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The Ford government has removed digital messaging along Ontario’s 400-series highways that encouraged drivers to consider working from home during next week’s solar eclipse. On Monday night, signs on provincially-run highways had advised drivers to avoid traffic by staying at home on April 8, when a historic solar eclipse is …
Read More »Leaked map suggests B.C. has approved less than half of proposed old-growth deferrals
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A report from the B.C. branch of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says a leaked map suggests the province has approved a pause for logging in less than half of the old-growth forests identified as being at risk of permanent biodiversity loss. …
Read More »Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for older adults, pregnant people approved by Health Canada – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada on Thursday approved another respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for adults over the age of 60 and pregnant people. Pfizer’s bivalent RSV vaccine, Abrysvo, has been authorized for the use of pregnant individuals from 32 through 36 weeks gestational age for …
Read More »Moderna’s updated COVID vaccine targeting XBB.1.5 approved in Canada – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada has given the green light to an eagerly anticipated fall COVID-19 booster shot in hopes of bolstering the nation’s defence against the virus as the fall season approaches. The health regulator on Tuesday approved the updated vaccine made by Moderna …
Read More »Julian Assange’s extradition to U.S. approved by British government
The British government has ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. He is likely to appeal. Home Secretary Priti Patel signed the extradition order on Friday, her department said. It follows a British court ruling in April that Assange could be …
Read More »B.C. man among first Canadians approved for COVID-19 vaccine injury payout
In the year since he became partially paralyzed, Ross Wightman has kept his focus on small victories — from getting up the stairs unassisted, to going for a solo walk near his rural B.C. home. But the biggest win came in the form of an e-mail from Canada’s Vaccine Injury Support …
Read More »In court docs, state AGs allege that Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai personally approved a secret 2018 deal that gave Facebook advantages in Google's ad auctions (Leah Nylen/Politico)
Leah Nylen / Politico: In court docs, state AGs allege that Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai personally approved a secret 2018 deal that gave Facebook advantages in Google’s ad auctions — The states originally filed the suit against Google in December 2020 and updated that with a heavily redacted version of …
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