Anybody entering Manitoba from anywhere else in Canada will be required to self-isolate for 14 days starting this Friday. The new restriction on interprovincial travel, which was announced by Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister on Tuesday, is being implemented to help… »
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Grocery giant lauded for pledge to phase out chemicals on receipts
Several groups are cheering Loblaw’s commitment to phase out receipt paper containing BPA, BPS and other bisphenol alternatives by the end of 2021. These chemicals have been found to be endocrine disruptors and some studies have linked them to other… »
Canadian made COVID-19 vaccine begins human trials
Human trials for the first fully made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine began on Tuesday, according to a press release from Providence Therapeutics, the company that developed the vaccine. The first phase of the trial includes 60 volunteers between the ages of 18… »
House of Commons returns from break–debates vaccine rollout
Canada’s vaccine rollout program took centre stage as the House of Commons resumed sitting on Monday following a six week break. Canada is not receiving any doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this week, and future deliveries are expected to drop… »
Protected area to improve movement of species
A mostly forested area of over 35 hectares in the province of Quebec has been purchased to establish an ecological corridor for plants and wildlife to grow, move and survive. This adds to an already protected area near Forillon National… »
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First baby tyrannosaur fossils found in Canada, U.S.
For the first time, paleontologists have found embryo fossils of the tyrannosaur dinosaur, one in Canada’s western province of Alberta and the other in the U.S. state of Montana. Fossils of young tyrannosaur have been found before, but in 150… »
Couple draws scorn and fines after jumping B.C.’s vaccine queue in Yukon
In a story reported around the world, including Washington D.C, where there is no shortage of news these days, a Vancouver couple–a millionaire casino executive and his wife, an aspiring actress–were fined last week after travelling hundreds of miles to… »
Liberals expel backbencher following ‘baseless and dangerous’ remarks
A Liberal backbencher has been expelled from the party’s caucus for inflammatory comments he allegedly made last week about other members of the party in a Punjabi-language interview Ramesh Sangha, the MP for Brampton Centre in Ontario, made the comments… »
More voices condemn protest at Saskatchewan chief medical officer’s home
The Saskatchewan Medical Association has added its name to those condemning a protest on Saturday outside the Regina home of Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province’s chief medical officer of health. A small group of protesters, unhappy with provincial restrictions to… »
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Colchicine, an anti-inflammatory, may be big asset in pandemic fight: study
New research led by Canadian scientists suggests that an anti-inflammatory medication on the shelves of pharmacies around the world could help millions of people suffering from COVID-19 and as well as go a long way to lowering the number of… »
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