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Reopening plans ‘shortsighted,’ doctor says as Ontario reports 1,087 new COVID-19 cases
A doctor who was demoted after speaking out about the province’s handling of the pandemic expressed concern on Sunday about Ontario’s reopening plans as...
Federal government seeks fourth extension to update assisted-dying law
The Trudeau government is seeking a fourth extension to a court-imposed deadline for expanding access to medical assistance in dying. Justice Minister David...
Federal government extending Canadians’ access to pandemic benefits
The federal government will extend the period of time claimants can receive several pandemic income benefits, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today. Trudeau told reporters...
How some Canadians plan to circumvent Ottawa’s new hotel quarantine requirement
Some Canadians abroad plan to change their route home and cross the border by land, instead of air, to bypass Canada’s pricey new hotel...
In vow to protect campus free speech, Quebec premier joins global ‘war on woke’
Quebec Premier François Legault has steered his government toward yet another divisive ideological debate by declaring his intention to move swiftly to protect campus free speech...
Foster teen killed in Ontario home run by for-profit company
Battered, bloody and nearly naked, 15-year-old David Roman made a simple plea moments before he was stabbed to death in an Ontario foster...
Freeland presses Tories to speed up passage of COVID-19 relief bill
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is appealing to the Official Opposition Conservatives to hasten passage of a COVID-19 relief bill through the House...
None of Ottawa’s new travel rules apply to the largest group of people entering Canada — truckers
None of the federal government’s recently announced new travel measures — which include COVID-19 testing upon arrival — apply to the largest group of people regularly entering...
Commissioner for inquiry into anti-Alberta energy campaigns is independent and objective: lawyer
The commissioner heading Alberta’s inquiry into alleged foreign-funded attacks on the energy industry is independent and objective and should be allowed to complete...
Vaccines intended for N.S., N.B. to be diverted to Northern Canada
The federal government is diverting portions of vaccine shipments from at least two provinces to help supply Canada’s north. Provincial health officials in Nova Scotia and...
Alberta pandemic danger pay program causes confusion among workers, unions
A new program that will pay some frontline workers $1,200 for risking their health during the COVID-19 pandemic is leaving some employees and...
Hotel quarantine measures for travellers come into effect Feb. 22: sources
Air travellers landing in Canada will have to quarantine in a hotel, at their own expense, starting Feb. 22, according to government sources....
Government missed out on an offer of N95 masks at the start of the pandemic: documents
Documents tabled with the House of Commons health committee show the federal government missed an opportunity to purchase critical pandemic-related supplies at the outset of the...
‘We did the best we could’ — a conversation with the co-chair of Canada’s vaccine task force
Dr. Joanne Langley is a pediatric infectious disease physician and a professor in the departments of Pediatrics and Community Health and Epidemiology at...
Teachers, education unions criticize Ontario government’s move to delay March break
Some teachers and education unions are criticizing the Ford government’s decision to delay March break this year as part of its effort to slow the spread of the novel...
Mother frantic for help after autism therapy program shortened due to COVID-19
Parents of children in an intensive autism therapy program are begging the Nova Scotia government for more support, saying gaps in their therapy...
