Putting people under curfew, prohibiting them from leaving their homes without a defensible reason, doesn’t do a lot to brighten their sense of solidarity — that “all in this together” spirit, says clinical psychologist Steven Taylor.
“China eats weird animals disease”
FUREY: The shifting goalposts of Canada’s public officials
Since the pandemic began, we have learned a lot about the coronavirus, including who the most vulnerable are – residents and staff of long-term care homes.
The government has rightfully prioritized the most vulnerable to receive the vaccine. But once they’re vaccinated, how can the government justify continuing the lockdowns?
Canada begins vaccinating inmates in federal prisons with no active coronavirus cases
The first 40 federal inmates to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus in Canada were given their inoculations inside facilities without any active cases, Global News has learned.
Ontario premier warns ‘more extreme measures’ will be needed to curb rapid spread of COVID-19
Premier Doug Ford delivered a grim warning Friday as COVID-19 cases in Ontario surge to unprecedented levels.
He said that if basic public health measures “continue to be ignored” in the province, the consequences “will be dire.”
“The shutdown won’t end at the end of January, and we will have to look at more extreme measures,” he said.
If Your Rights Are Subject To The Whims Of Politicians, You Don’t Have Those Rights At All
Are we really going to accept the fact that politicians get to decide where we can go, who we can gather with, when we can go outside, and then give ‘exemptions’ to whoever they choose?
Cuomo’s New York Is Just Throwing Away Vaccines Rather Than Distributing Them Competently
More than 4,100 people died of COVID-19 yesterday across the country, but some New York medical providers are dumping vaccines instead of putting them in people’s arms.
Seniors ARRESTED while filling medical prescription at Manitoba grocery store
Mary-Ann and George are a soft spoken married couple who are both medically exempt from wearing masks. They went together in the evening — to avoid the crowds — to their local Superstore, to fill a prescription for the very condition that makes Mary-Ann mask exempt. In the end, the cops were called and they were both detained and threatened with criminal charges, before being released with $1,300 coronavirus tickets.
Toronto’s UHN won’t receive more COVID-19 vaccines this weekend as it’s expected to run out of doses today: Hillier
Hillier spoke to CP24 Friday morning and said the province is in need of more COVID-19 vaccines as vaccination sites ramp up efforts to administer the shots to as many people as possible.
Rising cases ‘frightening,’ PM Trudeau says, vows vaccine rollout will ‘scale up’
“Quantities of both the Pfizer and the Moderna vaccine will scale up in February. Remember that Canada has the most vaccines secured per capita in the world, which means that, by September, we will have enough vaccines for every Canadian who wants one,” he said during his national update on the COVID-19 response on Friday.
LILLEY UNLEASHED: Trudeau’s plan to give inmates vaccines before grannie
Sun columnist Brian Lilley reviews who is getting the first COVID-19 vaccinations rolled out by the federal government.
What do YOU think? Is this fair?
London Mayor Sadiq Khan declares a ‘major incident’ as the city’s hospitals become overwhelmed with Covid patients
Major incidents are defined by City Hall as an event with “a range of serious consequences which requires special arrangements to be implemented by one or more emergency responder agency.”
Ottawa bans hockey sticks and pucks on all outdoor rinks
The City of Ottawa’s top health official Dr. Vera Etches has banned hockey sticks, pucks and all other sporting equipment at public outdoor ice rinks.
Iran bans coronavirus vaccines from US, Britain
“Imports of US and British vaccines into the country are forbidden. I have told this to officials and I’m saying it publicly now,” Khamenei said in a live televised speech.
Cops crash teen’s 18th birthday, issue $1,300 fine over 10-person gathering
Manitoba is in full coronavirus lockdown mode. In person church services are cancelled. Non-essential items are roped off in retail stores. Restaurants are closed. Nothing is normal anymore, not even birthdays.