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Number of COVID-19 patients being treated in ICUs up 23 per cent over last week: Tam
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2021
Canada’s chief public health officer says the number of patients being hospitalized for COVID-19 is on the rise as more contagious variants of the virus spread in many parts of the country. Dr. Theresa Tam says hospitals treated an average of more than 2,500 patients with COVID-19 each day last week, a seven per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP convention targets inequality, as contentious planks threaten to steal spotlight
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2021
OTTAWA – Inequality is fast shaping up to be a key focus of the federal NDP policy convention as thousands of New Democrats prepare to gather online this afternoon to kick off the three-day event. Party members cast their votes recently to whittle down hundreds of proposed resolutions into a short list whose top policies ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Quebec judge convicted of killing wife liberated ahead of new murder trial
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2021
QUEBEC – A former Quebec judge who was found guilty in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife has been released from prison ahead of a new murder trial. Superior Court Justice Francois Huot today accepted the request to release the 85-year-old Jacques Delisle today at the Quebec City courthouse. The decision comes after the federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flags drop, bells toll as Canadians remember special relationship with Prince Philip
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and an array of federal and provincial figures are paying tribute to Prince Philip and the royal’s special relationship to Canada as flags across the country dropped to half-mast to mark the duke’s death. Trudeau says the Duke of Edinburgh “maintained a special relationship” with Canada’s Armed Forces, noting he was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada hires locals in First Nations to collect census amid COVID-19
By Teresa Wright, The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2021
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada is hiring local enumerators for the 2021 census in Indigenous, remote and northern communities to avoid outsiders needing to visit during the pandemic. Geoff Bowlby, director general of the census program, says this will help keep people in these communities safe from those travelling into their regions from COVID-19 hot spots. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economy adds 303,000 jobs in March, unemployment rate falls, Statistics Canada says
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2021
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the economy added 303,000 jobs in in March as employment increased, with gains in sectors hardest hit by public health restrictions. In March, Statistics Canada says there were about 95,000 more retail jobs, fully recouping losses sustained in January lockdowns, and an employment bump of 21,000 in the accommodation and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals, NDP gather for online conventions; volcano watch: In The News for April 9
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2021
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 9 … What we are watching in Canada … The federal Liberals and New Democrats are both holding conventions that will bring multitudes of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. The military commander handling logistics for Canada’s vaccine distribution program says there will be enough vaccine delivered to give a first dose before Canada Day to every ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former central banker Carney makes political debut at Liberal convention
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2021
OTTAWA – Cabinet ministers will be on parade at the Liberal convention today but all eyes will be on someone who’s never overtly dipped a toe in partisan politics before now: Mark Carney. The question on everyone’s mind is whether the former central banker’s appearance at the convention – in conversation this evening with rookie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, April 9, 2021
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Friday, April 9, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 259,623 new vaccinations administered for a total of 7,251,427 doses given. Nationwide, 762,766 people or 2.0 per cent of the population has been fully vaccinated. The provinces have administered doses at ... Read More »
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