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Nova Scotia tightens border with New Brunswick and 2 week extension on restrictions
Friday, January 8, 2021
Retail establishments in Nova Scotia will now be able to increase their capacity to 50 per cent of their usual, up from 25 per cent. continue reading
MANITOBA PROVINCIAL PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS EXTENDED FOR TWO WEEKS WITH MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
Friday, January 8, 2021
The Manitoba government has extended public health orders from Jan. 8 until Jan. 22, to continue to protect Manitobans and reduce case numbers, test positivity rates and hospitalizations, Premier Brian Pallister and Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief provincial public health officer, announced today. continue reading
An epidemic of overdiagnosis: Melanoma diagnoses sky rocket
Friday, January 8, 2021
"Melanoma is now the posterchild for overdiagnosis," said Welch. "Although the conventional response has been to recommend regular skin checks, it is far more likely that more skin checks are the cause of the epidemic -- not its solution." continue reading
Alberta COVID-19 restrictions remain in place until Jan. 21
Friday, January 8, 2021
Kenney said businesses will be given at least one week’s notice should changes be made to the current public health restrictions. continue reading
B.C.’s COVID-19 social gathering restrictions to be extended until Feb. 5, 2021
Friday, January 8, 2021
B.C.’s ban on social gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended until midnight on Feb. 5, 2021. continue reading
