"The emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre in Merritt were restored after staff coverage was secured at 2pm local time on Sunday." www.merrittherald.com/recent-strin...

"....Burnout referred, and still refers, to people’s response to certain conditions, not just to personal choice or poor stress management. It was, and still is, the consequence of a social structure that normalizes and compels excessive work..." theconversation.com/burnout-isnt...

"The Nicola Valley Hospital will have its emergency department closed again this Sunday, July 19, until 7p.m..." www.merrittherald.com/recent-strin...

Imagine watching your neighbour's house burn down and, instead of helping, complaining about the smell of the smoke.

Amber Alert issued for missing 11-year-old vulnerable child in Calgary - Calgary | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1197123...

"Alberta Health Services is reporting that the Fort Macleod Health Centre’s Emergency Department will be temporarily closed from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, due to a shortage in personnel..." lethbridgenewsnow.com/2026/07/18/t...

Ontarians…please wear N95 if you must be outdoors. Turn on your HEPAs if you’ve got ‘em. Our most vulnerable, especially unhoused individuals, are at very high risk…hoping health units & city officials are handing out N95s on streets. This is the worst our (as in, outside my home) has ever been:

"....Respirator masks, which are explicitly referred to in OHS legislation as the appropriate PPE for airborne hazards, are designed explicitly to prevent inhalation of threats like asbestos or COVID-19..." whn.global/hcws-have-di...

(...) Read the full article: whn.global/hcws-have-di... #WorkplaceWellness #WorkspaceSafety #MaskUp #N95 #COVID #LongCOVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #healthcare #globalhealth #healtheducation #publichealthmatters #infectionprevention

"....the City of Elliot Lake is offering free N95 masks to area residents who need to be outside or are experiencing respiratory issues..." www.elliotlaketoday.com/local-news/c...

"Emergency services at the Fort Nelson General Hospital is interrupted due to closure which will last until 7 p.m. on July 17..." energeticcity.ca/2026/07/17/s...

Covid is airborne and vascular and still in circulation! @andyburnham.bsky.social

"...., Interior Health says the emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital would be temporarily closed effective immediately. The emergency room was scheduled to reopen at 7:00 a.m. Thursday (July 16)..." cfjctoday.com/2026/07/16/m...

" Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt. Emergency services at Nicola Valley Hospital will be unavailable until Thursday morning..." www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...

#ABemerg | Advisory: Tornado - Parts of Alberta | Source: Environment Canada | Issued: Jul 15, 2026 at 21:09 HRS

"Medical experts recently confirmed that your cat can give you bird flu..." www.uchealth.org/today/bird-f...

"Interior Health said in a news release emergency services at the hospital will be unavailable from 6 p.m. Wednesday night to 7 a.m. on Thursday..." www.castanet.net/news/Kamloop...

Lengthy closures will disrupt emergency services at 100 Mile House hospital www.castanet.net/news/Kamloop...

"....An N95, KN95 or KF94 mask can help reduce the fine particles in wildfire smoke getting into your lungs..." www.narcity.com/do-masks-hel...

In the event of a tornado, or if a tornado warning is issued for your area: go indoors to a room on the lowest floor, away from outside walls and windows, such as a basement, bathroom, stairwell or interior closet | Leave mobile homes, vehicles, tents, trailers and other tem...

#ABemerg | Advisory: Tornado - Parts of Alberta | Source: Environment Canada | Issued: Jul 15, 2026 at 10:32 HRS

‘Pathogen effects on the brain: the case of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and neuro COVID’ published July 12, 2026 www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...

"Under Bill 11, the Health Statutes Amendment Act, Alberta will allow physicians to perform both publicly funded and privately paid surgeries which critics say creates a two-tier system and permits extra billing and user charges..." pipestoneflyer.ca/2026/07/14/a...

#ABemerg | Advisory: Tornado - Parts of Alberta | Source: Environment Canada | Issued: Jul 14, 2026 at 17:10 HRS

When COVID-19 cases fall, protections often disappear before transmission does. That is how one wave quietly becomes the next. Breaking the cycle means keeping measures like masking, testing, and cleaner indoor air in place a little longer, until spread is truly under control. (...)

Shingles vaccine could prevent 1 in 17 dementia cases among nursing home patients www.psypost.org/shingles-vac...

"A chain of private plasma clinics cleared ineligible donors at risk for a highly dangerous disease, operated dangerously over capacity and left one centre running without a physician substitute on site, according to a Health Canada report..." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"....Interior Health says the ER at the 100 Mile District General Hospital will be closed between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday (July 13 and 14)..." cfjctoday.com/2026/07/13/t...

It is quite understandable, my friend, if at this point you are feeling burnt out from trying to stay safe in the face of all these public health crises, but please, my friend, do keep taking care for these crises have not yet finished burning through us.

@pressprogress.ca is proud to join 100+ journalists, news publishers, academics and civil society groups in endorsing calls for anti-SLAPP legislation in Alberta Frivolous, abusive and politically motivated SLAPP lawsuits are a threat to free and democratic speech READ MORE: antislappalberta.ca

"....Crowded indoor spaces, poor ventilation, seasonal travel, schools reopening, workplaces becoming busier, and large social gatherings also create more opportunities for the virus to spread..." timesofindia.indiatimes.com/health/covid...