COVID-19
Man loses bid for refund after COVID-cancelled camping trip in BC
Man jailed for role in Coutts COVID protest gains bail pending appeal
Alberta doctors association raises concerns over premier limiting free COVID vaccines
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Civil liberties group raising transparency concerns ahead of Emergencies Act inquiry
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it fears the federal government will seek to keep some information from becoming public during an inquiry into the…
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BC Premier John Horgan calls Alberta premier’s comments on unvaccinated ‘laughable’
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she didn't mean to trivialize prejudice faced by minority communities when she suggested unvaccinated people have experienced the most discrimination…
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Small Yukon First Nation uses its COVID emergency law to ban sex offender
A First Nation of fewer than 300 people in Yukon's north has used a law it created during the COVID-19 pandemic to bar a convicted…
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Several federal cabinet members expected to testify at Freedom Convoy hearings
Eight federal cabinet members, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, are among those slated to testify at the public inquiry into the government's unprecedented use of…
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UPDATE: Yellowknife pub acquitted of breaking COVID-19 rules
(UPDATE: Oct. 7 @ 10:33 am): The owners of a Yellowknife pub who were accused of violating COVID-19 public health orders say they're relieved they won't…
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Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech Omicron vaccine
Health Canada approved on Friday the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine that targets the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of the Omicron variant. The…
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BC nurse reprimanded for working while not fully vaccinated against COVID-19
A British Columbia nurse has been reprimanded for working in a care facility while not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. According to a consent agreement he…
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End vaccination mandate at Canada-US border, New York senator urges White House
A prominent New York senator is joining the ranks of American lawmakers who want the White House to end vaccination rules at the Canada-US land border.…
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Kelowna women can’t visit their parents in hospital because they’re unvaccinated
Enough is enough, according to Charissa Nordine and Donjeta Kaquri. "Vaccination mandates have been lifted for virtually everything else, so why is Kelowna General Hospital…
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Ottawa mayor wouldn’t speak to Parliament security service during Freedom Convoy protest: official
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson's office would not return a call from the Parliamentary Protective Service during the height of the Freedom Convoy, its acting director told…