Canada COVID-19

• CFIB starts petition urging feds to keep small business supports going

  The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says small business owners are keen to replace subsidies with sales but only 35 per cent are back to normal levels of sales.

  Canada

  Jul 22
• Canada ties Japan in Olympic soccer as Tokyo sees 6 month high in COVID-19 cases

  Health experts on Wednesday warned Tokyo's infections would only worsen in coming weeks as the opening ceremony for the Games is on Friday.

  Canada

  Jul 21
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• COVID-19: Vaccines ramping up across Montreal but challenges remain

  The 18-to-29 age group has finally broken the 70-per cent threshold, but the vaccination rate in some Montreal boroughs and suburbs lags behind.

  Canada

  Jul 20
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• Mixing COVID-19 vaccines a ‘dangerous trend,’ WHO chief scientist says

  Canada has been mixing COVID-19 vaccine doses since June, after the National Advisory Committee on Immunization approved the idea.

  Canada

  Jul 12
• COVID-19 outbreaks in unvaccinated groups like kids under 12 very much a ‘reality’: Tam

  Canada's chief public health officer said that the risk of future outbreaks in vaccinated and under vaccinated populations was "a reality going forward."

  Canada

  Jul 8
• Some U.S. airlines are mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for hires. Should Canada follow?

  The airline industry has been among the hardest hit over the course of the pandemic, shedding thousands of jobs and billions of dollars of revenue since the onset of COVID-19.

  Canada

  Jun 14
• Dr. Kieran Moore looks back on time as Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington’s top doctor

  During a final media call with local media, outgoing medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore took time to reflect on his time as Kingston's top doctor.

  Canada

  Jun 3
• Company behind COVID-19 border testing says medical professionals ‘always’ oversee testing

  Top executives from Switch Health, the company behind Canada's COVID-19 border testing program, appeared before a meeting of Parliament's health committee on Friday.

  Canada

  May 28
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• Most Canadians say type of COVID-19 vaccine instrumental in whether or not they get it: poll

  The poll also found that a majority of Canadians were confident that the country would be able to meet the government's goal of vaccinating most Canadians by the end of September.

  Canada

  Apr 13
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• 26 global experts call for new investigation into COVID-19 origins

  "At this point we are no further advanced than we were a year ago," said an Australian expert in vaccines and one of 26 global experts who signed the open letter.

  World

  Mar 5