Canada approved multiple RSV shots to ward off infections this fall ...
WEB22 hours ago · Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV (new window), isn’t always top of mind during the colder months.It’s often overshadowed by flu season, or winter waves of COVID-19. But the reality is, this viral infection — which usually causes the common cold — can be a major driver of severe illness in vulnerable groups.
Bloc Québécois says it will vote against Poilievre’s non-confidence ...
WEB22 hours ago · Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said Wednesday his party will vote against a Conservative non-confidence motion due to be tabled next week — giving the Liberal government enough votes to stay in power and avoid an imminent election. Will the Bloc vote in favour of the Conservative ...
The end-of-life care, environment and health system ‘polycrisis’ …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · By Policy Options. In a world still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada, like many peer nations, is facing a “polycrisis.” The historian Adam Tooze astutely describes a polycrisis as “economic and non-economic shocks entangled all the way down.”. This helps capture what is currently unfolding in Canada at the intersection of end-of-life care, hospital crowding, rising health ...
Google signs deal with organization to distribute $100M to …
WEBJun 8, 2024 · Google named the organization it has selected to distribute the $100 million the tech giant has promised to Canadian news companies Friday. Google agreed to pay Canadian news publishers $100 million annually, indexed to inflation, in order to be exempt from the Online News Act, which compels tech companies to enter into agreements with news publishers.
Quadcom to hold accountable traitors behind illegal POGOs – …
WEB23 hours ago · MANILA – Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers on Thursday said the House Quad Committee (Quadcom) will expose and hold accountable government officials found to have betrayed the country by conspiring with the illegal activities of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs).. Barbers made this remark at the sixth hearing of the joint panel investigating the interconnected ...
Prime suspects in Batangas beauty queen’s disappearance nabbed
WEB1 day ago · MANILA – The dismissed police officer and his driver who were tagged as the primary suspects in the disappearance of beauty pageant candidate Catherine Camilon in October last year were arrested in Batangas province.. In a phone interview Thursday, Police Regional Office-4A (Calabarzon) spokesperson Lt. Col. Chitadel Gaoiran confirmed that dismissed Police Maj. Allan de Castro and his driver ...
Canada is getting poorer when compared to its wealthy peers, …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · You’ve seen those signs that say, ‘In emergency, break glass.’ Well, it’s time to break the glass, she said in a speech (new window). Recent Statistics Canada data (new window) shows why: Canada’s economy is growing overall but at a disappointing rate relative to population growth. The country added nearly 1.3 million people (new window) last year — a 3.2 per cent increase ...
China’s probe of Canadian canola will put both exports and …
WEBSep 8, 2024 · Tariff wars are a recurring feature in the global trading system, and tensions between China and Canada have been ongoing for years. These tariff wars are largely driven by geopolitical tensions. In 2019, for instance, China banned Canadian meat imports following the detention of Huawei’s chief ...
We’re divided, but are Canadians really more polarized?
WEBOctober 20, 2022 This article is based on a talk held at University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs that is part of a series of nine talks delving […]
Canada’s treatment of internationally trained physicians …
WEBAug 26, 2024 · By Elliot Goodell Ugalde, Queen’s University, Ontario, The Conversation. Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program has recently come under intense scrutiny, with a new United Nations report by a Special Rapporteur characterizing it as a systemic “breeding ground for contemporary slavery.”. The report criticizes the Temporary Foreign Worker Program for limiting workers’ freedom of ...