Category Archives: Canada
Poll suggests support for Bill 21 provision may have dropped in Quebec; 55% in favour
MONTREAL - A new poll suggests support may have slipped for a key element of Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21. A web panel survey carried out by Leger for the Association for Canadian Studies...
Jan 16, 2022
'We're getting through this': Nunavut hamlet fighting COVID-19 and TB at same time
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Eric Lawlor was in a meeting about a tuberculosis outbreak in his community in December when he got a call from Nunavut's top doctor telling him a resident had just tested positive ...
Jan 16, 2022
Omicron-specific vaccine likely to come too late to help in this wave: Sharma
OTTAWA - Health Canada's chief medical adviser says variant-specific vaccines can be approved faster than the general ones first issued to combat COVID-19, but one targeting the Omicron strain still l...
Jan 16, 2022
For some Canadian students, school disruptions have become routine
With classes back in full swing last fall, some Canadian students said it seemed like they were finally settling into a school routine after more than a year and a half of intermittent learning interr...
Jan 16, 2022
Plan to use crossbows to kill nuisance deer in Nova Scotia town challenged by critics
HALIFAX - Fed up with nuisance deer raiding gardens and colliding with vehicles, a town in central Nova Scotia has hired four crossbow hunters to kill up to 20 of the animals inside town limits. "Ther...
Jan 16, 2022
Vaccine rules for truck drivers entering Canada come into effect
A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers crossing into Canada from the United States is now in effect, raising worries about future disruptions to the supply chain. As of today Canadian truckers must b...
Jan 15, 2022
Former federal NDP leader Alexa McDonough dies at 77
HALIFAX - Former federal NDP leader Alexa McDonough, a political trailblazer who paved the way for women in politics, died Saturday in Halifax at the age of 77. Her family confirmed McDonough's death ...
Jan 15, 2022
Update on psychedelic therapy drugs a positive step in mental-health care: experts
A doctor and a psychologist say Health Canada's move to allow physicians to request restricted psychedelic drugs for patients as part of their psychotherapy is a positive step toward transforming ment...
Jan 15, 2022
YouTuber funds escape from Taliban of 170 Hazara filmmakers, activists to Canada
OTTAWA - A YouTuber who gives investment tips helped fund the escape of 170 Afghans from the Taliban to Canada. David Lee, an investor who lives in Texas, helped a large group of stranded Afghans get ...
Jan 15, 2022
Canada's public health leaders navigate choppy waters as pandemic drags on
MONTREAL - The abrupt departure of Quebec's public health director last week was further evidence of the rocky road being navigated by the country's chief medical officers as the Omicron wave pushes t...
Jan 15, 2022