With COVID-19 set to become a fact of life in Canada and around the world, the federal government has reached a deal with Pfizer to secure 35 million COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for next year and 30 million for the… »
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Indigenous, International, Society
Supreme Court affirms U.S. Indigenous man’s right to hunt in Canada
Canada’s highest court has upheld the acquittal of a Native American hunter on charges of poaching in Canada, arguing the man has a constitutionally protected right to hunt in British Columbia given his people’s historic ties to the region. Richard… »
More than half of Canadians say pandemic third wave was preventable
Much of Canada is in the grips of a third wave of COVID-19 infections and it is more brutal than the first two. A new public opinion survey finds that 58 per cent of Canadians believe that it was preventable… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology
Health Canada warns of dangers of certain talc products
Health Canada says Canadian consumers should avoid inhaling talc powder or using certain self-care products containing talc on the female genital area, as exposure “may be harmful to lungs” and it “may cause ovarian cancer.” Most other uses of talc… »
Health, International, Society
Canada suspends flights from India, Pakistan
The Canadian government has suspended all passenger flights coming in from India and Pakistan for one month. Health Canada found that more than one hundred flights that landed in Canada since April 7 had at least one passenger infected with… »
Arts & Entertainment, International
Cirque du soleil to relaunch four shows
After being shut down by pandemic restrictions, the Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil has announced it will open four shows starting in June 2021. The entertainment company was known as the largest contemporary circus and arts producer in the world. It… »
Ontario premier apologizes for some of enhanced public health measures
Ontario Premier Doug Ford fought back tears on Thursday as he admitted that his government “got it wrong” when it introduced a number of additional COVID-19 restrictions that were not recommended by health experts last week. Ford’s government faced intense… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Alliance outraged at ‘vaccine apartheid,’ companies’ billion-dollar pay-outs
The People’s Vaccine Alliance says that COVID-19 vaccine-makers Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca have paid out $26 billion in dividends and stock buybacks to their shareholders in the past year. It calculates that this would be enough to fund… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics
Trudeau pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising Canada will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030. Speaking at the virtual climate summit of world leaders convened by United States President Joe Biden, Trudeau… »
Bank of Canada keeps rates at 0.25%, raises country’s economic outlook
Canada’s central bank opted to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at a record-low 0.25 per cent Wednesday but hinted that it could start hiking interest rates in late 2022, saying “the outlook has improved for both the global and… »
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