Still COVIDing Canada

This image shows gauges with the Feb 28 - Mar 13, 2026 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories. From left to right: Canada: HIGH - 6.7 Alberta: HIGH - 6.5 British Columbia: MODERATE - 4.4 Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 10.0 New Brunswick: HIGH - 7.1 Newfoundland & Labrador: MODERATE - 4.7 North: HIGH - 6.7 Nova Scotia: HIGH - 6.0 Ontario: HIGH - 7.7 Prince Edward Island: MODERATE - 4.9 Quebec: HIGH - 6.6 Saskatchewan: HIGH - 8.1 A text box reads: 'The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).'

Canadian COVID Forecast: Feb 28 - Mar 13, 2026

SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB
HIGH: CAN, AB, NB, North, NS, ON, QC, SK
MODERATE: BC, NL, PEI

About 1 in 99 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : 28 FEV - 13 MAR, 2026

SÉVÈRE : aucun
TRÈS ÉLEVÉ : MB
ÉLEVÉ : CAN, AB, NB, Nord, NÉ, ON, QC, SK
MODÉRÉ : CB, TNL, ÎPÉ

Environ 1 personne sur 99 est actuellement infectée au Canada.

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Brainwashing, 2026 edition. This paper shows how X's algorithmic feed shifts people's views rightwards. It's a sophisticated, highly effective form of reorientation. And it is utterly chilling.
If you're still on that platform, unhook yourself now.
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The Secret Weapon in Canada’s Sewers

The Secret Weapon in Canada’s Sewers

As America takes an axe to its health data, expanding wastewater surveillance could save lives

Maclean’s
February 2, 2026
By Eric Arts

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#PublicHealth #CdnPoli

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L’arme secrète dans les égouts du Canada

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L’arme secrète dans les égouts du Canada

Alors que les États-Unis supprime ses données de santé, l’expansion de la surveillance des eaux usées pourrait sauver des vies

Maclean’s
Le 2 février 2026
Par Eric Arts

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#SantéPublique #CdnPoli

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CIDRAP
February 17, 2026
By Laine Bergeson

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#health #COVID #CovidIsNotOver #BringBackMasks

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Étude : présence d’ARN du SRAS-CoV-2 dans 39 % des échantillons d’air prélevés dans les hôpitaux pendant des éclosions, malgré une bonne ventilation

CIDRAP
Le 17 février 2026
Par Laine Bergeson

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#santé #COVID #CovidIsNotOver #BringBackMasks

Crucial paper published Friday that deserves much more attention in the #LongCOVID world: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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📣 Take action! For action alerts, please visit DoNoHarm BC’s website:

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February 12, 2026
By Hanna Hett

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#BC #BCPoli #health #BringBackMasks #CovidIsNotOver

📣 Passez à l’action ! Pour obtenir des alertes, visitez le site Web de DoNoHarm BC :

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Un groupe de santé demande à la Colombie-Britannique de rétablir l’obligation du port du masque dans les établissements médicaux

Daily Hive
Le 12 février 2026
Par Hanna Hett

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#BC #BCPoli #santé #BringBackMasks #CovidIsNotOver

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The Sick Times
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By Kayli Jamieson

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#COVID #LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver

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Instantanés de l’invisible : comment nous avons mis l’accent sur la COVID longue dans une récente exposition photographique

The Sick Times
Le 2 février 2026
Par Kayli Jamieson

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#COVID #CovidLongue #CovidLong #CovidIsNotOver

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Snapshots of the unseen: How we focused Long COVID in a recent photo exhibition

Snapshots of the unseen: How we focused Long COVID in a recent photo exhibition

The Sick Times
February 2, 2026
By Kayli Jamieson

stillcoviding.ca/en/news/snap...

#COVID #LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver

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Instantanés de l’invisible : comment nous avons mis l’accent sur la COVID longue dans une récente exposition photographique

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Instantanés de l’invisible : comment nous avons mis l’accent sur la COVID longue dans une récente exposition photographique

The Sick Times
Le 2 février 2026
Par Kayli Jamieson

stillcoviding.ca/fr/nouvelles...

#COVID #CovidLongue #CovidLong #CovidIsNotOver

This image shows gauges with the Jan 31 - Feb 13, 2026 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories. From left to right: Canada: VERY HIGH - 13.1 Alberta: SEVERE - 18.6 British Columbia: HIGH - 6.3 Manitoba: SEVERE - 18.4 New Brunswick: SEVERE - 19.2 Newfoundland & Labrador: HIGH - 7.7 North: VERY HIGH - 13.9 Nova Scotia: VERY HIGH - 10.4 Ontario: VERY HIGH - 14.5 Prince Edward Island: SEVERE - 18.9 Quebec: VERY HIGH - 10.0 Saskatchewan: SEVERE - 18.7 A text box reads: 'The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).'

Canadian COVID Forecast: Jan 31 - Feb 13, 2026

SEVERE: AB, MB, NB, PEI, SK
VERY HIGH: CAN, North, NS, ON, QC
HIGH: BC, NL
MODERATE: none

About 1 in 122 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.