Covid Vaccine Mandates

• B.C. not suspending vaccine mandate for public sector, health-care workers

  The decision by the province will ensure everyone working in hospitals and long-term care is vaccinated against COVID-19.

  Health

  Jun 21, 2022
  
• Police didn’t anticipate Emergencies Act use to end convoy blockades: RCMP chief

  Brenda Lucki said powers afforded to police by the government's invoking of the Emergencies Act were not used to clear blockades at Canadian border crossings.

  Canada

  May 10, 2022
  
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• University of Guelph students’ privacy not violated by vaccine mandate: privacy commissioner

  Ontario's privacy commissioner says the University of Guelph's COVID-19 vaccine mandate did not violate the privacy of its students. 

  Health

  Apr 6, 2022
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• ‘Incredibly scary’: How Canada’s trucker convoy protest is galvanizing the American right

  Several Republicans, including former U.S. president Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, have voiced support for the protest in Ottawa.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2022
• ‘Freedom convoy’ expected to move through Greater Toronto Area Thursday

  Police are warning of possible traffic disruptions in the Greater Toronto Area when the so-called "freedom convoy" makes its way through the region.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2022
• Delta, B.C. school staff must now disclose COVID-19 vaccination status

  In October 2021, the British Columbia government released guidelines for school districts to follow if they are going to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for staff.

  Health

  Jan 13, 2022
• U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether to block Biden vaccine mandates

  The Supreme Court will hear in-person arguments on Friday on emergency requests in two separate cases by challengers against COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

  Politics

  Jan 5, 2022
• Labour lawyers in demand as Canadian companies fire thousands of unvaccinated workers

  Canadian employers are firing or putting on unpaid leave thousands of workers who refused to get COVID-19 shots,

  Money

  Nov 3, 2021
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• Lost your job over COVID-19 vaccine refusal? You may not qualify for EI, feds say

  Workers who lose their job over a refusal to vaccinate against COVID-19 may not be eligible for employment insurance benefits, updated guidelines from the federal government say.

  Money

  Oct 22, 2021
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• Carleton University tightens COVID-19 vaccine mandate, limits testing workarounds

  Carleton University is removing the ability for unvaccinated community members to be on campus if they produce a negative test result in its latest COVID-19 policy.

  Health

  Aug 24, 2021