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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 »

Health, Society

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 »

Health

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 »

Health, Society

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 »

Health, Politics, Society

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 »

Health, Politics, Society

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 »