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Remote care saving grace for many COVID patients, hospitals; oxygen monitoring vital

Remote care saving grace for many COVID patients, hospitals; oxygen monitoring vital

TORONTO — One saving grace amid the devastation of COVID-19 has been that the vast majority of those infected are able to recover at home, allowing hospitals to cope with what would otherwise have been a system-crushing onslaught of ill, contagious p
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Feds call for continued vigilance as Canada sees 30 per cent drop in COVID cases

Feds call for continued vigilance as Canada sees 30 per cent drop in COVID cases

Canada has seen nearly a 30 per cent drop in active COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, but the country's chief public health officer says strict measures should remain in place as more contagious variants of the virus threaten to derail this dow
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Every vaccine maker was asked to make their doses in Canada and all said no: Anand

Every vaccine maker was asked to make their doses in Canada and all said no: Anand

OTTAWA — Every COVID-19 vaccine maker Canada signed a contract with last summer was asked if they could make the doses in Canada and all of them concluded they could not, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said Thursday.
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Work-from-home tax deduction could cost feds $260 million in lost revenue, PBO says

Work-from-home tax deduction could cost feds $260 million in lost revenue, PBO says

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government could lose out on $260 million from a simplified federal tax measure to let Canadians write off working from home due to the pandemic.
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Canadians evenly split on progress of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Canadians evenly split on progress of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

In Canada, where life is decidedly marked by the passing of the seasons, our psyche during the various stages of the COVID-19 pandemic has been influenced by the weather.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. hit 10-week low

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. hit 10-week low

The number of people in B.C. with serious enough infections to be hospitalized due to the COVID-19 virus has fallen to a 10-week low, according to new data the province released February 3.
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Fear that delayed second COVID-19 vaccine dose could lead to new variants 'realistic': experts

Fear that delayed second COVID-19 vaccine dose could lead to new variants 'realistic': experts

MONTREAL — Experts say delaying the second dose of some COVID-19 vaccines could lead to the emergence of new variants of the virus — but there's no sign it has happened yet.
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B.C. to help SMBs launch online storefronts with $12m grant program

B.C. to help SMBs launch online storefronts with $12m grant program

The Province of British Columbia is going to help small and medium-sized businesses launch online storefronts.
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Canada's deliveries from COVAX join growing list of COVID-19 vaccine confusions

Canada's deliveries from COVAX join growing list of COVID-19 vaccine confusions

OTTAWA — Procurement Minister Anita Anand said this week she is confident Canada's COVID-19 vaccine deliveries will only get better going forward but just hours after she made the remark, Canada's vaccine purchases got slammed again.
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Eight more British Columbians die from COVID-19, pushing province's death toll to 1,218

Eight more British Columbians die from COVID-19, pushing province's death toll to 1,218

The steady drone of new COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths continued February 2, with some good news being that vaccinations have continued despite hiccups in deliveries from drug makers.
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