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Biden’s first priority for vaccines is getting shots into American arms: White House
WASHINGTON — The White House is making no apologies for prioritizing Americans in its effort to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. When it comes to the pandemic, job 1 for President Joe Biden is to make sure the American people get vaccinated, press
Alberta goes to court in fight with municipality over medical emergency dispatch
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is seeking a court order to stop a northern municipality from unilaterally withdrawing from the provincial medical emergency dispatch system. Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services, the delivery arm of the health s...
Alberta goes to court in fight with municipality over medical emergency dispatch
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is seeking a court order to stop a northern municipality from unilaterally withdrawing from the provincial medical emergency dispatch system. Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services, the delivery arm of the health s...
New survey on trust suggests most Canadians believe COVID-19 vaccines safe, effective
OTTAWA — Almost two in three Canadians surveyed recently said they trust COVID-19 vaccines to be both safe and effective.Proof Strategies conducts a survey every year to assess how much faith Canadians have in major institutions and authorities.Bruce M...
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council votes to take back EMS dispatch
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A municipality in northern Alberta says it will no longer transfer emergency medical calls to provincial 911 dispatch centres because it is concerned about the safety of its residents. In January, Alberta Health Services consolid...
Threat from variants means provinces must be ready to lock down again quickly: Tam
OTTAWA — With new and more contagious variants of COVID-19 escalating in Canada, provincial governments lifting lockdown restrictions must be ready to slam them back into place at a moment's notice, Canada's chief public health doctor said Tuesday. At ...
World economy will lose trillions if poor countries shorted on vaccines: OECD
OTTAWA — As the Trudeau government is forced to explain delays rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, some of the world's economic and health leaders are warning of catastrophic financial consequences if poorer countries are shortchanged on vaccinations. At a ...
Spring vaccinations could double in Canada but only if three more vaccines approved
OTTAWA — The number of Canadians vaccinated in the spring could double if Health Canada gives the green light to all three vaccines it is currently reviewing. But Canada is unlikely to get any doses from those three companies directly until
Every vaccine maker was asked to make their doses in Canada and all said no: Anand
OTTAWA — Every COVID-19 vaccine maker Canada signed a contract with last summer was asked if they could make the doses in Canada and all of them concluded they could not, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said Thursday. Anand told the House
Canada’s deliveries from COVAX join growing list of COVID-19 vaccine confusions
OTTAWA — Procurement Minister Anita Anand said this week she is confident Canada's COVID-19 vaccine deliveries will only get better going forward but just hours after she made the remark, Canada's vaccine purchases got slammed again. "The worst week wa...
