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Teachers, dentists disappointed they don't top the list for vaccine in B.C.
Dentists, bus drivers and teachers are among the essential workers who are disappointed they won't be given priority to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in British Columbia.
Feds stay quiet as Biden calls on U.S. grocers to offer pandemic pay
The new Biden administration is pushing U.S. grocers to once again offer their employees pandemic pay — an effort Canadian labour advocates say is needed from governments in Canada as well.
Should Canada be hungry to farm seaweed?
Many science, industry and investment stakeholders support seaweed aquaculture as a potential means to grow a sustainable super food that benefits the economy and environment.
Ice vanishing fastest in Greenland and Antarctica, study shows
Ice loss over the study period, from 1994 to 2017, is estimated to have raised sea levels by 35 millimetres.
B.C. invests $3M in Agritech Grant Program to improve sustainable food productionB.C. invests $3M in agritech grant program to improve sustainable food production
The B.C. government is investing up to $3 million in a grant program to help increase sustainable and regenerative food production in the province.
Opposition slams Trudeau’s pandemic response as Canada marks one year of COVID-19
Opposition leaders were quick to criticize Justin Trudeau’s handling of the pandemic on Monday, the one-year anniversary of the first presumptive case of COVID-19 in Canada.
Humanity inseparable from nature, Indigenous leaders remind Canada-Mexico climate forum
The head of the UN Environment Programme called on Paris Agreement signatories to live up to their promise to help poorer nations better adapt to the climate crisis.
'Reject the madness': First Nation calls for release of Site C report in open letter to Horgan
A First Nations leader is calling on the British Columbia government to release several reports on the Site C dam, claiming details of escalating costs and safety concerns have been "shrouded in secrecy."
Biden signs executive order instituting strict new Buy American regimen
President Joe Biden imposed stringent new made-in-America rules for U.S. government spending Monday. They come with a caveat likely troubling to Canada: exceptions to those rules will be allowed only under "very limited circumstances."
Social media campaign #ScienceUpFirst counters COVID-19 misinformation with science
Microsoft founder Bill Gates did not create the virus that causes COVID-19 and he is not forcing microchips into your body through vaccinations. Those pieces of misinformation are examples of what a group of Canadian scientists and health professionals is trying to discredit through a new campaign tackling inaccurate theories about the pandemic.
Spartan Bioscience's rapid COVID-19 test approved by Health Canada
The federal government has approved an Ottawa company's made-in-Canada rapid COVID-19 test, Health Canada confirmed on Saturday, January 23, 2021, as the nation's top doctor warned the virus's impact on the health-care system showed no signs of abating.