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People opposed to vaccinations in Windsor, Ont. faced quick criticism Tuesday after threatening protests that could hinder parents from getting their children the COVID-19 shot. Windsor police said they’re preparing to be on site at vaccine clinics to oversee any protest being planned. “There will …
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An Independent member of Ontario’s legislature has apologized for a post in which he used names and photos of people to suggest, without evidence, that they had died or suffered harm due to the COVID-19 vaccine. Randy Hillier, who represents Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, has frequently posted COVID-19 …
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Prominent COVID-19 denier Mak Parhar, who gained profile in both the Flat Earth conspiracy community and anti-mask movement, died at his home in New Westminster Thursday night. The 48-year-old’s cause of death is not known. A spokesman for the B.C. Coroner Service said a coroner’s investigation, …
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Although COVID-19 cases are slightly declining in Alberta, two doctors who treat patients from rural areas say a fifth wave may be inevitable if people in those communities do not get vaccinated at a faster pace. Provincial data says 78.3 per cent of eligible Albertans overall, including those who …
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After a year that saw both Regina and Calgary voting to add fluoride to their drinking water, some British Columbians are wondering whether it’s time for cities in the province to finally consider fluoridation. About two-thirds of Calgarians who voted in Monday’s plebiscite supported the fluoride …
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Belle Jarniewski leaned back from her computer, seething with anger after she finished watching a video on Reddit showing a Winnipeg restaurateur accosting public health enforcement officers. “I’m still shaking after listening to that rant. That was unbelievable,” she said. The video shows Shea …
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This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. The vast majority of NHL and NBA players are vaccinated — but the anti-vaxxers are the loudest voices With training camps for the upcoming NHL and NBA …
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Misinformation flooding some of Alberta’s biggest online communities has become a major problem during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to three volunteer Reddit moderators in Edmonton. In separate interviews with CBC News, the moderators said the number of posts pushing misinformation and …
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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says it’s “disgusting” that anti-vaccination protesters gathered in front of schools last week, and then later in front of the city’s largest hospital. It’s intimidation, and “it’s unacceptable,” said Plante, who didn’t mince words during an impromptu news conference …
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Some University of Calgary students are urging other students to vote in favour of restoring fluoride in the city’s drinking water in this fall’s election. Fluoride naturally occurs in some foods and is found in the Bow and Elbow Rivers at a concentration between 0.1 and 0.4 mg/L. Health Canada …
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