Canada will be experiencing a “temporary” delay in Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shipments due to the pharmaceutical giant’s expansion plans at its European manufacturing facility, Procurement Minister Anita Anand announced Friday.
While she did not specify how severe of a setback this will be to Canada’s short-term COVID-19 vaccination schedule, she said all nations who are receiving vaccines from this Pfizer facility will be receiving fewer doses.
When a Minnesota State Trooper stopped a pickup truck for speeding on a U.S. highway this week, he not only discovered an arsenal of 67 suspected crime guns inside but two Toronto fugitives — one wanted for murder and the other for the kidnapping of a wealthy Chinese student.
Dayne Adrian Sitladeen, 29, and Muzamil Aden Addow, 29, are both wanted for high-profile crimes in Ontario.
A series of large swastikas were daubed in black paint on the doors of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, a 160-year-old Modern Orthodox synagogue that performed Cohen’s funeral when the performer passed away in 2016.
After shuffling his cabinet and ordering another 20 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine it looks as if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to lay the groundwork to regain the Liberal parliamentary majority in a snap spring election.
An advisory group overseeing the vaccine rollout said Thursday that provinces can likely wait as long as six weeks to give a second dose without impacting the vaccine’s effectiveness — double the timeline recommended.
After the province of Ontario enacted a second state of emergency, businesses deemed non-essential are now forced to cease curb-side pickup and close by 8 p.m. However, the new rules continue to make exceptions for big-box stores and large retailers.
On Saturday, January 9th, the left-wing Premier of Quebec, Francois Legault imposed new highly controversial Chinese coronavirus measures, essentially declaring martial law in the province. Three days after Legault’s announcement, Doug Ford, the premiere of the neighboring province of Ontario, vowed he would not allow his province to become a police state like Quebec.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet plans to introduce legislation this year that will tamp down on Twitter and Facebook posts that are considered to be hurtful or offensive.
Though hate speech is already forbidden in Canada, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault’s office has circulated a briefing note that outlines the Liberal government’s intentions.
‘Coming out to a protest march in Trump regalia is a way of thumbing one’s nose at all of the major Canadian political parties,’ Quirk, a U.S. specialist said.
Remember that delightful encounter we had with those “peaceful” protesters that occurred back in June?
In case you don’t recall, here’s an abbreviated backstory: Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square had been taken over by a collective of ne’er-do-wells known as Afro Indigenous Rising. And I do mean taken over. Think of this group as a poor man’s version of Antifa and/or Black Lives Matter.
2020 has been an incredibly challenging year for Canadians from all walks of life. CFIB predicts up to 225,000 Canadian businesses could close forever due to COVID-19 lockdowns. Family members have been lost, jobs remain scarce, and we find ourselves in the middle of a deeply unstable global political climate. Surprisingly, this Liberal government decided that now, during the second wave of a pandemic, is the right time increase taxes and make Canadians pay more.
Police say the suspect likely suffers from mental health problems and will remain in custody until he can be brought before a judge. A court-ordered psychological evaluation is likely.
Danuta is a new Canadian, and she thought this was a free country. That is, until she got a $1,200 ticket for having an authorized gathering in her house, at a time when nearly all private gatherings have been outlawed by the government in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Except Danuta wasn’t having an unauthorized gathering. Not even close. She was selling her furniture to someone she met online to make a little cash.
The community of North Stormont, Ont. has repeatedly asserted its unwillingness to host the Nation Rise Wind Farm, despite the previous Liberal government’s attempts.
