartmouth, N.S., on Thursday, June 3, 2021. Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting one new case of COVID-19 and one new recovery today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
canada
Canada’s COVID-19 response better than several G10 countries, new study suggests
People walk by a COVID-19 vaccination sign at a vaccination site in Montreal, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. Health workers administered an additional 100,892 vaccine doses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
opinion
Canada has handled COVID better than its peers, but we can’t rest on our laurels
Fahad Razak, Arthur Slutsky and David Naylor
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Pakistan makes masks mandatory on domestic flights as COVID-19 cases rise across country
Women wear masks as they walk outside a market, amid a rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Karachi, Pakistan June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
canada
Ontario faces increasing pressure to offer more paid sick days
Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton takes to the podium during a news conference in Toronto on Wednesday April 28, 2021. Ontario wants to develop a “portable benefits” system tied to workers who don’t have health, dental or vision care that will follow them if they change jobs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Cannabis use has risen with legalization and COVID-19 lockdowns, U.N. report says
Cannabis seedlings are shown at an Aurora Cannabis grow facility in Montreal on Nov. 24, 2017. Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it is laying off 12 per cent of its workforce as the company embarks on a reorganization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
alberta
‘Largest spiritual Indigenous gathering’ to return during Pope’s visit to Alberta
A procession makes its way out at the end of a mass at the Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage in this undated handout image provided on June 17, 2022, by the Catholic Diocese of Archdiocese of Edmonton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Lincoln Ho **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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People with COVID-19 can infect and sicken cats and dogs by cuddling them, says study
A cat has its hair brushed at the Caturday Cafe in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 8, 2020. Cat and dog owners who cuddle with their pets when infected with COVID-19 could end up making their pets sick with the virus, says a study. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Sakchai Lalit
tennis
What to know ahead of Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic won’t get COVID-19 vaccine
Serbia's Novak Djokovic practices on Center Court ahead of the 2022 Wimbledon Championship at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, in London, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
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Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 vaccines boost Omicron protection
FILE - A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic at the Keystone First Wellness Center in Chester, Pa., Dec. 15, 2021. Pfizer says tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and boosts protection. Saturday, June 25, 2022 announcement comes just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
british columbia
Staffing challenges, huge demand leave ferry travellers in B.C. scrambling as sailings cancelled
A boat heads to Duke Point from the B.C. Ferries terminal as new non-essential travel restrictions between provincial health authority regions were announced, in order to help limit the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
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Coronavirus Update: COVID-19 pandemic inflamed problems overwhelming Canadian hospitals, health professionals say
Head intensivist Dr. Ali Ghafouri, second left, meets with his health-care team doing his morning patient rounds in the intensive care unit at the Humber River Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. The scientific director of Ontario’s COVID-19 advisory group says he would have preferred that the province keep masking rules in high-risk settings a little while longer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette