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Want emails? Wait five years, Public Health Agency of Canada tells access requestorThe Access to Information request was prompted by curiosity about Iain Stewart's refusal to provide a committee with unredacted documents about the firing of two scientists.CanadaJul 28
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Canada readies ‘nuanced’ COVID-19 vaccine plan as supplies start to tip demandMore than 79 per cent of eligible Canadians over the age of 12 are now at least partly vaccinated against COVID-19, and 54 per cent are fully vaccinated.CanadaJul 15
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COVID-19 outbreaks in unvaccinated groups like kids under 12 very much a ‘reality’: TamCanada's chief public health officer said that the risk of future outbreaks in vaccinated and under vaccinated populations was "a reality going forward."CanadaJul 8
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Ottawa asks court to prohibit release of documents related to fired scientistsCourt records say PHAC head Iain Stewart advised the attorney general Sunday that the documents should not be given to the Canada-China relations committee.CanadaJun 23
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PHAC head doubles down, withholds docs on fired scientists as House reprimand loomsPublic Health Agency of Canada president Iain Stewart told the Commons health committee Friday that he is bound by law to protect national security and privacy rights.PoliticsJun 19
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COVID-19: Public health agency reports spike in confirmed cases of Delta variant in CanadaThe number of confirmed COVID-19 cases attributed to the highly contagious Delta variant jumped 66 per cent in Canada this week. The variant was first identified in India.CanadaJun 18
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PHAC found in contempt after withholding documents on fired Chinese scientistsConservative MPs were also pulled from a national security committee investigating the incident that caused two scientists at Canada's highest security laboratory to be fired.CanadaJun 17
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mRNA COVID-19 vaccines should be 2nd dose after AstraZeneca shot: NACIThe change was announced during a press conference on Thursday by Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam.CanadaJun 17
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Feds defying order to produce documents on scientists fired from Winnipeg lab: SpeakerAnthony Rota confirmed the Commons and its committees have unlimited power to order the production of any documents they please, even those with national security implications.PoliticsJun 16
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Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin files federal court challenge over his firingThrough his lawyers, Fortin has denied any wrongdoing.CanadaJun 14
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