Category Archives: Canada
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on June 20, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday June 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 418,980 new vaccinations administered for a total of 31,818,682...
Jun 20, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, June 19, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Saturday June 19, 2021. There are 1,408,123 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,408,123 confirmed cases (12,225 active, ...
Jun 19, 2021
COVID-19 concerns give way to Habs Fever in Quebec as Montreal continues playoff run
MONTREAL - The sun hadn't yet risen in Montreal on Friday morning when a contingent of Ontario hockey fans prepared to descend on the city ahead of what they saw as a monumental hockey game. The Montr...
Jun 19, 2021
At least 20 per cent of eligible Canadians fully vaccinated, data suggests
TORONTO - Canada has hit two of the vaccination targets government officials have previously said were necessary for the easing of public health restrictions imposed due to COVID-19. An independent we...
Jun 19, 2021
Families speak out against police violence at BLM Toronto Juneteenth event in Ottawa
Several Black and Indigenous families whose loved ones have been harmed and killed by police came together in Ottawa to mark Juneteenth and demand accountability and changes to the justice system. Bla...
Jun 19, 2021
'Springsteen on Broadway' clears way for AstraZeneca recipients to attend show
The theatre behind a Broadway production featuring Bruce Springsteen says it's now able to welcome audience members who received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Jujamcyn Theaters had previously said...
Jun 19, 2021
Culling cutlines, not wolves, key to preserving caribou herds: researcher
New research suggests wolves can be steered away from the endangered caribou herds they prey on by making the man-made trails they use to hunt harder to move along. The recently published study adds t...
Jun 19, 2021
As Montreal nightlife begins to return, promoters hope to reverse pre-COVID decline
MONTREAL - Downtown Montreal bar and music venue Turbo Haus has begun to reopen after one of Canada's longest COVID-19 lockdowns, but remaining restrictions mean last call is at midnight, patrons must...
Jun 19, 2021
How Canada's UNDRIP bill was strengthened to reject 'racist' doctrine of discovery
OTTAWA - When European explorers first set foot on the lands that are now Canada, they claimed the territory as their own, despite the presence of Indigenous Peoples who had already been occupying the...
Jun 19, 2021
A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Jun 19, 2021