His comments come after Ontario Premier Doug Ford warned the province is “running out” of COVID-19 vaccine doses, claiming its Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine supply is slated to run dry at the end of next week.
“China eats weird animals disease”
Ontario sets new single-day record for COVID-19 cases with nearly 4,000; 61 dead
Meanwhile, Toronto Mayor John Tory urged the Ford government to “get on with it,” when it came to enacting new public health measures.
Dozens of $1,550 fines issued on the first night of Quebec’s COVID curfew
Police departments across Quebec issued dozens of $1,550 fines as the province’s curfew, which aims to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases, went into effect Saturday night.
In Montreal, the provisional count of infractions stood at 17 after a group of people were ticketed for protesting near the Mont-Royal métro station, said police spokesperson Caroline Chèvrefils.
‘A bit mind-boggling’: Montreal streets empty during first curfew in 50 years
The city’s busiest areas were deserted save for the occasional worker, dog walker, or homeless person wandering the streets.
Quebec COVID-19 curfew comes into effect for four weeks
On Saturday evening, dozens of videos of Quebec police enforcing the curfew emerged on social media.
New Brunswick reports 30 new coronavirus cases, implements travel restrictions for K-12 students
New Brunswick reported 30 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday and said multiple schools now have infections.
Under Trudeau Government, Canada’s Vaccine Rollout Lags Many Developed Nations
Unsurprisingly, much of the coverage in the media has focused on supposed provincial government failures in vaccine distribution. Yet, while provincial leaders deserve criticism for many things, the vaccine rollout isn’t one of them.
Rather, this is a clear failure of the Trudeau federal government.
Ontario police chief in Florida on “personal property-related business matters”
Chief Stephen Tanner of Halton Regional Police Service travelled out of the locked-down province of Ontario to Florida, allegedly to take care of personal business.
B.C. mayor resigns, cites ‘bullying, hypocrisy’ after visiting family cabin 2 hours away
The mayor of a small city in B.C.’s Southern Interior has resigned from his post, citing backlash and anguish for apparently visiting a family cabin two hours away.
Identity Politics is Behind the Failed Vaccine Rollout
The vaccine rollout in New York and other blue states has been an inept disaster. Governor Andrew Cuomo, true to form, decided to blame Orthodox Jews, ranting that the Parcare clinic in Brooklyn had dared to vaccinate a 79-year-old Rabbi ahead of “essential workers”. Meanwhile massive amounts of vaccine doses are being thrown out because they’re going bad because the essential workers they’re meant for, mostly minorities, don’t actually want them.
Ontarians favour stronger COVID measures, but not ones that limit movement: poll
With Ontario premier Doug Ford warning of “extreme” new measures to try and curb the spike in COVID-19 cases, a new public opinion poll finds a majority of Ontarians would be in favour of strengthening a number of current lockdown measures at least for the next 30 days.
Farage: Lockdown Britain on Verge of Becoming a Police State
Brexit leader Nigel Farage warned that lockdowns in the United Kingdom are pushing the country into a full-on police state, predicting that the battle to regain individual liberty will be a tougher struggle than leaving the European Union.
Canada’s first case of South African COVID-19 variant found in Alberta
Alberta’s chief medical health officer made the announcement about the new variant in a tweet late Friday afternoon. Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the person is believed to have contracted the illness while travelling and is in quarantine.
Quebec police ready to nab curfew violators as province kicks off 4-week lockdown
Montreal, known for its vibrant, colourful nightlife, will be off limits to those hoping to take a late-night stroll for the next 4 weeks. Unless, of course, they have a dog with them.