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"We really want to position Ottawa as a global leader that will re-emerge, post-pandemic," says Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture industries Lisa MacLeod

In a pandemic, vaccines are in very high demand, and this threatens their supply

Deaths from COVID-19 among long-term care residents were reduced by 96 per cent eight weeks after vaccinations began in December

The president of the Ontario Medical Association said her group has discussed family doctors' involvement with the head of the province's vaccine effort but details on when physicians can expect to receive doses and how many will arrive have yet to be provided

Viral immunologist lists some potential sticking points when it comes to distributing the COVID vaccine

Dr. Allison McGeer said the plans were presented by doctors largely to the Ministry of Health, though some may have gone before the Ministry of Long-Term Care

“Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be much loved family members,’’ the statement said

This comes as the military undergoes a fresh round of soul-searching following explosive misconduct allegations against top brass

The depth of the crisis means it will be a long recovery for the tourist industry with potential shock waves for other areas of the economy, says Destination Canada, a Crown corporation whose mandate is to promote domestic tourism

Janice Neil, the chair of the Ryerson School of Journalism, and Lisa Taylor, associate chair and the school's undergraduate program director, resigned on Sunday