Tag Archives: Health
Anti-vaccine mandate protest racks up costs to Ottawa residents, police, businesses
Ottawa residents are starting to wonder who will be left holding the bag when the anti-vaccine mandate protest that has seized the capital, shuttered businesses and racked up policing costs finally ro...
Feb 01, 2022
Commons ethics committee wants cellphone data collection halted over privacy concerns
OTTAWA - The House of Commons ethics committee has called for a halt to the Public Health Agency of Canada's plans to collect data from millions of mobile phones as a way to understand travel patterns...
Jan 31, 2022
Tisdale couple in Ottawa for Freedom Convoy, dismiss chaos claims
A man from Tisdale said he wants to set the record straight and is refuting claims that the situation on Parliament Hill is anything but peaceful.Cole Griffin and his wife drove to Ottawa in their per...
Jan 31, 2022
Terry Fox 'above politics' so leave him out of protests: mayor of hero's hometown
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - A British Columbia mayor says the defacing of a statue of Terry Fox near Parliament Hill has ignited disbelief among residents in the national hero's hometown, and he's calling ...
Jan 31, 2022
Federal election cost estimated $630M, but many First Nations had no polling station
OTTAWA - Last year's federal election cost an estimated $630 million - more than the estimated $502-million bill for the 2019 poll - partly because of extra costs associated with the pandemic, accordi...
Jan 31, 2022
Federal government introduces bill to spend up to $2.5B on rapid tests for provinces
OTTAWA - The federal government introduced legislation on Monday to continue providing as many rapid tests as possible to the provinces and territories. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos introduced the...
Jan 31, 2022
Liberals, industry groups look to solve supply-chain issues, and prevent future woes
OTTAWA - The federal transport minister says the government plans to create a suite of policy responses to help ease pandemic-strained supply chains and prevent future flare-ups. The problems in suppl...
Jan 31, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s tested positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for COVID-19, days after revealing he was isolating after one of his three children contracted the virus."I'm feeling fine - and I'll continu...
Jan 31, 2022
Immigration processing times to return to standard in 2022: minister
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government will get back on track by the end of the year after COVID-19 caused a major backlog in the processing of immigration applications and long...
Jan 31, 2022
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's tested positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is feeling well and has no symptoms after testing positive today for COVID-19. Trudeau has been in isolation since Thursday after one of his children tes...
Jan 31, 2022