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As workplaces, schools, and organizations prepare to re-open, there is an increasing demand for respiratory protection. When N95 masks are utilized at medical and dental offices and long-term care facilities, a mask fit course is a health and safety regulatory requirement. We provide a cost-effective N95 mask fit course to support this need. At Toronto

Toronto and Peel Region are moving into “lockdown” effective at 12:01 Monday as a way to curb a steep increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The shutdown will last a minimum of 28 days, equal to two incubation periods for the coronavirus. The province will also fine people $750 for violating the public-health rules.

A Montreal company has received Health Canada approval to produce a reusable, recyclable mask they claim is more efficient than the vaunted N95. The mask is the invention of surgeon and Dorma Filtration CEO Rene Caissie. Caissie’s design, the Dorma 99 will go into production in Sherbrooke at the end of the week, using Quebec

A group of concerned parents rallied in front of the Calgary Board of Education headquarters, advocating against Alberta guidelines mandating children to wear masks in schools when distancing is not possible. A group of around 30 people waved signs with anti-mask messaging and chanted slogans towards passing traffic, highlighting their discontent with provincial mask policies.

A small Canadian study has found that face masks do not hinder breathing for some healthy individuals during even “vigorous” exercise. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan measured oxygen levels in the blood and muscles of 7 women and 7 men during a cycle ergometry test, the “gold standard” for aerobic fitness, as they wore

A daycare in Winnipeg is speaking out after the province mandated daycare staff to wear medical-grade masks, but provided masks later discovered not to be medical-graded. When code red restrictions came into effect in the Winnipeg Metro Region, the executive director of the Niigaanaki Day Care Centre in the city stated that she was told