Recipes for homemade hand sanitizer concoctions have been multiplying online but experts are warning that many of the DIY solutions are ineffective — even harmful. “You don’t want anyone making up their homemade hand sanitizers that might have a component that’s going to lead to some kind of toxic reaction on their hands,” said Dr. Alyson…
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As more businesses close their offices and send staff to work from home, technology companies are struggling to keep with demand for equipment. “It has been bonkers,” says Jeremy Unger, managing partner at Rogue Focus Inc., a boutique agency in Edmonton that specializes in IT support and technology design for business. An employee at an Edmonton computer store…
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The recent news may have you worried about catching the novel coronavirus by touching the wrong thing. Playgrounds have been closed across Canada to prevent transmission among children touching the same swings and jungle gyms, which typically aren’t sanitized. And more than a dozen Canada Post employees are in self-isolation after one tested positive for…
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Recipes for homemade hand sanitizer concoctions have been multiplying online but experts are warning that many of the DIY solutions are ineffective — even harmful. “You don’t want anyone making up their homemade hand sanitizers that might have a component that’s going to lead to some kind of toxic reaction on their hands,” said Dr. Alyson…
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One of the most persistent and widespread pieces of disinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the conspiracy theory that the novel coronavirus that causes the disease was created in a lab — and was let loose either by accident or on purpose by some nefarious actor. The theory not only lives on social media and internet message…
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A distorted picture of Canada’s COVID-19 epidemic is emerging as a result of gaps in the ability to test for the infections. With testing being rationed across the country, it’s impossible to know how to read the signs. For example, a sudden spike in case numbers could be a sign of a disease flare-up. Or…
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