Ottawa Public Health reported 156 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and three new deaths Ontario reported 3,369 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, and 29 new…
And so, with less than three months before they open on July 23, and with Japan in a state of emergency amid another wave of COVID-19, concern is mounting about how Olympic and Paralympic organizers can ensure the safety of 11,000 athletes from some 200 countries.
Canada s stance is its athletes won t jump the vaccine queue.
It likely wouldn t come to that anyways, according to Dr. Mike Wilkinson, the Canadian Olympic Committee s chief medical officer. Canada has vaccinated approximately just over 30 per cent of our population, and so we re doing pretty well, Wilkinson told The Canadian Press. It s moving very quickly, I am confident that the athletes will get vaccinated, as well as the rest of the team (coaches, etc.), before they leave for Tokyo.
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Hundreds of Calgarians who received parking tickets while getting COVID-19 shots in the city’s downtown won’t feel their sting.
After complaints from some of those who were issued $40 fines while being inoculated at the mass vaccination site at the Telus Convention Centre, the Calgary Parking Authority (CPA) which operates the parkade beneath the building, said Friday they won’t have to pay more than 1,500 of them.
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“The CPA is pleased to support the health and safety of Albertans through our alignment with the clinic, and as such parkers who received a ticket at the Convention Centre Parkade between April 5th and 30th do not need to take any further action,” said a statement from the city-owned entity.