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… »
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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,… »
Internet, Science & Technology
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… »
Health, International, Politics
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.… »
Internet, Science & Technology
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… »
Canada signs deal with Pfizer for millions of COVID-19 booster shots
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… »
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… »
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