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- 11/29/2021
Should you invest in segregated funds?
Physician finance expert Dr. Matt Poyner uses some case studies to make the argument that segregated funds are generally not in your best interests. - 11/29/2021
Border services finds hundreds of suspected fake COVID-19 test results from those trying to enter Canada
Canadians who present fake documents can still enter the country, but could face investigations and fines from PHAC. - 11/29/2021
New Brunswick strategizing on plan to combat violence in healthcare workplaces
The province will work with the Department of Health, regional health authorities and Extra-Mural/Ambulance New Brunswickp on the strategy. - 11/29/2021
All travellers arriving by air, except from U.S., must now test at airport
The new measures come as public health officials around the world warn of the potentially dangerous new Omicron variant of COVID-19. - 11/28/2021
Wary, weary world slams doors shut, fearing omicron variant
Travelers infected with the new version have turned up in a cascading number of countries over the past few days, and new cases in Portugal and Scotland have raised fears that the variant may already be spreading locally. - 11/28/2021
Canada supports plan for international pandemic treaty
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Canada supports the development of a new global convention on pandemic preparedness and response that will be debated at a special meeting of the World Health Assembly today. - 11/28/2021
WHO warns that new virus variant poses 'very high' risk
If the virus proves dangerous as feared, "the impact on vulnerable populations would be substantial, particularly in countries with low vaccination coverage,'' WHO said, noting that no deaths linked to omicron have been reported so far. - 11/28/2021
Canada attends emergency G7 health meeting on Omicron variant
The WHO working group on the file says governments should look to develop the convention in tandem with efforts to strengthen existing international health regulations. - 11/28/2021
Alberta ombudsman says she doesn't have the power to probe EMS dispatch consolidation
The municipalities have contended that the decision to consolidate the dispatch services to save the government money could put the lives of people in their communities at risk.