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The government is reviewing the decision, a spokesperson for Jill Dunlop, the minister for colleges and universities, said in a statement

She told CBC in an interview Wednesday that she considers it a charter right for people to refuse the vaccine

The additional cases brought the total for Tokyo to 236,138

Ottawa has already received more than 66 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, enough to fully immunize all eligible Canadians

Declaration to be effective from Monday until Aug. 31. Emergency measures already in place in Tokyo will also be extended until the end of August, after the Olympics and well into the Paralympics which start Aug. 24

Some Moderna shots set to expire in early August, CEO of the Ontario Pharmacists Association says, explaining that 'supply that arrives in bulk must be used up within 30 days'

Citing potential Hepatitis A contamination, the agency warns the frozen fruit may not look or smell spoiled

Last week her government announced new immigration measures for what it described as potentially "several thousand" Afghans, including interpreters who worked with the Canadian Armed Forces, staff currently or previously employed at the Canadian Embassy and their families

The province announced Thursday that 80 per cent of residents aged 12 and older have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, meaning one of three conditions the province has set for moving beyond Step 3 of its reopening plan has been met

The penalty for violating the would-be laws ranges up to five per cent of a platform's gross global revenue or $25 million, whichever is higher