That sentiment is highest among Liberals who responded to the poll, with nearly two-thirds on average expressing doubts about a pandemic election.
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BONOKOSKI: A COVID-19 opportunity knocks if governments will listen
Germicidal UVC installed in HVAC systems will kill virtually every virus, bacteria and spore in the air — including COVID-19.
Nurses protest censorship of differing opinions on COVID
Simply put, those nurses who offer a contrarian opinion to the way in which Wuhan virus protocols are being enacted are being told to stand down and shut up — or face dismissal, and perhaps even the removal of their nursing credentials.
COVID patients could fill virtually all of Ontario’s existing ICU beds by May in worst case scenario: modelling
New modeling suggests that the number of COVID-19 patients in Ontario’s intensive care wards will exceed 1,000 by the end of April in every single scenario, raising the spectre that the province may have to formally invoke its triage protocol to decide who gets a bed.
Canada negotiating contracts to secure COVID-19 booster shots for next year: Anand
Canada’s procurement minister says she is in the midst of negotiating new vaccine contracts to nail down supplies of vaccine booster shots if they’re needed next year.
“We are actively planning for 2022,” Anita Anand said in a recent interview with The Canadian Press.
CMA calls for extraordinary measures as pandemic surpasses critical point
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is issuing an urgent call for unprecedented measures to address the state of crisis unfolding in several provinces. This includes marshalling national resources where needed, applying restrictive public health measures, and prioritizing national collaboration to save the most lives.
Canada has right to turn back asylum-seekers at U.S. land border points, appeals court rules
In a setback for refugee advocates, the Federal Court of Appeal has rejected the argument that it is unconstitutional for Canada to turn back refugees at the U.S. land border and prevent them from seeking asylum in this country.
The court sided with the federal government Thursday in overturning a lower court decision that had called into question the future of the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), amid arguments that the United States cannot be considered a safe country for asylum seekers.
The decision will have devastating effects on would-be refugee claimants, their advocates say.
Cuba readies for life without a Castro as Justin Trudeau still too busy wrecking Canada to move home
For the first time in more than 60 years, Cuba is poised to have a government without a single Castro.
Raúl Castro, who succeeded his brother Fidel as the Communist Party of Cuba’s first secretary in 2011, is expected to step down from his post as the country begins its eighth Communist Party Congress on Friday.
“We all expect the old generation to step down from all of its functions within the party, including Raúl as first secretary,” said Ricardo Torres Pérez, a professor of economics at University of Havana.
Sex workers get priority vaccine access in Vancouver
Everyone’s version of essential workers is different when it comes to vaccinating the population. Some think health workers should be at the front of the line, others think teachers.
In Vancouver, sex workers are now getting priority treatment.
Ottawa mulls introducing mandatory masking at parks
According to reports the mask mandate could be introduced using a Section 22 order under the Health Protection and Promotion Act which allows health officers to “require a person to take or to refrain from taking any action in respect of a communicable disease.”
Canada Post to issue Eid stamp April 22
In announcing the new Eid stamp on its website, Canada Post said, “Eid al-Fitr (Festival of Breaking the Fast) and Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice) are two of the most important religious holidays in Islam. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the most sacred month in the Islamic lunar calendar. Eid al-Adha commemorates the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the Kaaba in Mecca — the holiest site in Islam.”
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Threat of election interference likely higher now than in 2019: LeBlanc
“In the next general election in Canada, I think we should just assume that the threat environment and the threat context has increased since our last election,” he told a virtual news conference about safeguarding elections today.
Lil’ Potato has Biden and China as mentors.
Alta., Ont., Sask. and N.B. sign agreement to explore small nuclear reactors
The provinces also released a feasibility report prepared by Ontario Power Generation, Bruce Power, NB Power and SaskPower which gives a potential timeline for development and deployment of SMRs and assesses their competitiveness with other non-emitting energy sources.
Terry Glavin: Canada humiliates itself once again with its shameful treatment of Taiwan’s Tsai
It is nothing if not rich in irony, this latest dramatic plot twist in the ongoing “world stage” soap opera chronicling the embarrassing ups and downs of the Trudeau government’s unrequited affections for Chinese strongman Xi Jinping. Of all people, Taiwan’s heroic president, the 64-year-old feminist and liberal Tsai Ing-wen, has been forced to endure the misfortune of being dragged into the script for this week’s episode.
Canada is the No. 1 Country in the World, According to the 2021 Best Countries Report
This year, the model that powers this report has evolved in response to a transformational year since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cultural, economic, political, and technological influences remain important, and two new categories have been added: social purpose and agility. Together, this broad range of categories determines how the 78 countries studied are ranked on the world stage.