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  TORONTO -- Experts say COVID-19 vaccines may promote little or no response in people taking certain medications or those with underlying conditions, and are calling for more research to protect this group. Dr. Deepali Kumar, the head of the University Health Network's Transplant Infectious Diseases Clinic in Toronto, told CTVNews.ca that researchers don't yet know how effective COVID-19 vaccines are in immunocompromised patients. "We know that in immunosuppressed people, antibody responses are generally lower for COVID vaccines than in the general population… but we don't know how...

Demonstrators continue to protest Line 5 in Mackinaw City on Thursday. It comes as Enbridge Energy continues to operate the oil and gas pipeline, a day after Governor Whitmer ordered it to be shut down. Anishinaabe Tribal members led a two mile march this morning from Mackinaw City to McGulpin Point, where Enbridge has a pumping station. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered around a barbed wire fence and posted a symbolic eviction notice. Sean Mcbrearty from the environmental group Oil and Water Don’t Mix, read from the notice. “Concerned citizens of Michigan direct Enbridge, a foreign oil ...

Starr Williams gives the valedictory speech at Berkshire Community College's 2019 commencement. "I like to be a statistic breaker," says Soncere "Starr" Williams. That's putting it mildly. At age 40, Williams, Berkshire Community College's 2019 valedictorian, has overcome more obstacles than most people would in a lifetime. Once a high school dropout, she is the product of an abusive foster home who entered into a dark world of substance abuse, mental illness, and juvenile crime. Today, she's an outspoken advocate for the underprivileged — and she's headed to Columbia University for a mast...

Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline opponents protest ‘ticking time bomb’ in Michigan Great Lakes Updated 4:43 PM; Facebook Share The crude oil still pumps and protests are growing. For two days since after midnight on May 12, Calgary, Canada-based Enbridge has continued to defy Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s orders to stop pumping oil through its 68-year-old Line 5 that dips through the the Great Lakes exposed on the bottomlands of the Straits of Mackinac. Supporters, including Republican politicians, the Canadian government and other U.S. states claim the economic value supported by the t...

Canada warns Michigan oil line shutdown could undermine U.S. ties Reuters 3 days ago © Reuters/CARLOS OSORIO FILE PHOTO: Border city's industry under threat with looming pipeline closure By Nia Williams and David Ljunggren CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) -A day before Michigan's deadline to close down a key crude oil pipeline, Canada on Tuesday issued its strongest remarks so far about the move, warning that it could undermine relations with the United States, its closest ally and trading partner. © Reuters/CARLOS OSORIO FILE PHOTO: Border city's industry under threat with looming pipeline...