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08
Apr
2021
Quebec unveils workplace vaccination sites as province seeks to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Quebec’s private sector has heeded the health minister’s call for help in accelerating the province’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout. Christian Dubé announced Thursday the creation of 13 corporate vaccination hubs in eight administrative regions. “I am very proud of the response we received from Quebec businesses,” Dubé said in a…
28
Feb
2021
Coronavirus vaccine tourism unethical, bad for business: experts – National
Executives who engage in so-called “vaccine tourism” show both an ethical disregard for those less fortunate and a surprising lack of business acumen, experts argue. Their comments came after the head of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Mark Machin, stepped down after admitting to travelling to Dubai to receive…
27
Feb
2021
Coronavirus: 6 new cases in London-Middlesex; 17 in Elgin-Oxford, 12 in Sarnia-Lambton – London
Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and Testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton Six people have tested positive for the coronavirus in London and Middlesex while another 13 have recovered, local health officials said Saturday. The update…
26
Feb
2021
Coronavirus: 11 new cases in London-Middlesex; 8 in Elgin-Oxford, 10 in Sarnia-Lambton – London
Jump to: Hospitalizations – Outbreaks – Schools – Vaccinations and Testing – Ontario – Elgin and Oxford – Huron and Perth – Sarnia and Lambton Eleven people have tested positive for the coronavirus in London and Middlesex while another 12 have recovered, local health officials said Friday. The update…
29
Dec
2020
Tourism sector won’t recover until 2024: Tourism Saskatoon CEO – Saskatoon
It will take years for Saskatoon’s tourism industry to recover, according to Stephanie Clovechok. The CEO of Tourism Saskatoon recalled the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic around the time the 2020 Juno Awards were about to be held at SaskTel Centre. Read more: Coronavirus — Saskatoon’s Prairie Lily…
22
Dec
2020
Ottawa restaurateur calls Ontario lockdowns a ‘kick in the gut’
Sarah Chown, managing partner of Ottawa’s Metropolitan Brasserie, tells Global News that the Ontario government’s decision to include the nation’s capital in its provincewide lockdown is unfair to restaurant owners heading into the normally busy holiday season.
10
Dec
2020
B.C. dry ice company scores cool contract for COVID-19 vaccine distribution
When Paul Thomson went into business manufacturing dry ice, he never imagined his company would be at the forefront of a national response to contain a pandemic. But a lot can change in a year. “We’re very happy that we get to be a part of the solution,” Thompson…
02
Sep
2020
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante calls for provincial, federal help to rebuild from COVID-19 – Montreal
Valérie Plante is approaching the start of her fourth year in office as mayor of Montreal in circumstances dramatically different from when she marked the start to her third. The COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic crisis that has come with it, has completely upended life as we knew it…
16
Jul
2020
Coronavirus face mask exemption cards are being sold online. Experts say they’re fake – National
As mandatory face mask bylaws pop up across Canada and the United States in order to deter the spread of COVID-19, so are fraudulent cards claiming to exempt people from the rule. If you do have a medical condition preventing you from wearing a mask, you do not need to…
29
Jun
2020
People with disabilities, autism carry a heavier pandemic burden, advocates say – National
People with intellectual disabilities and autism are dying of COVID-19 at higher rates than other people in at least two states in the U.S., according to new data collected by NPR. In Pennsylvania, people with intellectual disabilities and autism are dying at a rate twice as high as other people…