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COVID-19: What is the ‘Swiss cheese model’ and how can it apply to coronavirus?

COVID-19: What is the ‘Swiss cheese model’ and how can it apply to coronavirus?

The “Swiss Cheese Model” uses slices of cheese to visualize how interventions work together
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ONTARIO: Suicide the leading cause of gun deaths, CMAJ study says

ONTARIO: Suicide the leading cause of gun deaths, CMAJ study says

Assault accounted for 40.2 per cent of non-fatal firearm injuries, and 25.5 per cent of deaths
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CANADA: Chief public health officer calls for continued 'collective effort' against COVID-19

CANADA: Chief public health officer calls for continued 'collective effort' against COVID-19

Dr. Theresa Tam issued a statement acknowledging that confusion over appropriate public health measures is understandable in light of the fact that the pandemic is playing out differently across different provinces and territories
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CANADA: Postmedia revenue decline continues

CANADA: Postmedia revenue decline continues

Postmedia's revenue dropped $111.2 million or nearly 18 per cent for the full year
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CANADA: Virtual emergency rooms bridge gap between health-care professionals, patients amid pandemic

CANADA: Virtual emergency rooms bridge gap between health-care professionals, patients amid pandemic

Since the onset of COVID-19, doctors say they have been hearing how patients are more and more anxious about going to the hospital
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CANADA: Two reports suggest pandemic intensifying inequalities as poor get poorer

CANADA: Two reports suggest pandemic intensifying inequalities as poor get poorer

A pair of new reports say Canada is undergoing a 'K-shaped recovery,' with working-class Canadians going deeper into debt while those at the top prosper
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COVID-19: Ontarians unclear on how to access social support during pandemic, survey finds

COVID-19: Ontarians unclear on how to access social support during pandemic, survey finds

More than half of the respondents to the survey said if their families needed extra help, they would not know where to seek it out
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BEYOND LOCAL: How personal data is the currency of the digital age

BEYOND LOCAL: How personal data is the currency of the digital age

Many online users give consent for use of their data without worrying about the implications
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BEYOND LOCAL: The second wave is here. Have you installed the COVID Alert app?

BEYOND LOCAL: The second wave is here. Have you installed the COVID Alert app?

In order to contain a deadly virus, the COVID Alert app needs to go viral, U of T prof says
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ONTARIO: 'We still have an acute staffing shortage,' long-term care commission hears

ONTARIO: 'We still have an acute staffing shortage,' long-term care commission hears

Nearly 1,900 people in long-term care have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began
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