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Owners of eateries and other businesses under COVID-19 lockdown are girding for another extension of restrictions they say are squeezing their chances of survival.
A day before a possible end to restrictions on bars, restaurants and gyms, the province’s top doctor said those measures must remain in place due to continuing high hospitalization numbers, and gave no indication when that decision might change.
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The weight of those limits and the uncertainty they bring are being increasingly felt, said Ernie Tsu, a board member of the Alberta Hospitality Association and owner of Trolley 5 Brewpub on 17th Avenue S.W.
TORONTO As Canada continues with some of its first vaccinations against COVID-19, the Canadian Teachers Federation (CTF) is pushing for educators to be included on the priority list. CTF president Shelley Morse told CTV News Channel on Tuesday that teachers should be next in line to get vaccinated to ensure schools stay open amid the pandemic. We are calling on the provincial and territorial governments to ensure that teachers and education workers are among the first to receive the vaccine, after vulnerable populations and the health-care workers, Morse said. Canada s National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends those in long-term care homes, their staff, frontline health-care workers, seniors, and Indigenous communities be among the first to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.