On Thursday, Air Canada Rouge flight 1803 between the Jamaican capital of Kingston and Toronto on Friday, Jan. 15 was posted to Health Canada’s online list of COVID-impacted flights as having ‘all rows affected’ by passengers who eventually tested positive for the respiratory virus.
It was Jan. 22, 2020 that the first person known to have COVID-19 in Canada arrived at Pearson Airport in Toronto. The man had flown home from a trip to Wuhan, China for the Lunar New Year, had a cough when he arrived but was still allowed to head to his Richmond Hill home with little to no screening. This week, a man arrived at Pearson after flying back from Lagos, Nigeria through the United States and died from COVID-19 on Wednesday morning within hours of getting home. Did the 47 year-old know he had COVID? Was he screened properly? Would he still be alive today if he had been tested and put under medical supervision? These aren’t academic questions.
“You can jump the queue,” Jeff Lerner said. “That’s what this is all about. Instead of waiting here in Canada for God knows how long, I could go down to Florida and get vaccinated.”
It’s easier for a grandparent in India to be reunited with their family in Canada than it is for a grandparent in Ontario to be reunited with their family in Quebec
Canada wants deeper environmental ties with the United States and one result could be a North American ban on the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks, a senior cabinet member said on Thursday.
To try to sell the hiked carbon tax as an answer to the economic devastation of the past year is a breathless audacity It’s a lump of coal (carbon) in every Canadian’s Christmas stocking, compliments of Santa J. They are a shifty lot. Deliberately appropriating the emotions and character of the pandemic and rhetorically slapping them on “the fight against climate change.” It is political cynicism with a smiley face.
A French court has ruled that Clint Eastwood cannot testify during the trial of a suspected Islamist gunman, whose attack on a high-speed train was thwarted by three Americans, who later played themselves in a movie by the U.S. actor and director.
In 32 states, there are roughly 120 issues on the ballot. So, at the same time someone votes for president, they may also have a chance to vote on abortion, the legalization of drugs, new flags, electoral reform and other ballot measures, usually called propositions.
The Liberals have once again filibustered the House of Commons finance committee over the issue of redactions applied to the government’s WE Charity documents, dragging out the meeting for eight hours on Wednesday. The chair, Liberal MP Wayne Easter, suspended the proceedings that night due to “health and safety reasons.”
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland insist they know what they’re doing when it comes to guiding the Canadian economy through the COVID-19 recession. But the actual data suggest Canadians are paying more and getting less from massive government spending.
