Alex Vezina

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VEZINA: COVID-19 still being underestimated in Canada

The 200-plus person party in Brampton last weekend in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic was not a surprise.

July 30, 2020 Columnists

Scores of people held a party on Third Beach in Vancouver despite pleas from health officials to maintain social distancing protocols as the number of COVID-19 cases spike in B.C.

VEZINA: A simple guide to mask wearing during a pandemic

To put mask wearing in context, we will break it down into three parts:

July 22, 2020 Columnists

Family selfie with protective face masks on during the coronavirus pandemic.

VEZINA: Best response to COVID-19 is assessing risk

It is not entirely your family member’s fault that he or she ignored public health recommendations and took their children to the beach.

July 10, 2020 Columnists

The crowded beach at Grand Bend on Canada Day, Wednesday July 1, 2020.

VEZINA: Call 911 when you, or anyone, are having a stroke

Recent data has indicated a surprising number of people are not calling 911 for a stroke and other life-threatening conditions.

July 2, 2020 Columnists

Calling 911 in the event of an emergency.

VEZINA: Constant training improves police performance

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June 23, 2020 Columnists

Toronto Police and G20 protesters clash near the detention centre on Eastern Ave. June 27, 2010.

VEZINA: First, we need to listen to each other

How can we hate what we do not know?

June 15, 2020 Columnists

Demonstrators protest with banners against racism in front of the US embassy in Warsaw on June 4, 2020 in solidarity with protests raging across the United States over the death of George Floyd.

VEZINA: The COVID-19 crisis is not over

The death toll Canada has already experienced from COVID-19 shows why it still needs to be taken very seriously as federal and provincial governments ease lockdowns and social distancing measures.

June 5, 2020 Columnists

Serena and Felix take Tank for a walk along the Water's Edge Promenade near Sugar Beach in downtown Toronto on Sunday May 24, 2020.

VEZINA: Catastrophic failures in long-term care homes inevitable

We should all be enraged at the horrid conditions in Ontario long-term care homes reported by the Canadian military, which went into five of them to offer emergency assistance after they were overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases.

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May 29, 2020 Columnists