If you are a young person living in Mississauga’s Malton or Brampton’s Bramalea neighbourhoods, you might be able to book a vaccine appointment as early as this week. On April 13, Premier Doug Ford provided an update to last week’s announcement that people aged 18 and over in designated hot spots, as identified by postal code, are eligible for vaccination …

Matthew Fisher, who has died aged 66, was a Canadian war correspondent from a bygone era, a globetrotting solo reporter of no fixed address who witnessed the greatest and most dire news events of the last half century, from the fall of communism through the campaigns against al-Qaeda and ISIS. He died of liver failure after a short illness in …

There are 1,036,023 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,036,023 confirmed cases (64,291 active, 948,521 resolved, 23,211 deaths).*The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers. There were 7,984 new cases Thursday. The rate of active cases is 169.16 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 48,108 new cases. The seven-day …

Canada’s national carbon tax will remain intact after the country’s Supreme Court ruled in favour of its legality. The federal law sets minimum standards for carbon pricing with the intent to price out emissions over time. Three provincial governments had pushed back on the plan, arguing Ottawa overstepped its role with the scheme. The court’s decision bolsters the key component …

Questions around delays in Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine deliveries remain outstanding, with reductions in both Modern and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses coming throughout February. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the vice-president of logistics and operations at the Public Health Agency of Canada and head of the country’s vaccine distribution efforts, confirmed that 180,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Canada Thursday morning. …

Yesterday, January 20, 2021, Procurement Minister Anita Anand told the press that the vaccine delivery would be late. This morning the Prime Minister called Pfizer and tweeted, “Today, I spoke with the CEO of Pfizer Global, Dr. Bourla, about the timely delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to Canada. He assured me that we’ll receive 4 million doses by the end of …

Governor General of Canada Julie Payette resigns today, January 21, 2021. Her office was under investigation for months following complains that she and her secretary has abusive behavior towards staff. No charges were framed against her but after discussion with the Prime Minister few hours before the resignation she decided to go. In a statement posted on the Governor General’s …

Prime Minister Trudeau shuffles the cabinet again. Marc Garneau, a former astronaut becomes the foreign minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne becomes minister of innovation, science, and industry and Omar Al-Ghabra becomes minister of transport. After many years Navdeep Bains is not given any ministerial portfolio. Navdeep Bains formally mentioned that he would not be running in the next election and would devote …

The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant, and decisive action to support Canadians and businesses facing hardship because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The CRB provides $500 per week for up to 26 weeks for workers who have stopped working or had their income reduced by at least 50% due to COVID-19, and who are not eligible for Employment Insurance (EI). …