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Episode Date: April 14, 2020Half of the country's Covid-19 deaths have happened in long term care facilities exposing a serious problem in the way Canada cares for its elderly....
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1197 episodes transcribedHalf of the country's Covid-19 deaths have happened in long term care facilities exposing a serious problem in the way Canada cares for its elderly....
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