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Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:04:51 EST
Health Canada in ‘final stages’ of approval process for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
Dr. Supriya Sharma said Monday that the regulator is in the “final stages” of reviewing the two-dose vaccine, which was developed by AstraZeneca with researchers at Oxford University, for use in Canada.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:22:00 EST
Delays, frustration as travellers re-entering Canada try to navigate mandatory hotel quarantines
Those returning to the country must book a three-day stay in authorized hotels near the airport while they await the results of a COVID-19 test.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:44:01 EST
Justin Trudeau and Joe Biden will have their first official summit on Tuesday. Here’s what’s on the agenda
Justin Trudeau’s virtual summit with Joe Biden will be crowded with cabinet ministers that will aim to produce a “road map” for Canada-U.S. collaboration on key issues, according to a senior government source.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:04:00 EST
‘I don’t have the luxury of just being a judge’: Ontario judge testifies over accusations he lied about his role in Black advocacy group
Judge Donald McLeod, the only Black judge to sit in the Brampton courthouse, is facing his second disciplinary hearing over allegations that he conducted himself in a manner “incompatible with the execution of the duties of his office” in his lea...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:50:00 EST
Wondering how and when to book your COVID vaccine? Your family doctor has the same questions, please don’t call them yet
Ontario doctors say they’re still in the dark about how the vaccine rollout will work.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:23:21 EST
Canada’s largest public sector pension recently invested millions in two U.S. private prison giants — less than two years after CPP got out of the sector
In the last half of 2020, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board bought 600,000 shares of CoreCivic and Geo Group, two of the largest providers of private prisons and immigration detention centres in the U.S.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:40:00 EST
New travel restrictions in effect as international arrivals plunge
Airline lobby calls again for Ottawa to work with industry to develop ‘robust, effective testing’ tied to quarantine and border restrictions

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:26:35 EST
Highrise bottle-tossing one of Toronto’s most ‘grossly irresponsible’ acts since ‘chair girl’ case, Tory says
The bottle-tossing case is “just being among the most grossly irresponsible acts that we’ve seen during the course of the pandemic,” Mayor John Tory said.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 06:15:00 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: Record day for Canadian vaccination numbers; Biden notes U.S. COVID deaths now half a million; Johnson & Johnson says it can give 20 million shots to U.S. by end of March
Meanwhile, the U.S. is preparing to mark a grim milestone: 500,000 deaths due to COVID-19.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 05:00:00 EST
‘It’s happening in plain sight’: Shining a light on the horrors of human trafficking
Canada’s inaugural National Human Trafficking Awareness Day launches an annual acknowledgment of the human costs of a growing crime.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 05:00:00 EST
Search our database to see the measles vaccination coverage at your child’s school
A Star analysis of immunization data for 1.5 million students enrolled in nearly 4,400 Ontario schools reveals that in some school districts there are concerning gaps in vaccinations for measles.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 05:00:00 EST
Measles vaccination rates matter in the fight against COVID. In Ontario, that’s cause for concern. Check where your child’s school ranks
At more than 200 Ontario schools, records show less than 80 per cent of students are up to date with their mumps, measles and rubella vaccinations.



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