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COVID-19: Expert calls 'Great Barrington Declaration' for natural herd immunity dangerous and naive

COVID-19: Expert calls 'Great Barrington Declaration' for natural herd immunity dangerous and naive

The Infectious Diseases Society of America’s 12,000 front-line infectious diseases scientists, physicians and public health experts strongly denounce the Barrington declaration
COVID-19: Ontario hits 150 cases in intensive care, may result in cancelled surgeries

COVID-19: Ontario hits 150 cases in intensive care, may result in cancelled surgeries

Dr. Michael Warner, the medical director of critical care at Michael Garron Hospital in Toronto, said the province's ICUs hit the number five days earlier than the government had projected earlier this month
CANADA: 'COVID fatigue' wasn't planned for in pandemic modelling, Dr. Njoo says

CANADA: 'COVID fatigue' wasn't planned for in pandemic modelling, Dr. Njoo says

“Maybe one thing we didn’t take into account, and it’s something we’re learning about, that we’re all suffering from — ‘COVID fatigue.’"
WORLD: All NFL teams to enter intensive COVID-19 protocol Saturday

WORLD: All NFL teams to enter intensive COVID-19 protocol Saturday

Use of masks will be mandatory at all times at team facilities, including during practice and in weight rooms
CANADA: Pandemic underscores importance of financial intelligence, federal centre says

CANADA: Pandemic underscores importance of financial intelligence, federal centre says

Drugs, fraud and tax evasion were the most common offences linked to the disclosures
CANADA: MMIWG commissioner says RCMP needs structural changes to address racism

CANADA: MMIWG commissioner says RCMP needs structural changes to address racism

Michèle Audette said there is goodwill from some within the RCMP, but the organization exhibits systemic racism that she has been denouncing for a long time
Ontario auditor to release value-for-money audits related to the environment

Ontario auditor to release value-for-money audits related to the environment

Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk's findings come in a series of environmental value-for-money audits released along with her annual review of the province's Environmental Bill of Rights.
Pandemic underscores importance of financial intelligence, federal centre says

Pandemic underscores importance of financial intelligence, federal centre says

OTTAWA — The federal anti-money laundering agency says it gave more than 2,000 intelligence leads to partners in the last fiscal year despite the havoc the COVID-19 pandemic created for the business world.
CANADA: Security, health experts to lead review of pandemic warning system

CANADA: Security, health experts to lead review of pandemic warning system

Margaret Bloodworth will chair a three-member review panel studying what went wrong with the Global Public Health Intelligence Network.
COVID-19: Canada to begin receiving vaccines in January, Ontario health minister says

COVID-19: Canada to begin receiving vaccines in January, Ontario health minister says

Christine Elliott says the country is set to get four million doses of the Pfizer vaccine between January and March