Canada News
By Peter Wilson A still-developing Canadian COVID-19 vaccine that is delivered by inhaled aerosol rather than an injection is set to enter Phase 2 of human clinical trials at the University of McMaster in Hamilton, Ontario. Researchers…
By Isaac Teo Ontario is expanding a free tuition program to more health-care professions in order to entice future graduates to stay in the province and provide care to underserved communities…
By Noé Chartier Canada’s participation in a World Economic Forum (WEF) initiative to test digital ID in travel had stalled due to the pandemic, but Transport Canada says the entities involved…
By Noé Chartier Additional details of Canada’s participation in an initiative of the World Economic Forum (WEF) to streamline regulations across countries to speed up the coming of the “Fourth Industrial…
By Tara MacIsaac Ontario Premier Doug Ford will introduce legislation that would allow doctors and nurses from all over Canada to start practicing in Ontario without delay. Currently, licensed professionals from other regions…
By Marnie Cathcart For the first time in history since the Bank of Canada’s founding in 1935, the federal government-owned bank will suffer a financial loss that the C.D. Howe Institute estimates…
By Isaac Teo A law enacted in 2015 to reduce federal red tape imposed on Canadians and small businesses has achieved little, says a report by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Released in December,…
By Tara MacIsaac The national $10-a-day child care program favours some care providers over others, effectively discriminating against some families and their choices, says the think tank Cardus. Cardus published a policy brief Jan. 18…
By Peter Wilson MPs on a parliamentary committee have voted in favour of undertaking a study investigating the large increase in spending by the federal government on contracts awarded to consulting firm McKinsey &…
By Noé Chartier Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked on Jan. 17 to share his thoughts on the protest movement that took the country by storm a year ago and how he believes…