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The impact of COVID-19 has been tragic for seniors and their families. Deaths in long-term care facilities have been staggering. The pandemic has also exposed…

Can You Hear Me Now? is a book by Celina Caesar-Chavannes.(Random House Canada) Can You Hear Me Now? is a memoir by entrepreneur and former politician Celina Caesar-Chavannes. Caesar-Chavannes was the first Black MP to represent the riding of Whitby, Ont. But her political career wasnt easy, and she was known for speaking out about social and racial injustices within political institutions and in her community. She eventually decided to leave the party she ran for, the Liberals.  Can You He...

Globe and Mails Andre Picard described the AstraZeneca as a "good vaccine". However, Picard also compared its rollout and the companys missteps to that of the infamous Ford car that was sold from 1958 to 1960. In B.C., Premier John Horgan took the AstraZeneca vaccine when it was only available in pharmacies to those between 55 and 65 years old. At that time, there were vaccines sitting in pharmacies unused, but demand has spiked sharply since the age limit was lowered to 40 in B.C. Heres wha...

We’ve lost our ability to put risk in perspective when it comes to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press After more than a year of soul-battering pandemic life, every molehill is starting to feel like a mountain. We’ve re...

Justin Trudeau and his Liberal acolytes normally love it when he gets foreign media attention. Why wouldn’t they, it’s mostly been fawning for the past several…

WSU Pullman is located on the homelands of the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) Tribe and Palus people. The Nimíipuu maintain legal rights and moral responsibilities to engage and protect this land. Please join us for the last of three meetings, featuring respected members of the Nez Perce Tribe, sharing their perspectives on topics relating to their homeland, history, traditional practices, and treaty rights. It is especially important that we hear such perspectives, as a Land Grant University that has b...

Canada faces ‘very serious third wave’ of pandemic: Trudeau Al Jazeera English © Canada is seeing rising hospitalisations, intensive care unit admissions, and the spread of more eas... Canada is seeing rising hospitalisations, intensive care unit admissions, and the spread of more easily transmissible coronavirus variants, Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday [File: Blair Gable/Reuters] Canada is facing “a very serious third wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Ju...

Canada is facing “a very serious third wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, as the country’s most populous province is struggling to respond to rising infections and hospitalisations, and the rapid spread of coronavirus variants. During a news conference in Ottawa, Trudeau warned that hospitalisations are increasing, intensive care units are filling up, and coronavirus variants are spreading. “Around the world, countries are facing a very seriou...

April 2, 2021 WSU Pullman is located on the homelands of the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) Tribe and Palus people. The Nimíipuu maintain legal rights and moral responsibilities to engage and protect this land. Please join us for the second of three meetings, featuring respected members of the Nez Perce Tribe, sharing their perspectives on topics relating to their homeland, history, traditional practices, and treaty rights. It is especially important that we hear such perspectives, as a Land Grant Uni...

Health writer Andre Picard's new book 'Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada's Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic' will be featured by Wordfest Thursday night and will feature an hour-long conversation with Picard.