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New ventilators promised in days as industrial response to COVID-19 kicks in
By The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2020
OTTAWA – Hundreds of ventilators are now in production as part of the federal government’s efforts to shore up national stockpiles of crucial equipment needed to fight COVID-19. Thornhill Medical, a Toronto-based company, says it’s making 500 ventilators that will arrive at hospitals and health-care facilities in early April. The company is one of three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Goodale appointed special adviser to Canada on Ukraine airliner crash in Iran
By The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2020
OTTAWA – Former Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale has been appointed a special adviser to the Trudeau government into Iran’s downing of a commercial airliner in January. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Goodale will examine the lessons learned from the Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 as well as other air disasters, including Ethiopian Airlines Flight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disinfect mail boxes and entertainment to ‘feed and fuel’ the soul; In The News for March 31
By The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2020
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 31 … COVID-19 in Canada … Governments must be as transparent as possible with Canadians about response measures for COVID-19, says former Liberal public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transparency on COVID-19 response crucial: former public safety minister Goodale
By Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2020
OTTAWA – Governments must be as transparent as possible with Canadians about response measures for COVID-19, says former Liberal public safety minister Ralph Goodale. The cascade of daily briefings from the prime minister all the way down to local health officials are essential to that process, but he said it’s equally important that the government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Father of Humboldt Bronco disappointed Saskatchewan has relaxed trucking rules
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2020
REGINA – A father whose son was killed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he’s worried Saskatchewan’s move to relax some trucking rules during the COVID-19 outbreak may mean drivers will be pushed past their limits. Scott Thomas’s son Evan died two years ago when an inexperienced semi driver blew through a stop sign ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID-19 silver lining: experts predict innovation in medicine, education, remote work
By Giuseppe Valiante, The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2020
MONTREAL – Despite years of discussions between politicians and doctors, the Quebec government couldn’t find a way to pay its general practitioners for phone and video consultations with patients. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Premier Legault called a public health emergency March 14, sweeping aside legislative hurdles as well as the bureaucratic inertia of Quebec’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hope floats: Alberta town ravaged by flood rolls out parade float for COVID-19
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2020
HIGH RIVER, Alta. – A parade float parked on a downtown street in High River, Alta., seems strangely out of place in a world dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. But longtime Mayor Craig Snodgrass says with people forced to stay away from family and friends, the town was asked to bring out the float as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Walkers, grocery store customers courteous with physical distancing
By Camille Bains, The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2020
DELTA, B.C. – Walkers offer a nod, a smile or a “hello” to each other but only after stepping aside to leave a wide berth on trails at a park they’ve escaped to in the age of physical distancing. Jeff Radons ventured out of his home and into his “backyard” at Watershed Park in Delta, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians asked to wash mailboxes, keep dogs at bay, to ensure safe mail delivery
By The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2020
OTTAWA – The union representing Canada Post employees is asking Canadians to disinfect their mail boxes to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. And the post office itself is asking Canadians with dogs to keep their doors closed during deliveries, where possible. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says daily washing and disinfecting of letter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. court considers ways to deliver Meng decision in socially distant manner
By Amy Smart, The Canadian Press on March 30th, 2020
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Supreme Court is considering creative ways to deliver a decision in an extradition hearing for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou as a global pandemic restricts travel and gatherings. Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes convened a meeting Monday between Crown prosecutors, defence lawyers, Meng and her interpreter via teleconference. The United States is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Convention Centre picked for off site COVID-19 treatment centre
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on March 30th, 2020
VICTORIA – Vancouver’s waterfront convention centre is being prepared as a health facility in British Columbia’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday. The centre, which hosts about 500 trade shows, conventions and exhibitions annually, is being viewed as a pandemic overflow location that could provide 271 treatment beds, he told ... Read More »
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