Aug 12 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Plans are underway to sift through Canadian sewage to test for and measure monkeypox, polio and other potential health threats, the country’s chief public health officer said Friday. Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater detection became a key way to track the spread of the virus, especially as free lab tests […]
Aug 9 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The government is working hard to meet its end-of-year deadline to deliver dental-care coverage to kids, the deputy prime minister said Tuesday, but added providing new services is "complicated." The Liberals agreed to offer dental coverage to low- and middle-income children by the end of the year as part of their confidence and […]
Aug 4 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Jane Sustrik remembers the sense of fear hanging over her in those early months of the pandemic. Dozens of residents from her mother's congregate living home in Edmonton died of COVID-19, as Sustrik read reports of the abysmal conditions in long-term care homes across the country and the number of residents falling victim […]
Aug 3 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — An amphibious tour bus crashed into the fence of the prime minister's unoccupied official residence at 24 Sussex Drive on Wednesday morning during a dry run of a tour route. No injuries were reported. Etienne Cameron, a co-owner of Lady Dive Tours in Ottawa, said the company is investigating the crash involving one […]
Jul 29 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Some travellers keen to get their passports will now be able to request their mail-in applications be transferred to any of the more than 300 local Service Canada centres for processing. They can also now do so even if their need for a passport is slightly less urgent, as in for those planning […]
Jul 27 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Men who have sex with men should practise safe sex and reduce their number of partners to limit the spread of monkeypox in Canada, Dr. Theresa Tam advised Wednesday. The World Health Organization declared the virus a public health emergency of international concern over the weekend. Tam, the chief public health officer, said […]
Jul 27 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Dr. Theresa Tam says Canadians — especially men who have sex with men — should practice safe sex and reduce the number of partners to reduce the spread of monkeypox in Canada. The World Health Organization declared the virus a public health emergency of international concern over the weekend. Tam, the chief public […]
Jul 26 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich was once again released from jail on Tuesday after a Ontario Superior Court judge found errors in the decision to revoke her bail two weeks ago. Lich was mobbed outside the Ottawa courthouse with cheers and hugs from an enthusiastic group of about two dozen supporters. They included […]
Jul 26 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich has once again been ordered released from jail after the Ontario Superior Court found errors in the decision to revoke her bail two weeks ago. More coming. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 26, 2022. Laura Osman, The Canadian Press
Jul 25 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government has asked the private sector to weigh in on how companies could play a role in Canada's national dental-care plan. The Liberals set aside $5.3 billion over the next five years to launch a dental-care program for uninsured low- and middle-income families. The have committed to starting with kids under […]
Jul 25 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich has once again argued to be released from jail after a justice of the peace denied her bail earlier this month. After she was accused of breaching her bail conditions, Lich was ordered to remain in custody to await trial for her role in the protest that paralyzed […]
Jul 25 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — "Freedom Convoy" organizer Tamara Lich is once again arguing to be released from jail after a justice of the peace denied her bail earlier this month. Lich was ordered to remain in jail to await trial for her role in the protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa in February, after the court decided she […]
Jul 22 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada is working to help get much-needed grain out of Ukraine to famine-threatened parts of the world, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday, now that the embattled country and Russia have signed deals to allow that to happen. Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements Friday with Turkey and the United Nations, clearing the […]
Jul 22 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal Immigration Department has updated its anti-racism strategy following criticism during the Ukrainian refugee crisis, but groups representing applicants and refugees say it's unclear what will change for people who rely on the system. The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada document released this week says the department needs to be more open-minded […]
Jul 21 2022 — Laura Osman, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government plans to give $1 million to community organizations across the country to provide gay and bisexual men with information about monkeypox and combat stigma around the disease. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the RÉZO community organization in Montreal will receive $150,000 to support local and provincial outreach efforts, and AIDS […]