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The shipment that is being sent via a CC-150 Polaris aircraft from 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Trenton and will include 25,000 vials of the anti-viral remdesivir as well as 50 ventilators.
OTTAWA – A Canadian Armed Forces aircraft will depart on Wednesday carrying critical medication and ventilators to help support India’s battle against the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. This is on top of the $10 million donation to UNICEF India.
The shipment that is being sent via a CC-150 Polaris aircraft from 8 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Trenton and will include 25,000 vials of the anti-viral remdesivir as well as 50 ventilators.
This announcement came soon after a virtual conference between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau on the margins of the ongoing G7 Foreign Ministers’ meet in London. While the bilateral was originally supposed to be in person, the detection of Covid-19 infection within the Indian delegation caused that to be cancelled.
Canada joins US, Australia in steering clear of events related to 20 years of Durban
Canada joins US, Australia in steering clear of events related to 20 years of Durban
Global Affairs Canada spokesperson Grantly Franklin said “Canada is concerned that the Durban process has and continues to be used to push for anti-Israel sentiment and as a forum for anti-Semitism.”
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(May 7, 2021 / JNS) The Canadian government said on Thursday that it will not participate in upcoming events marking the 20th anniversary of a U.N.-sponsored anti-racism conference that singled out Israel for criticism.
WINNIPEG A Winnipeg man says federal travel restrictions in Canada have left him trapped in India. In January, Satinder Singh travelled to Ludhiana, Punjab in India to take care of his mother who had been suffering from terminal liver cancer. Singh said his mother has since died, and he is now trying to return to his home and family in Winnipeg, Manitoba – but due to federal travel restrictions, he s been grounded. Even if you want to spend the money, the flights are not available, Singh told CTV News Winnipeg. As of April 22, the federal government suspended all flights into Canada from India and Pakistan for 30 days. Those coming into the country from India or Pakistan through an indirect flight must have a negative COVID-19 test from a third country before entering Canada.
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Some year soon, ardent cruisers Tim and Cindy McKee hope to actually take their dream trip down the Danube River. The Eganville couple were supposed to have gone in March 2020, but the trip was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The river cruise was rescheduled for July 2020, cancelled, booked for May 2021, cancelled, and is now rebooked again for May 2022.
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A transatlantic cruise the McKees booked from Capetown, South Africa, to Rio de Janeiro for December 2020 was also scrubbed and rescheduled for December 2021.