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Canada to get 500,000 Pfizer COVID-19 doses in January, PM Trudeau says By Steve Scherer and Allison Martell
FILE PHOTO: Canadian PM Trudeau attends first COVID-19 vaccinations in Ottawa
OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada will receive about a half million doses of the Pfizer Inc COVID-19 vaccine in January and the rollout of the shots is going as planned, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, as some areas braced for possible new restrictions.
Canada began inoculations on Monday with the Pfizer vaccine, and will receive about 255,000 total doses in December, slightly more than the 249,000 announced earlier this month, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said.
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Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle December 18, 2020 - 1:05 PM
OTTAWA - The federal government will distribute $30 million to Indigenous communities and about $65 million to local organizations across Canada to support food security during the COVID-19 pandemic, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said.
At a virtual news conference Friday, Bibeau said Food Banks Canada and Breakfast Club of Canada will each receive $18.5 million, and Community Food Centres Canada, Second Harvest and The Salvation Army will also receive just under $9 million each.
In Rebuke to Beijing, Canadian Foreign Minister Says Not Taking ‘Lessons From Anyone’
Conservatives criticize Liberal government for not taking action
Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne fired back at Beijing for criticizing Ottawa’s efforts in building an international alliance to free Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor from Chinese prisons.
In an interview with the Canadian Press this week, Champagne said he would do what he thinks is best for Canada’s interest and would not follow Beijing’s instructions.
“I’ll take no lessons from anyone, and certainly not from China when it comes to defending and standing up for values and principles and defending Canadian interests and defending Michael Kovrig and Spavor,” Champagne said.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press Posted:
Last Modified: 3:05 PM CST Friday, Dec. 18, 2020
OTTAWA - The federal government will distribute $30 million to Indigenous communities and about $65 million to local organizations across Canada to support food security during the COVID-19 pandemic, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said.
OTTAWA - The federal government will distribute $30 million to Indigenous communities and about $65 million to local organizations across Canada to support food security during the COVID-19 pandemic, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said.
At a virtual news conference Friday, Bibeau said Food Banks Canada and Breakfast Club of Canada will each receive $18.5 million, and Community Food Centres Canada, Second Harvest and The Salvation Army will also receive just under $9 million each.