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Canada urged to avoid ‘vaccine nationalism’ in race for COVID-19 cure
OTTAWA — A top American health expert is praising Canada for not succumbing to "vaccine nationalism" because of its efforts to push for fair global distribution of a cure for the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas Bollyky, director of the global health pro...
Tam says feds, experts discussing COVID-19 vaccine orders amid concerns of delay
OTTAWA — Active discussions are taking place to potentially pre-order COVID-19 vaccine doses for Canadians, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Tuesday. She said an independent vaccine task force is advising the government on options for C...
Parents divided over sending kids back to school: Poll
OTTAWA — As the clock ticks down to September, a new poll suggests many Canadian parents are on the fence about whether to send their kids to school if and when classrooms are reopened. The poll by Leger and the Association
Parents divided over sending kids back to school: Poll
OTTAWA — As the clock ticks down to September, a new poll suggests many Canadian parents are on the fence about whether to send their kids to school if and when classrooms are reopened. The poll by Leger and the Association
Senator urges Ottawa to support Canadian vaccine company awaiting funding
OTTAWA — An Alberta senator is urging Ottawa to fund a Canadian company so it can develop a domestic COVID-19 vaccine to lessen the risk Canadians will have wait in a line on a foreign-made pandemic cure. "I really do believe
Iran shootdown of plane carrying Canadians ‘illegal,’ says Ukraine minister
OTTAWA — A Ukraine minister says a preliminary analysis of flight recorders has revealed that Iran illegally shot down a passenger jet from his country over Tehran. Yevhenii Yenin, Ukraine's deputy foreign minister, made the declaration in a Twitter po...
Health experts tell Ottawa to hurry domestic vaccine funding amid China delays
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is being pressed to approve funding for a made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine to lessen the risk Canadians will have to line up and wait on a foreign-made pandemic cure. For instance, health-care professionals have written t...
Tam to young people: stop spreading COVID-19, don’t infect parents, elders
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam is doubling down on warnings to young Canadians to stop fuelling the spread of the novel coronavirus. Tam delivered that pre-weekend warning — one week after her deputy Dr. Howard ...
B.C. announces funding for search and rescue groups amid spike in calls
VICTORIA — Sustainable funding is on the way for search and rescue groups in British Columbia that are seeing an uptick in calls in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the province has committed $6 million...
US moves one step closer to letting the Boeing 737 Max fly
Federal safety regulators are moving closer to letting the grounded Boeing 737 Max fly again with changes that Boeing made to the plane after two deadly crashes. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that “in the near future” it will issue
