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Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:36:07 EST
Canada will not receive any of its promised COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer next week
The federal government upended its national rollout plans for COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, telling provinces that manufacturer Pfizer will deliver no vaccines to Canada next week because of curtailed production in Belgium.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:06:13 EST
Gregor Chisholm: The Jays add a little bounce to their step by coming to terms with free agent George Springer
The centre-fielder was the Jays’ main target since the start of the off-season. He’s the second big free agent Toronto has landed in as many off-seasons.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 18:52:00 EST
Derek Sloan rejects ‘trumped up charges’ over white supremacist donor as Conservatives consider his expulsion
Derek Sloan calls potential expulsion for accepting white nationalist’s donation “trumped up charges,” and said Erin O’Toole risks angering many Conservatives in push to remove the Ontario MP from Conservative caucus.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:09:00 EST
‘I’d be up that guy’s ying-yang so far with a firecracker’: Doug Ford has advice for Justin Trudeau as Pfizer cuts vaccine shipments
An “angry” Premier Doug Ford sounded off at Pfizer in colourful fashion after learning Tuesday that the pharmaceutical giant will further cut shipments of its COVID-19 vaccines to Canada, reducing Ontario’s share even more than expected.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:01:00 EST
Ban non-essential travel and beef up surveillance of COVID-19 quarantines, Quebec tells Ottawa
Frustrated at a fluctuating vaccine supply and the aggressive spread of COVID-19 in his province, Quebec Premier François Legault demanded Monday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ban all non-essential travel into and out of Canada — a suggestion...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:06:00 EST
Doug Ford says federal COVID-19 funding means Ontario doesn’t need to mandate paid sick days
Premier Doug Ford is being urged to rethink his opposition to provincial paid sick leave in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:40:30 EST
New Toronto COVID-19 vaccination clinic ordered immediately shut over vaccine shortage
The province directed Toronto to “immediately pause its proof-of-concept Immunization Clinic at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre at the conclusion of today’s appointments,” the city said in a news release.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:46:00 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: U.S. death toll tops 400K; Ontario has completed LTC vaccinations in hot zones; Canada will get no Pfizer vaccines next week
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says she has spoken to Pfizer and does not expect any more interruptions to its Canadian deliveries after mid-February.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:43:30 EST
Against the odds, Justin Trudeau calls on Joe Biden to break a campaign promise
The prime minister said Tuesday that Canada is leaning on its climate record as it pushes for Joe Biden to reconsider his campaign promise to revoke the permit for the $10-billion oil pipeline project.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:54:33 EST
Wattpad to be sold to South Korean internet giant Naver for US$600 million
“This is the most important day in the history of the company and an incredible milestone,” said Allen Lau, one of Wattpad's co-founders, in an interview.



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