More Canadians getting vaxxed, Cineplex calls for federal aid: In The News for May 20
Albertans line-up for a COVID-19 vaccination at an mass immunization clinic in downtown Calgary, Alta., Monday, May 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh May 20, 2021 - 1:15 AM
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 May 20 .
What we are watching in Canada .
By the end of the day, nearly 49 per cent of all Canadians should have their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
With the US at just over 48 per cent, that will put Canada slightly ahead of its southern neighbour in at least one of the markers in the race to herd immunity against COVID-19.
House backs commission on Jan. 6 riot over GOP objections
WASHINGTON (AP) â The House voted Wednesday to create an independent commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, sending the legislation to an uncertain future in the Senate as Republican leaders work to stop a bipartisan investigation that is opposed by former President Donald Trump.
Democrats say an independent investigation is crucial to reckoning what happened that day, when a violent mob of Trump s supporters smashed into the Capitol to try and overturn President Joe Biden s victory. Modeled after the investigation into the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the legislation would establish an independent, 10-member commission that would make recommendations by the end of the year for securing the Capitol and preventing another insurrection.
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The Gaza Strip’s already feeble health system is being brought to its knees by the fourth war in just over a decade
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Hospitals have been overwhelmed with waves of dead and wounded from Israel’s bombardment.
Many vital medicines are rapidly running out in the tiny, blockaded coastal territory, as is fuel to keep electricity going.
Two of Gaza’s most prominent doctors, including the No. 2 in Gaza’s coronavirus task force, were killed when their homes were destroyed during barrages since fighting between Hamas and Israel erupted 10 days ago.
Just as Gaza was climbing out of a second wave of coronavirus infections, its only virus testing lab was damaged by an airstrike and has been shut down.