Abigail Bimman shares her experience travelling with the prime minister on his first trip out of the country since the pandemic began, to attend the G7 summit.
Ramping up the worldwide vaccine campaign to beat COVID-19 is a major focus of the G7 Leaders’ Summit, hosted by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
According to a Canadian government source, the 100 million doses would include previous contributions, such as the $400M given to COVAX.
Justin Trudeau’s office insists the prime minister’s trip to Europe follows all public health guidelines. But there are questions about how that will work.
The Delta B.1.617 variant has been suggested to be more transmissible than other variants of concern, and has already spread to all ten provinces and one territory.
‘I have every confidence that Canadians will not feel any impact,’ Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough said about the impact on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
The OPP officer who carried young Jude Leyton out of an eastern Ontario forest tells the story of how the 3-year-old was recovered after more than 72-hours in the bush.
China has faced a barrage of criticism over their imprisonment of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, as well as on the transparency of their judicial process
While Ottawa purchased 40.5 million rapid tests, only 15.4 have arrived in Canada, with provinces and territories telling Global News they’ve rolled out just 1.3 million of them.
Global News breaks down how rapid tests are used across Canada. In total, fewer than 1.3 million have been rolled out, though five provinces/territories wouldn’t provide numbers.
The inmate vaccine plan has been criticized for skipping over prisons with current outbreaks, correctional officers and vulnerable populations that aren’t incarcerated.
Infectious disease experts said that Canada should be vaccinating with as much of the doses they have on hand as fast as possible.
Canadians Julia and Kevin Garratt, who spent time detained in China, hope the state provides Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor the same holiday “kindness” they once received.
From personalized window shopping sessions to COVID-safe mini pop-up markets of one, businesses are finding ways to be creative during the pandemic this holiday season.
Canada’s vaccine advisory committee now says long-term care residents and staff should be vaccinated first, after learning Canada will only receive six million doses at first.