More than one in three federal public servants in Canada obtained paid time off in the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, at a cost of over $ 800 million, according to a Treasury Board document. At the start of the pandemic, officials were urged to work from home, if possible, to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus […]
US President Joe Biden’s first official meeting with a foreign head of government will be a virtual meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “During the meeting, Prime Minister Trudeau and President Biden will advance shared priorities and work together to end the global COVID-19 pandemic,” a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said on Saturday. “They will discuss their […]
The Trudeau government is asking for a fourth extension of the court-imposed deadline to expand access to medical assistance in dying. Justice Minister David Lametti is asking the court to give the government one more month – until March 26 – to pass Bill C7. The bill seeks to bring the law into line with a 2019 Quebec Superior Court […]
Ottawa says it intends to guarantee the right to work in French in all federally regulated private companies with more than 50 employees in Quebec and in the majority French-speaking communities of Canada. This measure is one of the 56 proposals for amending the Official Languages Act presented on Friday by the federal government in a document entitled “English and […]
The federal government has agreed to supplement its funding for vaccine deployment in low-income countries, pledging an additional $ 75 million to the international vaccine exchange program COVAX as other rich countries step up their commitment. The new commitment brings Canada’s total contribution to $ 940 million. The announcement comes as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomes Prime Minister Justin […]
The Public Health Agency of Canada briefs on the latest data on COVID-19.
In the past, Canada’s most influential media companies had to keep at least one eye on the Canadian public interest, whether they like it or not. Broadcasters are regulated by the Broadcasting Act, and although newspapers are under less scrutiny, a restriction on foreign ownership means there is always the possibility that a determined Canadian government could do something, like […]
Canada on Thursday pledged to charge Facebook for news content, seeking allies in the media battle with tech giants and pledging not to back down if the social media platform cuts the country’s news like he did it in Australia. Facebook has blocked all Australian news content on its service due to a bill requiring it and Google to pay […]
Two travelers were fined for presenting “false or misleading” COVID-19 tests upon their return from Mexico last month, Transport Canada said today. According to a press release, Transport Canada conducted a “full investigation” of the two travelers and determined that they had made “a false statement about their state of health.” They were fined $ 10,000 and $ 7,000 respectively. […]
Delivery of COVID-19 vaccine doses by two approved vaccine manufacturers, Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, is back on track after weeks of reduced shipments, Agency officials said today. public health of Canada. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander responsible for vaccine logistics in Canada, said 403,650 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Canada this week – the largest shipment since shipments […]
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