Travelers entering Canada through the land border will soon be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test before their arrival, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today. “Starting February 15, when you come back to Canada through a land border, you will be required to present a 72-hour PCR test, just like air travel,” Trudeau said today during his […]
It all seems so long ago, but at the end of 2019 there was we talk a lot about a new “space race. “ In November 2019, a Japanese spacecraft returned to Earth after a successful landing on a moving asteroid. The following month, President Donald Trump created the new US Space Force with a budget of C $ 20 […]
Fifteen minutes after receiving his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Chief Chris Moonias of Neskantaga First Nation took to Facebook Live to encourage other members of the community to roll up their sleeves. “There is no discomfort, no pain,” Moonias said. “We need it. We need to beat this virus.” Neskantaga, located about 450 kilometers north of Thunder […]
Amanda Robichaud sees herself as a bubbly person, easygoing, quick to laugh, quick to see silver liners in difficult situations. She remembers the day she gave birth unexpectedly, calmly, without any trace of the alarm she must have felt. “I wasn’t feeling well so I went to the hospital and they said, ‘OK, you’re dilated. We’re going to send you […]
BC community organizers are credited with their contribution to reducing the spread of COVID-19 within the South Asian community. “There has been tremendous engagement from our partners, ranging from Gurdwaras, schools, community agencies, businesses [and] the media really need to support and come together to make sure there are culturally appropriate messages and advice, ”said Dr. Victoria Lee, CEO of […]
Several Western governments rushed to offer Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination support after South Africa halted its deployment when research showed it offered minimal protection against a mild infection of a variant that spread there. The arrival of vaccines has given hope that scientists can tame a pandemic that has killed more than 2.3 million people worldwide. But if the vaccines are […]
Alberta restaurants can reopen today for in-person dining as part of the province’s four-step plan to reopen the economy. Restaurants had been closed to in-person dining after the resurgence of COVID-19 late last year which had spiked the number of cases. First Jason Kenney states that the reduction in the number of cases has eased some restrictions, but he also […]
Quebec has passed 10,000 deaths from the disease caused by the new coronavirus. That’s a staggering number that represents just under half of the total number of deaths from the pandemic in Canada. (Graham Hughes / The Canadian Press) A selfless long-term care worker. A teen. A young father. Thousands and thousands of wives, husbands, grandparents, lovers, partners, friends. Quebec […]
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce his government’s plan to gradually ease COVID-19 restrictions in the province today. A high-level government source told The Canadian Press that Ford will allow the current state of emergency tomorrow to expire on schedule. But a stay-at-home order will remain in effect as regions revert to Ontario’s color-coded restrictions system over the […]
The site of Canada’s largest COVID-19 outbreak is now facing a new wave of cases. The Alberta Department of Health confirmed there were 11 cases linked to the Cargill meat processing plant near High River, Alta., On Saturday. Of these, seven cases are active. The outbreak began on December 16, 2020, Alberta Health said, and was publicly reported this week […]
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