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Why were long-term care facilities so hard hit by COVID-19? A new report from the Royal Society of Canada delves into that issue and aims to offer advice to policy-makers.

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Red dresses installed in Potlotek First Nation serve as a continued call for justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG). The dresses have hung for over a year and some had signs attached. The MMIWG final report asked that all Canadians decolonize by learning the true history of Canada and the Indigenous history where they lived. OSCAR BAKER III/CAPE BRETON POST

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REPLAY: Nova Scotia COVID-19 briefing for Jan. 15

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Published: Jan 15 at 11:47 a.m.

Updated: Jan 15 at 1:12 p.m.

Premier Stephen McNeil listens as Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, speaks at a COVID-19 news briefing Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. — Premier Stephen McNeil listens as Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, speaks at a COVID-19 news briefing in November. - Communications Nova Scotia

Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, held a COVID-19 briefing Friday, Jan. 15, talking about the vaccine rollout along with other topics. You can watch a replay here:

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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) manifests in the form of a fever, mainly, but also in the form of red eyes, red or cracked lips, and red spots on the body. The symptoms resemble those of Kawasaki disease, said Dr. Marie-Paule Morin, a paediatric rheumatologist at Montreal's Ste-Justine Hospital, and they appear about three to four weeks after a COVID-19 diagnosis.

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Respiratory therapist Karen Schmid receives the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine from registered nurse Lianne Korte, becoming the first person in Saskatoon to receive the vaccine. Photo taken in Saskatoon, SK on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.

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Auston Matthews is all smiles after a goal against the Ottawa Senators during a game at Scotiabank Arena on Feb. 17, 2021 in Toronto.

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Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison provided an update Friday morning during an unscheduled briefing after five positive cases were identified in the last two days.

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The Toronto Raptors will be without Pascal Siakam through the all-star break, according to ESPN.

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Feb. 27 update: Four new cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia

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