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Chief medical officer of health Dr.
Meanwhile, a court ruling is expected today on whether
The constitutional challenge turns on whether vulnerable people -- including people with disabilities, homebound seniors, residents of hot-spot neighbourhoods and the homeless -- have had fair access to the vaccine.
The application wants the government to ensure public health units make equity central, and to give them necessary resources.
The ruling comes as
Prime Minister
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Hundreds of pages of correspondence disclosed through the Access to Information Act reveal deep mistrust of the RCMP and other police services, along with suggestions on how to make things better.
Many of the emails, from
In last fall's throne speech, the Liberal government promised legislation and money to address systemic inequities in all phases of the criminal justice system.
It pledged action on issues ranging from sentencing and rehabilitation to improved civilian oversight of the RCMP and standards on police use of force.
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Demand for vaccines has dropped off markedly nationwide, with some states leaving more than half their available doses unordered. Biden called for states to make vaccines available on a walk-in basis and he will direct many pharmacies to do likewise.
His administration for the first time also is moving to shift doses from states with weaker demand to areas with stronger interest in the shots.
"You do need to get vaccinated,” Biden said from the
Biden’s goal equates to delivering at least the first shot to 181 million adults and fully vaccinating 160 million. It's a tacit acknowledgment of the declining interest in shots.
Already more than 56 per cent of American adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and nearly 105 million are fully vaccinated. The
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The death toll rose to 24 on Tuesday as crews untangled train carriages from the steel and concrete wreckage that fell onto a roadway.
Sheinbaum promised a thorough and independent inquiry, adding that a Norwegian firm had been hired to investigate.
“I did not have any report nor alert of any problem that could have led us to this situation,” she said.
Another 27 people remained hospitalized of the more than 70 injured when the support beams collapsed about
The
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in 2017 exposed dangerous construction defects in the elevated line near where Monday’s accident occurred. Authorities at the time had done patchwork repairs on the columns and horizontal beams.
Julio Yañez, a 67-year-old lawyer whose apartment overlooks the collapsed metro line, was working at his computer when he heard a loud noise and felt his building shake. He saw a cloud of dust and falling debris followed by an eerie silence until emergency vehicles began arriving. Helicopters landed at a nearby Walmart to ferry the injured to hospitals.
The scene shook him because he had exited the metro at that same station earlier in the day.
“That part there was already declared bad ... in the earthquake, and the authorities didn’t pay attention,” Yañez said, noting similar problems were reported at another nearby station, but nothing was done. “They are time bombs.”
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Waves caused by 80-km/h winds broke through dikes surrounding
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Random House Children’s Books announced Tuesday that "The Bench" will be released
It is illustrated by award-winning illustrator
“That poem became this story," Meghan said. "Christian layered in beautiful and ethereal watercolour illustrations that capture the warmth, joy and comfort of the relationship between fathers and sons from all walks of life; this representation was particularly important to me, and Christian and I worked closely to depict this special bond through an inclusive lens.”
The book is one of several projects that Meghan and Harry have announced since stepping away from royal duties in early 2020.
Archie turns two on Thursday. Meghan and Harry are expecting their second child, a girl, later this year.
Robinson wrote and illustrated “Another" and "You Matter," and won Caldecott and
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In an undated letter to clients, the company said it will not cover them if they are sued for spreading a communicable disease, nor will it cover decontamination or property damage costs related to those diseases.
Desjardins public relations adviser
The
Insurance experts say they expect others to introduce similar exclusions to their coverage, depending on the level of risk they're willing to take on.
"The name of the game in the insurance industry is to try and accurately estimate risk," said
"It’s very difficult right now to estimate aggregate risk when the pandemic is mutating and coming up with different versions, and there’s different opinions from public health about how to deal with it."
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