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CANADA: Winter drownings may increase as ice thins with climate change

CANADA: Winter drownings may increase as ice thins with climate change

Winter drowning rates are highest in countries with strong ice-fishing cultures and temperatures that hover near freezing.
WORLD: How COVID-19 mutations in animals affect human health and vaccine effectiveness

WORLD: How COVID-19 mutations in animals affect human health and vaccine effectiveness

Mink can be readily infected with SARS-CoV-2 and then pass the virus to humans
CANADA: Pace of job gains slows to 62,000 in November, StatCan says

CANADA: Pace of job gains slows to 62,000 in November, StatCan says

The gains were mostly focused in full-time work with a gain of 99,000 jobs
COVID-19: Is there a way to convince someone to listen to public health experts?

COVID-19: Is there a way to convince someone to listen to public health experts?

Ethan Meyers, a psychology researcher at the University of Waterloo, said one reason people aren't listening to experts is because those people think they know more than them
ONTARIO: Ford to announce COVID-19 task force today (updated)

ONTARIO: Ford to announce COVID-19 task force today (updated)

Ford said yesterday the team is being finalized and the province will be ready to distribute the vaccine whenever it arrives
CANADA: How COVID-19 stress creates perfect conditions for mental health crises for university students

CANADA: How COVID-19 stress creates perfect conditions for mental health crises for university students

Study suggests more female students indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely disruptive to their stress and mental health, and that it has significantly disrupted their academic studies
Students with disabilities should have the option of in-person learning during COVID-19 school closures

Students with disabilities should have the option of in-person learning during COVID-19 school closures

Remote learning doesn’t work for all children
COVID-19: Health Canada to make decision on Pfizer vaccine approval soon, feds say

COVID-19: Health Canada to make decision on Pfizer vaccine approval soon, feds say

Patty Hajdu described the United Kingdom's decision to authorize the vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech as "encouraging"
BEYOND LOCAL: What the public hopes and fears about the use of AI in health care

BEYOND LOCAL: What the public hopes and fears about the use of AI in health care

The growing use of artificial intelligence in health care should be driven by careful consideration of what is important to members of the public
COVID-19: Britain OKs Pfizer vaccine and will begin shots within days

COVID-19: Britain OKs Pfizer vaccine and will begin shots within days

Officials cautioned that several tough months still lie ahead even in Britain, given the monumental task of inoculating large swaths of the population