Opinion: We need to ensure Canadians age with 'zest and dignity'
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…
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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 wasn't 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 Hear Me Now? tells Caesar-Chavannes' story, from her early childhood through her business and polit...
Globe and Mail's Andre Picard described the AstraZeneca as a "good vaccine". However, Picard also compared its rollout and the company's 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. Here's what Trudeau said last night over Twitter. He followed it up this morning with another call for peop...
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 reached the point where we seem to have totally lost our ability to judge risk rationally. Story conti...
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…