Time for change
From the April 2022 print edition
One positive development, if I can put it that way, to arise from the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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COVID-19
Feds make last minute reversal on vaccine mandate for truckers
MONTREAL — The federal government is backing down from its vaccine mandate for Canadian truckers three days before it was set to…
Supply chain turbulence
From the December 2021 print edition
Our global supply chain has been in turmoil since the COVID-19 virus appeared. As we…
Third ship anchored off Newfoundland coast with COVID 19 cases confirmed among crew
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — There are now three ships anchored off Newfoundland and Labrador's Avalon Peninsula with confirmed COVID-19…
Alberta to allow truckers to get vaccinations in nearby states
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is expected to announce this morning an arrangement allowing Alberta truckers to get…
Seafarers union ready to pull crews in push for COVID vaccine access
A union representing thousands of seafarers on Canada's Great Lakes freighters is threatening to take workers off the job if crews…
Canada negotiating contracts for COVID-19 booster shots
OTTAWA — Canada's procurement minister says she is in the midst of negotiating new vaccine contracts to nail down supplies of…
Governments investing in Toronto vaccine manufacturing plant
TORONTO — The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing in a new influenza vaccine manufacturing facility in Toronto,…
Canada to receive over 910,000 doses of COVID 19 vaccines this week
OTTAWA — Canada is set to receive 910,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses this week as pharmaceutical companies ramp up deliveries to make…
What will stick?
From the February 2021 print edition
Where were you one year ago today? I had never heard of COVID, was doing a job I had loved…