Nov 23 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is “well positioned” when it comes to potential coronavirus vaccines – but she warns that rolling out the vaccinations to all citizens will take “a while.” Her comments come on the heel of news of a third vaccine’s promising late stage trial results, with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca […]
Nov 23 2020 — Global News — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has gone into self-isolation after a potential exposure to the novel coronavirus. A government spokesperson said it happened on Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Original Joe’s in Prince Albert. Moe learned of the potential exposure Monday morning through an alert issued by the Saskatchewan Health Authority late Sunday.
Nov 23 2020 — Robert Benzie — Toronto Star — The former head of the Canadian military will lead Ontario’s charge to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, the Star has learned. Retired Gen. Rick Hillier has been enlisted to chair the province’s new task force on the vaccine. Hillier, who was chief of the defence staff of the Canadian Armed Forces from 2005 to 2008, was […]
Nov 23 2020 — The Canadian Press — Businesses struggling to pay the bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to start applying today for a long-awaited new commercial rent-relief program offered by the federal government. The new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy replaces an earlier rent-support program for businesses introduced in the spring that saw little pickup because it relied on […]
Nov 23 2020 — CBC — The Atlantic bubble is no more. The government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced Monday that all incoming travellers will be expected to isolate for 14 days, regardless of where they’re coming from. Premier Andrew Furey said the bubble will be paused for two weeks. Furey said the province will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation […]
Nov 23 2020 — CTV News — Alberta set a record 1,584 new coronavirus cases Sunday – and #WhereisKenney began to trend on Twitter as critics accused Alberta’s premier of failing to show leadership – or even speak to Albertans about the crisis. Jason Kenney was still self-isolating after a close contact tested positive for the disease – but many wondered why […]
Nov 23 2020 — Globe and Mail — Ontario’s move to limit non-essential retailers in Toronto and Peel Region to just curbside pickup or delivery could kill off thousands of small stores that count on make-or-break Christmas sales to survive, retail-industry associations say. The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) are pressing Ontario Premier Doug Ford […]
Nov 23 2020 — Associated Press — AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed that its COVID-19 vaccine with Oxford University was up to 90 per cent effective in preventing disease. The results are based on interim analysis of trials in the U.K. and Brazil of a vaccine developed by Oxford University and manufactured by AstraZeneca. No hospitalizations or severe cases of […]
Nov 22 2020 — The Canadian Press — A member of Jason Kenney’s cabinet is backtracking on a comment that seemed to suggest Alberta was waiting for hospitals to reach their limit before tightening COVID-19 restrictions. The move comes amid mounting calls for the premier to impose tougher public health measures. Jason Luan, the associate minister of mental health and addictions, says he […]
Nov 22 2020 — The Canadian Press — Seven provinces have signed on to a federal rent assistance program created as part of the national housing strategy, newly released documents show. So far, the Liberals have only announced deals with four provinces to deliver the Canada Housing Benefit to vulnerable renters, such as low-income families, Indigenous people, veterans and newcomers. Money is already […]
Nov 22 2020 — Jillian Kestler-D'Amours, The Canadian Press — Regions across Canada braced for a host of new public health restrictions on Sunday as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic sent case counts soaring from coast to coast.Surging case counts that reached record heights in several provinces over the weekend spelled the short-term end to restaurant and retail service in some infection hot […]
Nov 22 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — After a week of confusion around how many doses of vaccines each province and territory will be receiving and when, the federal minister responsible for procurement says it’s crucial the federal government and provinces are on the same page in order to have “an efficient distribution across this country.” In an interview on CTV’s Question […]
Nov 22 2020 — The Canadian Press — Quebec is reporting 1,154 new cases of COVID-19 today and 23 additional deaths linked to the virus. The province says eight of those deaths took place in the last 24 hours, 11 occurred between Nov. 15 and 20, three were before Nov. 15 and one is from an unspecified date. Quebec has now reported 132,042 […]
Nov 21 2020 — The Canadian Press — Four provinces reported new highs for daily COVID-19 infections on Saturday as the virus continued its siege on some of the country’s most vulnerable areas. Health officials in New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta all reported new single-day peaks in diagnoses, recording 23, 1,588, 439 and 1,336 new cases respectively, as the nation’s top doctor […]
Nov 21 2020 — Chris Hall — CBC — Dr. Neeja Bakshi was near the end of a particularly gruelling day in the COVID-19 unit at Edmonton’s Royal Alexandra Hospital, her nose rubbed raw from repeatedly adjusting the many different N95 masks she’d donned to deal with patients — when bad started getting much worse. “We had patients crashing very, very early in the […]