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Horgan expands cabinet to fight pandemic; keeps Dix in health, Robinson to finance

Horgan expands cabinet to fight pandemic; keeps Dix in health, Robinson to finance

VICTORIA — B.C.
Health Canada expects first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved next month

Health Canada expects first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved next month

OTTAWA — The first COVID-19 vaccine could be approved for use in Canada within two weeks, Health Canada's chief medical adviser said Thursday.
Advocates aim to shape 'Vancouver model' for drug decriminalization

Advocates aim to shape 'Vancouver model' for drug decriminalization

VANCOUVER — City councillors in Vancouver voted unanimously this week to ask the federal government to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use, a decision advocates hope will blaze a trail in other municipalities.
Patients, not doctors, should initiate conversations on assisted dying: Qualtrough

Patients, not doctors, should initiate conversations on assisted dying: Qualtrough

OTTAWA — Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough says health practitioners should not be allowed to discuss the issue of assisted dying until a patient asks about it — and she's open to amending the law to make that clear.
Alberta's top doc says she feels betrayed by media leak, launches investigation

Alberta's top doc says she feels betrayed by media leak, launches investigation

EDMONTON — Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says a member of her inner circle committed a “personal betrayal” and fractured the working relationship of her COVID-19 team by leaking private conversations to the media. Dr.
Mountie with airport knowledge says he warned against arresting Meng on plane

Mountie with airport knowledge says he warned against arresting Meng on plane

VANCOUVER — An RCMP officer who oversaw a small team based at Vancouver's airport says he dismissed a suggestion the night before Meng Wanzhou's flight landed to arrest the Huawei executive by boarding her plane. Sgt.
COVID-19 vaccines to roll out for priority groups in early 2021; Atlantic bubble pops

COVID-19 vaccines to roll out for priority groups in early 2021; Atlantic bubble pops

A top public health official said Thursday that priority groups in Canada should start receiving COVID-19 vaccine doses early next year as new restrictions for those entering New Brunswick effectively popped the so-called Atlantic bubble.
Boy dead, officer hurt in Kawartha Lakes, Ont.; police watchdog investigating

Boy dead, officer hurt in Kawartha Lakes, Ont.; police watchdog investigating

A one-year-old boy was fatally shot and his father and a provincial police officer injured Thursday following an alleged abduction in central Ontario, the province’s police watchdog says.
AOC Among Us: progressive firebrand to join NDP leader for online gaming sesh Friday

AOC Among Us: progressive firebrand to join NDP leader for online gaming sesh Friday

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The leader of the New Democrats has thrown down the gauntlet to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Canada-U. S. relations may never be the same.
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 26, 2020

The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 26, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada (all times Eastern): 11:30 p.m. Yukon's chief medical officer of health is reporting three new cases of COVID-19, bringing the territory's total to 42. Dr.