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Military dealing with more than 10,000 unfilled positions amid growing pressures

New figures show the Canadian Armed Forces are struggling with a growing shortage of personnel even as the military faces more and more demands at home and abroad. While the military is supposed to have just over 100,000 troops a...

Winter storm causing school closures, transportation disruptions in parts of Ontario

A huge snowstorm continues to blast southern Ontario and parts of Quebec. The city of Toronto and other centres were brought to a standstill today with major highways having to close for a time. Environment Canada had issued snow...

First doses of Paxlovid reach Canada, more coming in February and March

Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19, Paxlovid, has received Health Canada approval. It’s a combination of two different drugs, to be taken together twice a day for five days. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the first d...

Health Canada approves Pfizer antiviral

Health Canada has approved Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19. The authorization posted to the Health Canada website this morning says the treatment is greenlighted for adult patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 who are...

Federal modelling shows COVID-19 hospitalizations to surge

New modelling by the federal government suggests daily hospitalizations will surge in the coming weeks, driven by extremely high levels of transmission of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Though the rate of people who are hospitalized with Omicron is lower compared to the Delta variant, the forecast shows new daily hospital admissions will far exceed previous historical peaks due to the sheer number of cases. Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam released the new modelling today, which suggests the current wave of COVID-19 driven by the Omicron variant will peak this month at between 1...

Ottawa to go ahead with trucker vaccine mandate after stating it would scrap it

The federal government says a statement from the Canada Border Services Agency that said Canadian truckers would be exempt from a new COVID-19 vaccination requirement was provided in error. Federal officials say today the vaccine...

O'Toole says he opposes Quebec's plan to 'tax and target' the unvaccinated

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says while he respects provincial jurisdiction, he opposes Quebec's plan ``to tax and target'' those who are unvaccinated against COVID-19. The Tory leader made his position known on Premier Franc...

Health Canada 7 to 10 days from decision on Pfizer antiviral drug

Health Canada's chief medical adviser says a decision on Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19 is expected in seven to 10 days.But Supriya Sharma says the department reached out to Pfizer asking for shipments of the drug befo...

Unvaccinated Canadian truckers will not have to quarantine when crossing border: CSBA

Only days before Canadian truck drivers were required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to get into the country or face quarantine, the federal government is backing away from the vaccine mandate. The new rule will still take ef...

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Delhi Assembly Elections: Voting for 70 Seats Tomorrow

Voting for the 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly will take place tomorrow. The Aam Aadmi Party and Congress, which were part of the India Bloc during the Lok Sabha elections, are contesting all 70 seats. The BJP has fielded candidat...

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