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Education said key in overcoming health-care worker opposition to COVID-19 vaccine
TORONTO - A consensus appears to have developed that educating reluctant health-care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is better than trying to force them to get the shots. While most of thos...
Jan 07, 2021
NHL GMs unsure what pandemic will mean for ability to trade in-season
NHL general managers are about to enter yet another great unknown. And like the rest of the world, it's something they've become accustomed to these past 10 months. The 2019-20 season was suspended in...
Jan 07, 2021
Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky extends stay with Tottenham women
LONDON - Canadian international Shelina Zadorsky has extended her stay with England's Tottenham. The 28-year-old defender from London, Ont., joined the FA Women's Super League team in August from the ...
Jan 07, 2021
Canadian Armed Forces lay out COVID-19 vaccination plans for troops
OTTAWA - The Canadian military's surgeon general says the Canadian Armed Forces have received enough doses of the Moderna vaccine to immunize 1,200 members against COVID-19.Maj.-Gen. Marc Bilodeau say...
Jan 07, 2021
Health Canada delays drug-pricing reforms, citing COVID challenges for manufacturers
Health Canada says it's delaying the implementation of long-awaited changes to Canada's drug-pricing regime by another six months. A spokesman for the department says the amendments to patented medici...
Jan 07, 2021
Trudeau, premiers to talk about pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in virtual meeting
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will convene a virtual First Ministers meeting today, with speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations high on the agenda.Earlier this week, Trudeau voiced frustration ove...
Jan 07, 2021
'It's left Regina': Moderna vaccine headed to La Ronge
Minister of Health Paul Merriman announced during a press conference Wednesday the Moderna vaccine is headed to La Ronge and other areas in the Far North East. "As identified today, the Far North East...
Jan 07, 2021
In wake of chaotic day on Capitol Hill, talk turns to expediting Donald Trump's exit
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As an uneasy peace settles over Capitol Hill, talk in the U.S. capital has turned to expediting Donald Trump's departure. Overnight, just hours after Trump supporters forced their w...
Jan 07, 2021
National group launches legal action to increase abortion access in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - A national civil liberties group is launching a legal action against New Brunswick in order to increase abortion access in the province.The Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed a s...
Jan 07, 2021
Saskatoon PPE company to provide masks for Saskatchewan schools
It's a made-in-Saskatchewan success story.A Saskatoon company that makes medical grade personal protective equipment (PPE) is expanding, after demand for its products significantly increased.Justin St...
Jan 07, 2021