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Sat, 14 Aug 2021 16:51:00 EDT‘Getting to the last 20 per cent is challenging.’ Why a mobile health team is bringing COVID-19 vaccines to the hidden unvaccinated
Health officials are going to local parks and public places to ask the unvaccinated to get their jabs to fight the fourth wave
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 17:40:03 EDT
Conservatives email supporters in search of candidates ahead of federal election call
The Conservative party has nominated roughly 300 candidates ahead of Sunday’s expected election call, canvassing supporters to fill vacancies and help get the word out
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 11:12:00 EDT
Conservatives launch attack ad called ‘dumb’ by their own party members
Critics mocked the ad not just its production value but also the sexist inference that the Trudeau Liberals are whiny girls.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Some businesses facing a labour shortage blame workers, but these employers boosted pay instead — and found hiring was easy
‘We haven’t had much of a problem hiring’: Businesses say they face a shortage of workers, yet wages have hardly budged. What happens when businesses boost their benefits and pay?
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 20:40:06 EDT
Charity says Haiti earthquake survivors also have to deal with dangers of COVID-19
ShelterBox is preparing to provide humanitarian relief for Haitians after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti and said COVID-19 will add challenges when it comes to providing shelter
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Media industry cautiously optimistic the government will soon force digital giants to pay for their content
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says two paths available to make digital giants pay news organizations. Industry increasingly favours the Australia model and wants to make the bill an election issue.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 09:00:00 EDT
Meet the Toronto artist who’s on a mission to re-mesh 150 basketball nets across the GTA
It started as an idea in 2018, now this freelance graphic designer is on a mission to replenish 150 nets in the GTA this summer.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 10:00:00 EDT
Canadians enrolled in overseas law schools during pandemic fear degrees won’t meet accreditation here
Canada’s accrediting body will only allow one year of online learning — an issue for some students finding themselves studying in the second year of COVID-19.
Sat, 14 Aug 2021 08:30:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 578 new cases and two deaths; Canada to buy another 40 million doses of Moderna vaccine over the next two years
Meanwhile, Australia’s most populous state reported a daily record of COVID-19 infections on Saturday and increased fines for breaches of pandemic restrictions.