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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, March 12, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, March 12, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 89,074 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,719,227 do...
Mar 12, 2021
'We got rid of it:' Canada, U.S. mark 30th anniversary of acid rain treaty
Tens of thousands of lakes were dying, their lifeless waters clear to the depths. Public statues were eroding, their features eaten away by acid falling from the skies.No more. Thirty years after Cana...
Mar 12, 2021
'It starts at home:' Former PM Brian Mulroney reflects on lessons from acid rain
The 30th anniversary of one of the most successful environmental treaties ever reached holds lessons for today's fight against climate change, says the man who negotiated the deal. "It starts at home,...
Mar 12, 2021
Economy blows past expectations, adds 259,000 jobs in February
OTTAWA - Canada's economy added 259,000 jobs last month, whipping past expectations to pull the country closer to pre-pandemic employment levels, with young women staring at the longest road to recove...
Mar 12, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, March 11 , 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 11, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 89,074 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,719,...
Mar 11, 2021
Chinese government interference derailed Canadian vaccine partnership: researcher
OTTAWA - A Canadian vaccine researcher says he believes that Chinese political machinations ended a vaccine partnership last summer.Dr. Scott Halperin, the director of the Canadian Centre for Vaccinol...
Mar 11, 2021
Liberals, Bloc Quebecois join forces to pass revised assisted dying bill
OTTAWA - With the help of the Bloc Quebecois, the minority Liberal government has passed a revised bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying - including eventually to people suffering solel...
Mar 11, 2021
No place for abusive behaviour in military, acting defence chief says
OTTAWA - The acting chief of the defence staff says the Canadian Armed Forces, grappling with allegations of misconduct at high levels, has no place for abusive and discriminatory behaviour. Witnessin...
Mar 11, 2021
B.C. allows outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people, indoor rules still in place
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer is now allowing up to 10 people to meet outdoors after nearly four months of restrictions that barred in-person gatherings between people from d...
Mar 11, 2021
Northwest Territories to bump minimum wage to $15.20 starting in September
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says it will increase its minimum wage to $15.20 an hour starting Sept. 1. The territory's minimum wage is currently $13.46 an hour and hasn't increased since 2...
Mar 11, 2021
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