The discovery of the remains of 215 children in Kamloops, B.C. has reignited calls for the government to take action and help Indigenous families find out what happened to their children gone missing in residential schools, the health-care system and youth protection.
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The Ontario Legislative Building in Toronto is seen in April 2017. (Provided photo â DXR, via Wikimedia Commons) While New York and other U.S. states are easing restrictions after the pandemic’s winter surge, COVID-19 cases are spiking globally including in our neighbor to the north. On Saturday the Canadian province of Ontario went into a massive shutdown intended to slow the quick spread of new coronavirus strains, and some top doctors are calling for even tighter restrictions. The medical officers for the cities of Toronto and Ottawa, as well as the Toronto suburb Peel Region, urged their provincial counterpart Sunday to issue a full stay-at-home order, according to the CBC.
MONTREAL Quebec said Monday it will administer the newly approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to seniors, despite Canada s national vaccine expert panel recommending against its use for people over the age of 65. The province s vaccine expert committee is recommending that all approved vaccines be used immediately to prevent deaths and hospitalizations, the Health Department said in a news release, adding that the AstraZeneca vaccine provides more flexibility in immunization efforts, especially for priority groups aged 70 to 79. The newly approved vaccine has numerous advantages, the Health Department said, including the fact it doesn t need to be kept frozen and can be used up to 48 hours after a vial is opened. Its use will also be favoured for (patients) where mobile vaccination is an optimal strategy to reach them at home, for example.
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monday shouting justice for immigrants. prime minister trudeau has said canada will welcome those turned away by the united states. the university student described as a lone wolf has been charged in sunday s deadly shooting at a canadian mosque. prime minister trudeau condemned the attack in marched in support of the mosque at a vigil in quebec city monday. reporter: canadian authorities charging alexander vis visonet in the mass murder at the quebec mosque, an act of terror. authorities say he s previously unknown to police and not on any watch lists. quebec received the call for a shooting. police were here trying to bring