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Jason Kenney steers Alberta into autumn of hell
Goodbye, "best summer ever" — Jason Kenney has led Alberta straight into the fall from hell, columnist Max Fawcett writes.
Alberta caves on vaccine passports as health system nears collapse
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, facing a COVID-19 crisis that is threatening to collapse its health system in just over a week, has reintroduced limits on gatherings along with elements of a vaccine passport system.
Quebec Health Department recommends a third COVID-19 vaccine dose for immunocompromised
Quebec is recommending a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people who have weak immune systems, who are on dialysis or who have received vaccines not approved in Canada, the Health Department said on Monday, August 30, 2021.
At risk of another arrest, Maxime Bernier will steer clear of most of Atlantic Canada
People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier is on an East Coast tour, but because he chooses not to be vaccinated, is unable to campaign in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, or Prince Edward Island without following COVID-19 isolation rules.
COVID-19: Quebec minister slams anti-vaccine passport protesters wearing yellow star
Quebec's minister for the fight against racism is denouncing protesters who he said wore yellow stars at a protest earlier this week against the government's vaccine passport system.
Most Canadians in favour of vaccine passports for non-essential activities: poll
A majority of Canadians support a system that would require proof of vaccination to access some non-essential services, a new poll suggests as the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic takes hold.
Quebec premier says COVID-19 vaccination will be mandatory for health workers
While 90 per cent of health-care workers in the province are already vaccinated, Premier François Legault said the remaining 10 per cent pose a risk to patients.
It’s time for vaccine passports. So what are our leaders waiting for?
It’s as if everyone is waiting for someone else to make the first move — and draw the ire of the anti-vax movement so they don’t have to, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Quebec introduces vaccine passport system as fourth wave hits
Warning the province appears to be entering a fourth wave of the novel coronavirus, Premier François Legault announced Thursday his government is imposing a vaccine passport system to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Double-dosed Americans will be allowed into Canada by mid-August: Trudeau
Canada is getting ready to welcome the world again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau quietly indicated late on Thursday, July 15, 2021, as his office disclosed a target of mid-August for when the border might reopen for fully vaccinated Americans.
Canadian Human Rights Commission weighs in on vaccine passports
The Canadian Human Rights Commission confirms it has engaged in “informal discussions” about vaccine passports with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at a time when experts and advocates are debating how to safely reopen Canada’s borders and economy while respecting privacy and human rights.