Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin confirmed on Thursday that one player on the team tested positive for COVID-19. “There was one player that the test came back positive and there was close contact so the league didn’t want to… »
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Public Health Agency was ‘unprepared’ for the pandemic, says auditor general
Despite planning for a pandemic response since the 2009 swine flu outbreak, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) “was not adequately prepared” for COVID-19 and “underestimated the potential impact of the virus at the onset of the pandemic,” says… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics, Society
Highest court approves federal carbon charge
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided that the Canadian government’s carbon price is constitutional and needed to fight climate change, “a threat to the future of humanity.” The federal government’s Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act was challenged by the… »
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Canada’s largest airport reports $383 million loss in 2020 due to pandemic
The Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA), the operator of Canada’s largest airport, reported on Wednesday a net loss of approximately $383 million in 2020 primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a press release, the GTAA saw a significant… »
Economy, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Canada moves to protect intellectual property and research from espionage
With Canada’s intellectual property and world-class research “increasingly targeted by espionage and foreign interference activities,” the federal government is moving to “protect the country’s national security, long-term economic competitiveness and prosperity” with new guidelines on research security, officials say. In… »
Canada officially marks the abolition of slavery
Canadian members of Parliament have voted unanimously to declare August 1st as Emancipation Day marking the 1833 abolition of slavery in the British Empire, of which Canada was a part. British efforts to colonize North America began in the sixteenth… »
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CAF to deploy to Manitoba First Nations communities for vaccination drive
The federal government will deploy the Canadian military to help First Nations communities in Manitoba accelerate the pace of the COVID-19 immunization campaign, federal officials said Thursday. Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), in partnership with… »
Health Canada updates AstraZeneca vaccine label, adds info on blood clots
Health Canada announced Wednesday it had updated the label for the AstraZeneca-Oxford and Covishield COVID-19 vaccines in order to provide information on the “very rare” reports of blood clots that are associated with low levels of blood platelets following immunization… »
Economic anxiety dogs many Canadians ahead of budget
A recent survey suggests that two-in-five Canadians are plagued by economic anxiety and half are worried that someone in their household might lose their job. The Canadian government will present a budget on April 19, 2021 and Canadians will be… »
Canada announces new sanctions against 9 Russian officials
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau announced new sanctions on Wednesday against nine top Russian officials “in response to gross and systematic violations of human rights in Russia.” Garneau said the sanctions are part of a concerted diplomatic effort with allies… »
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