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Hospitalization data COVID-19 cases are threatening to overwhelm hospitals in several parts of Canada, with hospitalizations nearing or reaching record highs in Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick. |
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Return to classrooms It’s back to school Monday for more than a million Canadian children after a lengthy holiday break brought on by the raging Omicron variant, but less than half of the country’s students will be sitting in classrooms. |
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Australian Open
Novak Djokovic won a court battle Monday to stay in Australia to play tennis despite being unvaccinated against COVID-19, but the government threatened to cancel his visa a second time. |
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Donor diversity
An Alberta family is urging more Canadians to join the stem-cell registry, particularly those of mixed race and minority ethnic backgrounds, after their son was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease. |
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Labour trauma
Researchers say childbirth guidelines should be reviewed after finding that the use of forceps or a vacuum in labour was associated with a higher degree of trauma for the mother and the child than previously thought. |
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| Known for his alter ego, Dr. Glaucomflecken, Dr. Will Flanary's humour has been a bright spot for his 1.3 million TikTok and 472,900 Twitter followers looking for a bit of levity amid the stress and gloom of the pandemic. | | |
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| Awards season | | The Golden Globes, Hollywood's so-called biggest party that regularly drew 18 million television viewers, was reduced to a live-blog for its 79th edition Sunday night, resulting in some confusion. |
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