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Five things to know about NACI's new advice on AstraZeneca's vaccine and seniors
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization adjusted Tuesday its advice for the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to say that it can now be given to seniors. On March 1, NACI said the...
Mar 16, 2021
Carve-outs to mandatory hotel quarantine announced for temporary foreign workers
OTTAWA - Temporary foreign workers will no longer be totally exempt from mandatory hotel quarantines imposed on all incoming non-essential travellers, the federal government announced Tuesday. The new...
Mar 16, 2021
Be COVID-19 smart on St. Patrick's Day, officials urge; some tighten restrictions
TORONTO - Officials in many Canadian provinces are tightening anti-pandemic restrictions to keep St. Patrick's Day from becoming a COVID-19 super-spreader event. Amid worries about a third pandemic wa...
Mar 16, 2021
Ottawa seeks post-pandemic ideas to prepare for next major disaster
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking beyond COVID-19 to prepare for the next large-scale calamity - be it another pandemic, a tsunami or cyberattack. In a notice posted Tuesday, Defence Research...
Mar 16, 2021
Erin O'Toole says a Conservative government wouldn't cut foreign aid
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole reversed his predecessor's position on foreign aid spending Tuesday, saying that if elected, a Conservative government wouldn't cut that budget. But he said h...
Mar 16, 2021
Health authority fires Quebec nurses accused of mocking Indigenous patient
MONTREAL - Two Quebec nurses accused of mocking an Indigenous patient at a public clinic northeast of Montreal have been fired, the regional health authority said Tuesday. The nurses allegedly referre...
Mar 16, 2021
'Disaster waiting to happen': probe finds staff at Montreal nursing home not at fault
MONTREAL - A joint investigation by three professional orders into the high number of COVID-19-related deaths at a Montreal long-term care home says management was more to blame than employees. The re...
Mar 16, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada on March 16, 2021 (all times eastern): 6:30 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 556 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths. A statement from ...
Mar 16, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Also, the federal government said...
Mar 16, 2021
NACI says Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine now recommended for use on seniors
OTTAWA - Canada's expert vaccine panel said Tuesday there is now enough "real-world evidence" to show the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot is both safe and effective for seniors. The decision from the...
Mar 16, 2021
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