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Western University chancellor Linda Hasenfratz is no longer a member of Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution task force after news broke that she travelled outside of Canada in December.
The Daily Chase: Biden to block Keystone XL; Bank of Canada decision day On a day when the worldâs eyes will be on D.C., Joe Biden is making good on his pledge to block the Keystone XL pipeline. Early this morning, his administration released a laundry list of executive orders that will be signed today hours after heâs sworn in as president of the United States. As expected, the revocation of KXLâs presidential permit is on that list, and lands after readouts from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Jason Kenneyâs conversation late yesterday show the two ...
Article content The union representing volunteer firefighters in the Town of Petawawa is calling on the provincial government to provide them priority access to COVID-19 vaccines even though they do not provide emergency medical response. According to a news release issued by Local 175 of the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) on Jan. 13, volunteer Firefighters have yet to receive any timeline on when they can expect to receive a vaccine for COVID-19. UFCW Local 175 represents volunteer firefighters in the Town of Petawawa, the Township of Georgian Bluffs, and the Town of Kearney. We apo...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s deeply troubled by the recently-announced Pfizer vaccine shortage, and is changing the province’s COVID-19 vaccination plan to ensure the most vulnerable are given their necessary second dose.
As of Friday, over 10,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Waterloo Region. In addition to health care workers, the health unit started vaccinating long-term care residents via mobile clinics this week, and that work will continue with the current supply. For that reason, the vaccination clinic at Grand River Hospital will be closed for the next four days and reopen on Tuesday. This decision to pause the clinic utilizes the following principals, according to the local Vaccine Distribution Task Force: Use up the vaccine supply as it comes in Prioritize long-term care an...