By Andrew Chen The fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine is now available for long-term care residents and other senior citizens, the Ontario government said on Thursday. Ontarians living in congregated settings like long-term care…
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Programming Alert: Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Concert on EpochTV
by EditorTBy Epoch Times Staff EpochTV will stream the Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra concert on its platform in the upcoming new year. The 90-minute one-of-a-kind performance will be streamed on Jan. 2, 2022, at 7 p.m.…
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LIFE & HEALTH
T Cells Generated From Vaccination or Prior COVID-19 Infection Protect Against Omicron Variant: Studies
by EditorTBy Katabella Roberts Two new studies released this week have suggested that the T cell response generated by vaccination or from previous COVID-19 infection may provide sufficient protection against the Omicron variant of the virus. T…
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By Reuters TOKYO—Japan revised the schedule of its space exploration plans on Tuesday, aiming to put a Japanese person on the moon by the latter half of the 2020s. “Not only is space a…
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By Isaac Teo Patrick Brown, mayor of Brampton, Ont., says there are reasons for “cautious optimism” given the low hospitalization rates and severe cases in his city despite the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Speaking…
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By Noé Chartier Conservative Canadian media outlet Rebel News says the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) refused a mortgage application from the organization because of its positions. “I’m embarrassed. I was turned down…
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CANADA NEWS
Canada’s FINTRAC Fines Chinese Bank for Non-Compliance on Rules Related to Money Laundering, Terrorist Activity Financing
by EditorTBy Noé Chartier Canada’s financial intelligence arm FINTRAC has imposed a fine on the world’s largest bank, the state-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), for non-compliance on regulations related to money laundering,…
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By Isaac Teo The B.C. government’s vaccine mandates has forced popular podcaster Joe Rogan to cancel his upcoming sold-out gig in Vancouver. Rogan announced the cancellation during the Dec. 24 episode…
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CANADA NEWSChina Human Rights
Soft-Pedaling China’s Atrocities Only Metastasized Its Machinery of Repression: Human Rights Experts
by EditorTBy Isaac Teo The belief that downplaying Beijing’s human rights abuses would lead to reforms in China has not only validated the Chinese Communist Party’s approach against faith groups such…
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CANADA NEWS
Gov’t Can’t Be Trusted With Cellphone Tracking Amid Pandemic: Former Ontario Privacy Commissioner
by EditorTBy Noé Chartier Ontario’s former privacy commissioner is sounding the alarm about the government’s tracking of cellphone data to inform policy, after it was revealed recently that a federal agency has…