Saskatoon·Opinion This opinion piece is by Dr. Anne Huang, who is a Canadian and U.K.-trained physician. She was a former deputy medical health officer for the Saskatchewan Health Authority and Indigenous Services Canada’s First Nations and Inuit Health Branch in Saskatchewan. A worker cleans the door handle of a downtown …
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Foundation for Black Communities seeks $200 million from federal budget to support Black-led charities
Canada Proposal comes after report reveals Black-led organizations are significantly underfunded. Eugenia Addy remembers what it was like as a young Black girl in Toronto’s The East Mall, trying to envision her future. “I grew up in one of the communities that we do work in, and really not being …
Read More »Ontario’s health-care system is at a breaking point as 3rd wave worsens
Health·Second Opinion Ontario’s failure to control the third wave of the pandemic has led to a massive surge in COVID-19 in hospitals with devastating consequences on the delivery of health care to millions of Canadians. More than 700 patients with COVID-19 are currently fighting for their lives in Ontario ICUs …
Read More »Warnings ignored, action delayed: Ontario’s road to its most dire COVID crisis
Health·New Ontario is in the midst of an unprecedented health-care crisis as the pandemic’s third wave worsens. Front-line doctors say it could have been avoided had Ontario acted more decisively on early warnings. When Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the current stay-at-home order on April 7, he said the province’s …
Read More »Who opens a new tourist attraction during a pandemic? Meet Canada’s most optimistic entrepreneurs
Business Several Canadian entrepreneurs are plunging ahead to launch new tourist attractions, despite surging COVID-19 cases in some regions. They say they can’t press pause on projects started before the pandemic, and are pinning their hopes on vaccinations turning the tide — ideally before summer holiday season. A rendering of …
Read More »Suncor fined $100K for gas release at Edmonton Refinery
Edmonton Suncor Energy pleaded guilty to one count of breaking Alberta environmental legislation after a release of a poisonous gas at its refinery just east of Edmonton. The release of hydrogen sulphide at Suncor’s Edmonton Refinery took place in July 2018. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press) Suncor Energy pleaded guilty to …
Read More »Edmonton man charged in child sex offences, other victims sought in Alberta, B.C, N.W.T.
Edmonton The accused is widely known as ‘Pastor Brad’ in a number of communities, RCMP said Friday in a news release. A photo of Brad Dahr, 53, has been distributed by Alberta RCMP. (Supplied by Alberta RCMP) An Edmonton man has been charged with a series of sexual offences against …
Read More »Moderna slashing vaccine deliveries to Canada, but Pfizer steps up with 8 million more doses
Politics Moderna will send far fewer COVID-19 shots to Canada this month than originally planned as the company grapples with production issues at its facilities in Europe. But its main competitor, Pfizer — which also produces a highly effective mRNA vaccine against the novel coronavirus — has said it will …
Read More »Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
World·THE LATEST Ontario is considering new measures that could make its stay-at-home order even more strict. Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to make an announcement Friday afternoon following another cabinet meeting. With COVID-19 numbers now at their highest levels yet since the start of the pandemic, Ontario is considering new …
Read More »Ford announces new restrictions as COVID-19 cases threaten to remain high all summer
Toronto Ontario will step up enforcement powers for police and extend its stay-at-home order to a minimum of six weeks in a bid to stem the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases, but won't institute paid sick days — despite modelling showing that cases will remain high through the summer without …
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