The medical officers of health in Ontario’s COVID-19 hotspots are speaking out, calling on the provincial government to issue a stay-at-home order. The battles against COVID variants across the country as hospitals burst at the seams. Plus, an influx of tourists is creating environmental pressure on Russia’s Lake Baikal.

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00:00 The National for April5, 2021
01:11 Health officials vs. Ontario government
05:39 Rising COVID-19 case numbers in Quebec
06:19 COVID-19 variants in Canada
06:54 P.1 COVID-19 variant takes hold in B.C.
09:14 Doctor speaks about young patient
09:57 Concern about rising ICU numbers
12:01 Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
12:22 Fears of possible 4th wave in the U.S.
14:40 Derek Chauvin murder trial, chief testifies
17:00 Questions about early snow crab season
17:34 Mysterious illness in New Brunswick
19:53 Plans for permanent Humboldt Broncos memorial
22:56 Iqaluit weather station fire
23:19 School dropouts during the pandemic
26:10 The fight to preserve Russia’s Lake Baikal
36:25 England offers twice-weekly COVID-19 tests
37:05 COVID-19 antibody test using firefly enzyme
39:40 Free soup for frontline workers
43:39 The Moment

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