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WASHINGTON — Emergent BioSolutions, a longtime government contractor hired to produce hundreds of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses, hid evidence of quality control problems from Food and Drug Administration inspectors in February 2021 — six weeks before it alerted federal officials that 15 million doses had been contaminated. The disclosure …
Read More »‘It didn’t cross their minds’: Emergency director says RCMP didn’t consider alert
HALIFAX – The head of Nova Scotia’s Emergency Management Office sayshe found it surprisingthe RCMP waited so long to issue a provincewide alert about a gunman who killed 22 people during a 13-hour rampage in April 2020. The inquiry investigating the tragedy released documents Tuesday that include a recent interview …
Read More »Backlogs improved, but patients still waiting too long for elective surgeries
OTTAWA – Canadian hospitals and health systems are still struggling through the ebb and flow of COVID-19, leading to long delays for elective procedures, new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows. Though, the data shows, they are improving. When COVID-19 first arrived in Canada, hospitals shut down …
Read More »Ontario party leaders’ campaigns converge in North Bay for northern debate
NORTH BAY, Ont. – All four main Ontario party leaders are in North Bay today for a debate on issues that affect residents in northern Ontario. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford has been up north for several days, touting commitments he has made to restore northern passenger rail service, rebuild …
Read More »Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 10
Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are today: ____ Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford North Bay: Takes part in the northern debate. 1 p.m. The Capitol Centre, 150 Main St E. ____ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath North Bay: Makes campaign stop. 9 a.m. North Bay Marina, Memorial …
Read More »House Panel to Hold Public Hearing on Unexplained Aerial Sightings
A House subcommittee is scheduled to hold next week the first open congressional hearing on unidentified aerial vehicles in more than half a century, with testimony from two top defense intelligence officials. The hearing comes after the release last June of a report requested by Congress on “unidentified aerial phenomena.” …
Read More »‘The land is my therapy’: healing centre encourages reconnecting with Inuit identity
KUUJJUAQ, Que. – On the shore of a still-frozen lake in front of a traditional Inuit dwelling with the spring sun melting the snow underfoot, the Governor General met eight women who are reconnecting with their Inuit roots as they try to heal from addiction. Mary Simon wiped away tears …
Read More »States Turn to Tax Cuts as Inflation Stays Hot
A new report from the Tax Policy Center, a left-leaning think tank, said total state revenues rose by about 17.6 percent last year. State rainy day funds — money that is set aside to cover unexpected costs — have reached “new record levels,” according to the National Association of State …
Read More »Ontario Liberals would draw from contingency funds to pay for promises
TORONTO – A Liberal government in Ontario would count on a renegotiated federal child-care deal and “efficiencies” in procurement to pay for promises that include affordable housing, subsidized transit and an end to for-profit long-term care, the party revealed in a costed platform released Monday. The Liberals would also draw …
Read More »City of Toronto declares end of emergency order issued over COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO – Canada’s most populous city has announced the end of the municipal emergency it declared when the COVID-19 pandemic hit but says its fight against the virus isn’t over. Toronto Mayor John Tory ended the state of emergency on Monday – it had been declared on March 23, 2020 …
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