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Canada's sluggish COVID-19 vaccination program won't get better this week

Canada's sluggish COVID-19 vaccination program won't get better this week

OTTAWA — Canada's languid vaccination efforts have no chance of improvement this week with just 70,200 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine scheduled to start arriving.
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Vaccine distribution and COVID travel rights: In The News for Feb. 8

Vaccine distribution and COVID travel rights: In The News for Feb. 8

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 Feb. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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'A blessing:' Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco finds way back on the ice during COVID-19

'A blessing:' Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco finds way back on the ice during COVID-19

AIRDRIE, Alta. — Ryan Straschnitzki says there is nothing like the feel of being back on the ice.
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Politics, meet PlayStation: how 2020 ushered in the era of campaign videogaming

Politics, meet PlayStation: how 2020 ushered in the era of campaign videogaming

WASHINGTON — Call it the age of PlayStation politics. Where Bill Clinton went on MTV and Barack Obama seized on social media, modern-day Democrats see online video gaming as the next high-tech frontier for reaching young voters.
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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 8, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 8, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Feb. 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 11,885 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,076,130 doses given.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Feb. 8, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Feb. 8, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Feb. 8, 2021. There are 804,260 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 804,260 confirmed cases (44,727 active, 738,766 resolved, 20,767 deaths).
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Mandatory hotel quarantines could harm lower-income Canadians: Lawyer

Mandatory hotel quarantines could harm lower-income Canadians: Lawyer

OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is questioning Ottawa's move to require hotel quarantines for international travellers, saying it may harm lower-income Canadians and infringe on citizens' mobility rights.
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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 7, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 7, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 7, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 11,885 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,076,130 doses given.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 7, 2021. There are 804,260 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 804,260 confirmed cases (44,727 active, 738,766 resolved, 20,767 deaths).
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Quebec passes 10,000 COVID-19 deaths as Ontario reports case of Brazil variant

Quebec passes 10,000 COVID-19 deaths as Ontario reports case of Brazil variant

Canada hit more unwanted firsts in its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday, as Quebec became the first province to surpass 10,000 deaths and Toronto reported Ontario's first case of a variant first identified in Brazil.
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