Despite some earlier vaccine rollout hiccups and a handful of reports of potentially fatal blood clotting side effects, the Canadians’ confidence in the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has grown over recent weeks, according to a new Angus Reid Institute poll. Among Canadians… »
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Canada’s opposition leaders support helping India amid surge of COVID-19 cases
The leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada and the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) are in favour of supporting India by sending personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies as the country deals with a rising number of new… »
Dockworkers’ strike at Port of Montreal imperils supply chains across Canada
An open-ended strike by more than 1,000 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal has shut down operations at Canada’s second-largest port, threatening major disruptions to supply chains of thousands of businesses across the country. The dockworkers, who have been without… »
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Bianca Andreescu withdraws from Madrid Open after positive COVID-19 test
Canadian tennis star Bianca Adreescu had to withdraw from the Madrid Open, a professional tennis tournament, after testing positive for COVID-19. In a tweet on Sunday, Andreescu explained that after two negative tests before her flight to Madrid, she was… »
Ontario teen among youngest Canadians to die with COVID-19
A 13-year-old girl from Ontario has become one of the youngest people in Canada to die of COVID-19. Emily Victoria Viegas, of Brampton, Ont., died on April 22, CBC News reported. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said his “heart absolutely breaks… »
Canada set to receive almost two million COVID-19 vaccines this week
Canada is set to receive over 1.9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week according to vaccine shipment data from the Canadian government. The federal government said that it is expecting more than one million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine,… »
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Corrosion costs the world an estimated $2.5 trillion USD
Scientists in Canada and around the world are bringing attention to issues of corrosion which can harm human health, damage infrastructure and cost trillions yearly. Scientists at Western University and others have proclaimed April 24, 2021 Corrosion Awareness Day. Water… »
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Canada ‘stands ready to assist’ India amid pandemic’s 3rd wave, says minister
Canadian officials in Ottawa and the country’s envoy in New Delhi are discussing a “number of options” with their Indian counterparts to help India stem the deadly tide of the world’s worst coronavirus surge, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said Friday.… »
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Audio is new social? Facebook is developing a series of new audio products
Lagging behind the text, image, and video, audio used to be an unnoticeable media form, but surprisingly this year it has been catching up and becoming a hot topic. Even social media giant Facebook has finally woken up and joined… »
Corporations boost vaccination campaign
Labatt Breweries and Uber are taking action to help get Canadians vaccinated. Labatt is inviting corporate Canada to get involved in efforts to combat vaccination hesitancy and to educate Canadians about COVID-19 vaccination efficacy and safety. Labatt’s campaign is called… »
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