This confirms what we already knew: Dr. Ngola is and has always been innocent, both in fact and in law, and he always respected the rules, Joël Étienne, one of Ngola s lawyers, said in a statement.
Ngola and his lawyers are threatening legal action if New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs does not publicly apologize for statements made in May 2020.
Without naming Ngola, Higgs had referred to a health-care worker being investigated by the RCMP for failing to self-isolate after returning to the province, in connection to an outbreak that resulted in 40 COVID-19 cases and two deaths. Higgs said the health zone in the north of the province was at a higher risk due to the actions of one irresponsible individual. Ngola s name later leaked out.
The Crown in New Brunswick has dropped a charge against a doctor accused in May 2020 of violating COVID-19 measures and who was subjected to hate after being outed online. Jean-Robert Ngola had faced a single count of violating the province’s Emergency Measures Act, but his lawyer, Joel Etienne, says that charge was withdrawn today […]
Posted: May 26, 2021 8:29 PM AT | Last Updated: May 26
Canadian National and Kansas City Southern have filed a motion with U.S. regulators seeking approval for the purchase.(Travis Golby/CBC)
Canadian National said Wednesday it is confident it will win U.S. regulatory approval for its $33-billion purchase of the Kansas City Southern railway, a deal that has implications for two Maritime provinces with rival gateway ports.
If approved, CN will own a single, north-south rail network connecting Canada, the United States and Mexico positioning itself as a carrier for free trade in everything from lumber to cars between the three countries.
Posted: Apr 24, 2021 10:31 AM ET | Last Updated: April 24
Eduardo Teodoro, 75, recovers from COVID-19 in the intensive care unit at Centenary Hospital in Scarborough on April 8, 2021. As of Friday, 833 patients were in intensive care units due to COVID-19. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Ontario reported 4,094 new daily cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as the number of patients in intensive care units and on ventilators reached new highs.
As of Friday, there were 2,277 patients in hospital with the virus. A total of 833 people are in intensive care units. And 782 of those patients now require ventilators to breathe.
The province also reported 24 more deaths linked to the virus, bringing the official death toll to 7,887.