Posted: Jan 13, 2021 5:00 PM AT | Last Updated: January 13
P.E.I. s Emergency Measures Organization says work is nearly complete on allowing members of the RCMP - and potentially municipal police forces - to issue their own emergency alerts. (John Robertson/CBC)
Manitoba Liberals call for warming spaces for homeless, speedier access to social assistance
Emergency support is needed to keep Winnipeg s homeless population safe, such as creating 24-hour warming centres in community clubs that are empty due to the pandemic, Manitoba s Liberal Party says.
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The Manitoba Liberals want to see the province rent and operate safe spaces during the day so homeless people can get warm, get something to drink and use a washroom. Empty businesses and community centres could both be used, the party says.(Darren Bernhardt/CBC)
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First New Brunswick vaccinations begin at nursing home in Miramichi
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Dec 19, 2020 at 8:28 am EDT
MIRAMICHI, N.B. New Brunswick started its COVID-19 vaccination campaign today with the inoculation of a long-term care facility resident.
Eighty-four-year old Pauline Gauvin, a resident of Shannex Losier Hall in Miramichi, was the first recipient of the vaccine in the province.
New Brunswick is the last province in the country to begin its vaccination campaign.
It plans to inoculate 1,950 people with their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, to be followed by a second shot three weeks later.