Jan 28 2022 — John Paul Tasker — CBC — Canada’s chief public health officer said Friday that cases of the Omicron variant have peaked nationwide and the number of new infections has dropped significantly over the past week. Canada’s molecular testing system has been hampered by constrained capacity and staffing issues that have made PCR tests unavailable to many. Dr. Theresa Tam pointed to […]
Jan 27 2022 — The Canadian Press — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is isolating at home after learning that he was exposed to someone who had tested positive for COVID-19. The prime minister says in a tweet that he learned about the exposure just last night. He says the result of a rapid antigen test he took was negative, but he […]
Jan 27 2022 — CBC — The federal government has trumpeted previous vaccine partnerships with a China-based company as one of the reasons why Canada was pinning its hopes on a COVID-19 vaccine candidate from China early in the pandemic. But The Fifth Estate has reviewed those partnerships and found that a collaboration with McMaster University in Hamilton stalled years ago […]
Jan 5 2022 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — At this point in the pandemic, with widespread new restrictions and postponed surgeries for tens of thousands, Canadians are “angry” with those in this country who still have not rolled up their sleeves to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. “People are seeing cancer treatments and elective surgeries put off because […]
Jan 25 2022 — Global News — Anti-vaccine protesters hit the private residence of another Calgary politician over the weekend. “Yesterday afternoon, a group of protesters demonstrated outside my home while my family and I were inside celebrating my wife’s birthday,” Calgary Skyview MP George Chahal wrote on Twitter Monday morning. “They came to intimidate us. I have three daughters: 17, 13, […]
Jan 25 2022 — Legendary Canadian rocker Neil Young penned an open letter on Monday, requesting that his music be removed from Spotify as long as host Joe Rogan has his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, on the streaming service. Young, 76, posted the letter (since deleted) to his personal site — addressed to Warner Bros. corporate leadership and […]
Jan 24 2022 — Global News — With less than 20 per cent of the eligible population still unvaccinated against COVID-19 and concerns around the Omicron variant wave rising in the country, a majority of Canadians are in favour of imposing more restrictions on those who have not gotten the shots yet, according to new polling. An Ipsos poll published Monday and […]
Jan 24 2022 — Associated Press — Fully vaccinated travellers arriving in Britain will no longer have to take a COVID-19 test, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Monday, as the government sets out plans to move beyond restrictions and live with the virus. Currently, vaccinated people arriving in Britain are required to take a lateral flow test within 2 days of […]
Jan 24 2022 — Angus Reid — Entering the third year of the pandemic, the picture of mental health in Canada is one of exhaustion and increasing trauma. A new study from the Angus Reid Institute finds a population largely fatigued, frustrated, and anxious – and one-in-three (36%) Canadians saying they are struggling with their mental health. This represents an increase from […]
Jan 24 2022 — AP — The Canadian Press — People who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer allowed in France’s restaurants, bars, tourist sites and sports venues unless they recently recovered from the virus. The new law came into effect Monday requiring a “vaccine pass” that is central to the government’s anti-virus strategy. France is registering Europe’s highest-ever daily coronavirus infection numbers, and […]
Jan 24 2022 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Zipping through the Canada-U.S. border in 15 seconds. Facial recognition cameras at the airport to open an electronic gate. Sending your declaration to customs before you even get off the plane. Those are just some of the changes in the works at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) — partly as a result of the […]
Jan 23 2022 — The Canadian Press — A federation representing truckers across Canada has denounced a series of planned protests against the federal government’s cross-border travel vaccine mandate, arguing such demonstrations aren’t a safe or effective way of resisting the policy. The Canadian Trucking Alliance spoke out against the pending protests in a statement issued 24 hours before a convoy of unvaccinated […]
Jan 23 2022 — John Paul Tasker — CBC — As Canadians grapple with the highly transmissible Omicron variant and a molecular testing regime that has all but collapsed, rapid antigen tests have become a much-needed lifeline — for those lucky enough to get their hands on one. Canada is suffering a supply crunch, with nightmarishly long lines reported at the few sites where some […]
Jan 22 2022 — CBC — The federal government must take stronger and more decisive action to repair Canada’s supply chains and keep food on grocery store shelves, Conservative MPs say. The MPs sent a letter to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra Friday urging action ahead of the government’s National Supply Chain Summit, which is scheduled for January 31. “We are closely […]
Jan 22 2022 — Global News — Starting Jan. 22, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will require all Canadian and non-U.S. individuals to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country. This means anyone wanting to enter the U.S. at land borders or ferry terminals at the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders must provide proof of vaccination whether they are […]