Canada soared past its one millionth diagnosis of COVID-19 on Saturday, reaching the grim milestone the same day it administered its six millionth dose of vaccine to protect against the virus.
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‘Schitt’s Creek’ takes home two SAG Awards for final season performances
The stars of “Schitt’s Creek” are getting recognition from their peers, taking home two Screen Actor Guild Awards on Sunday night.
Flattening the climate curve requires national plan, carbon budget says McGill professor
The phrase ‘flatten the curve’ may sound familiar to you. It’s been tossed around in media briefings from epidemiologists and politicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. But scientists have been using this phrase since at least the 1980’s and its origins didn’t start with a deadly virus.
COVID vaccine shipments to Canada won’t be affected by possible E.U. restrictions: Ng
The federal government says it does not believe COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Canada would be affected by export restrictions being considered by the European Union.
1 in 2 people of colour have experienced online racism in Canada: survey
Noor Fadel says most people assume that the night she was attacked by a racist man on a SkyTrain in Vancouver in 2017 was the worst night of her life.
U.S. confirms plan to lend 1.5M doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada
Canada’s procurement minister says a deal is close to receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses from the U.S., while the military commander in charge of the rollout here says all adults who wish could be able to get their first shot by July 1.
Senate passes bill giving Canadians expanded access to medically assisted dying
Intolerably suffering Canadians who are not near the natural end of their lives now have the right to seek medical assistance in dying.
Chinese government interference derailed Canadian vaccine partnership: researcher
A Canadian vaccine researcher says he believes that Chinese political machinations ended a vaccine partnership last summer.
Government issues at least 15 tickets to travellers who won’t quarantine
The government has issued at least 15 tickets to travellers arriving in Canada with no quarantine bookings, and who refused to go to a quarantine hotel, the Public Health Agency of Canada tells CityNews.
Tourism industry calls COVID ‘worse than Sept. 11, SARS and financial crisis combined’
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s tourism industry is facing a crisis greater than the combined impacts of Sept. 11, 2001, the SARS outbreak and the global financial crisis, according to a new report.