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CANADA: Feds on track to have enough doses of COVID-19 vaccine for eligible Canadians

CANADA: Feds on track to have enough doses of COVID-19 vaccine for eligible Canadians

Ottawa is anticipating shipments of roughly five million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week
CANADA: International passengers at Pearson airport may have to line up by vaccination status

CANADA:International passengers at Pearson airport may have to line up by vaccination status

The Vancouver International Airport has instituted a similar policy
ONTARIO: Barrie tornado wasn't unique, says wind doctor, but devastation brought heightened attention

ONTARIO: Barrie tornado wasn't unique, says wind doctor, but devastation brought heightened attention

'These tornadoes happen often in Canada. I’d say we probably get 10-plus of them a year. This wasn’t like a once-in-a-hundred-years sort of event,' says Dr. Connell Miller
COVID-19: Air Canada anticipating recovery in demand as travel restrictions are eased

COVID-19: Air Canada anticipating recovery in demand as travel restrictions are eased

Although overall bookings remain below pre-pandemic levels, customer interest began to increase in June with the elimination of quarantines for fully vaccinated returning Canadians and the removal of other travel restrictions
CANADA: Federal government to open applications for Indigenous-led shelters

CANADA: Federal government to open applications for Indigenous-led shelters

Ahmed Hussen, who is the families, children and social development minister, says a call for shelter proposals will go out this September
ONTARIO: NDP urges Ford to declare a state of emergency over northern wildfires

ONTARIO: NDP urges Ford to declare a state of emergency over northern wildfires

Residents from North Spirit Lake First Nation and Cat Lake First Nation are currently being evacuated to cities like Sault Ste. Marie and Mississauga
CANADA: Dany Fortin says 'career appears to be over' after misconduct investigation revealed

CANADA: Dany Fortin says 'career appears to be over' after misconduct investigation revealed

Through his lawyers, Fortin has denied any wrongdoing
COVID-19: Some Canadians frustrated they still can't cross U.S. land border

COVID-19: Some Canadians frustrated they still can't cross U.S. land border

The federal government recently said restrictions on U.S. citizens and permanent residents fully immunized against COVID-19 will ease Aug. 9, however, Canadians aren't seeing a similar relaxing of the rules
CANADA: Ottawa commits money to lay foundation for Indigenous law centre in Ontario

CANADA: Ottawa commits money to lay foundation for Indigenous law centre in Ontario

Justice Minister says $918,000 will go to the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians and Lakehead University’s law faculty over three years to support Indigenous law-making research and "lay the foundation" for an Indigenous legal institute in Thunder Bay
ONTARIO: Watchdog says province spent $10.3 billion less than planned during last fiscal year

ONTARIO: Watchdog says province spent $10.3 billion less than planned during last fiscal year

The financial watchdog is projecting that the 2020-21 budget deficit will be $29.3 billion