Coronavirus: Trudeau says Ottawa covering vaccine costs, creating program around safety

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MOSCOW - With the risk of war looming larger, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden held a high-stakes telephone call Saturday as a tense world watched and worried that an invasion of Ukraine could begin within days.Before talking to Biden, Putin had a telephone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, who met with him in Moscow earlier in the week to try to resolve the biggest security crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War. A Kremlin summary of the call suggested that little progress was made toward cooling down the tensions.The closely watched call between Biden and Putin began shortly after 11 a.m.

HARPER, Kan. - Rain on a wedding day can be upsetting for any couple, but a tornado can be downright frightening during the vows.In some cultures, rain is viewed as good luck, symbolizing various things from fertility to unity. It can also represent that your marriage will last a lifetime. Candra and Caleb Pence would agree.It was May 19, 2012, and the 21-year-old bride was ready to marry the man of her dreams.

SALT LAKE CITY - Traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation five years ago, new research published Friday by a U.S. government agency shows.The findings, which pertain to fatalities involving and not involving alcohol, provide initial validation for conservative lawmakers who passed the law over concerns from restaurant and tourism industry lobbyists.In the study published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, researchers wrote that, in the years after Utah changed the drunken driving threshold from .08% to .05% blood-alcohol content, the number of crashes and fatalities fell even though drivers logged more miles."Changing the law to .05% in Utah saved lives and motivated more drivers to take steps to avoid driving impaired," said Dr.

KABUL, Afghanistan - Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of America’s 9/11 victims — saying the money belongs to Afghans.Protesters who gathered outside Kabul's grand Eid Gah mosque asked America for financial compensation for the tens of thousands of Afghans killed during the last 20 years of war in Afghanistan.Biden's order, signed Friday, allocates another $3.5 billion in Afghan assets for humanitarian aid to a trust fund to be managed by the U.N.

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COVID-19 on Saturday.According to the provincial COVID-19 dashboard, the deaths involve a person in their 70s and two people in their 80s in Zone 1 and one person in their 90s in Zone 4.A total of 286 people with COVID-19 have now died in New Brunswick. Anti-mandate demonstration in Fredericton enters Day 2 Since Friday, hospitalizations have dropped by 13, for a total of 122 people in hospital.

Ottawa is seeing another influx of people in the downtown as the demonstrations against COVID-19 public health measures and vaccine mandates enters its third weekend. Reports say there was some sort of party or additional protest late Friday night.

WILLINGBORO, Pa. - Officials in Burlington County announced Saturday that a man was shot and killed in a parking lot in a Willingboro shopping center. The investigation began after officers were called to the Kennedy Plaza in the 400 block of John F. Kennedy Way just after 7:30 p.m.

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that the nature or extent of the challenges will not matter in fulfilling the promises made to the people.He noted that development activities continue in the country while taking necessary steps to control the COVID-19 pandemic.The President also pointed out that the economy, which had been collapsed for nearly two years, is gradually recovering.The President made these remarks participating in the first round of discussions in a series of sessions with professionals representing various fields, held at the President’s House on Friday (11).The professionals who participated in the discussion said that they are further committed to make the national programme a success by giving the necessary strength to achieve the goals desired by the President, said a statement.The professionals vehemently rejected the allegations spread by some sections with the objective of achieving narrow political agendas, the statement added.Experts in the field said that the new approach to agriculture initiated by the President is being continuously supported by the researchers and entrepreneurs who are engaged full time in these fields, further noted the statement.Representatives from a wide range of fields, including education, policy, sociology, agriculture, research, water and renewable energy, medical, engineering and innovation, were present at the discussion with the President.Ministers, State Ministers, Members of Parliament, the Governor of the Central Bank, the Secretary to the President, the Principal Advisor to the President and many others were also present.

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Ontario hospital on Saturday with COVID-19, as the province continues to battle the pandemic.New data released by the province on Feb. 12 suggests a drop in the number of people in hospital from the previous day.

Health Matters February 11: As the Alberta Diabetes Foundation’s 48 Hours to Stop Diabetes fundraiser continues, Su-Ling Goh explains how local researchers are aiming to find a pharmaceutical way to achieve Type 2 remission, by understanding the diabetes “dimmer switch.”

were discharged in the past twenty four hours taking the total to 10,31,304.

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coronavirus in Canada surpassed 460,000 amid news of the first shipment of the vaccine having arrived in the country Sunday.Social media posts from Canadian officials announced the arrival of the first flight carrying the Pfizer-BionNTech vaccine Sunday evening.“The first batch of doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Canada,” reads a part of Prime Minister Trudeau’s tweet announcing the arrival of the first shipment.The first batch of doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Canada. pic.twitter.com/xSvwkRROKo— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) December 14, 2020“This is good news.

Canada’s 1st shipment of coronavirus vaccine to arrive Sunday evening The prime minister announced the arrival of Canada’s first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines in an Instagram post, alongside a picture of a plane and two Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers.A post shared by Justin Trudeau (@justinpjtrudeau)“The first batch of doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in Canada,” reads part of Trudeau’s post.“This is good news. But our fight against COVID-19 is not over.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set an ambitious climate goal for Canada, which will see Ottawa’s carbon tax rise in provinces without their own emissions reductions plans after 2022.

Justin Trudeau, comes ahead of the country’s rollout of the Pfizer-BioNTech novel coronavirus vaccine which is slated to begin next week.

Asked about news that the NHL is considering purchasing COVID-19 vaccines for its players, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said such purchases by private organizations would not “impact or slow down the delivery of vaccines” to Canadians.

the federal government says estimated that $8 out of every $10 in government support programs for Canadians during the pandemic has come from the federal government, and the price tag for that is enormous.The reality is that we won’t see any improvement in health care or the economy or any other facet of our lives until we snuff out this pandemic, and that should be the prime minister’s and the premiers’ first priority.In the meantime, there was a commitment to pour more money into the health transfer pot and to offer federal money to address the problems in long term care.And, the prime minister also confirmed that his government will cover the full cost of providing vaccines to the provinces.The premiers didn’t get what they wanted, when

Canada’s premiers are pressuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to pony up more cash for health care. David Akin reports on Trudeau’s response, and why long-term care residents may have to wait for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.

coronavirus vaccine will be covered by the federal government and will be free for all Canadians, the prime minister announced Thursday.The announcement comes just hours after a first ministers meeting earlier Thursday, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he announced to provincial and territorial premiers that his government would be covering the cost of the vaccine, as well as the cost of supplies needed to administer them.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Francois Legault delivered remarks virtually to open the 2020 First Ministers meeting, taking place remotely this year due to COVID-19.

COVID-19 vaccination.What an emotional month this has been for Canadians courtesy of the prime minister, who first stated a couple of weeks ago that Canadians would not be getting vaccinated with the rest of the advanced world since we do not produce vaccines anymore.

COVID-19 pandemic.Premiers asked for the meeting in September and wanted it focused exclusively on their unanimous demand that Ottawa add at least $28 billion a year to its annual health transfer payment to provinces and territories.But while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s willing to discuss the issue, he has been clear that getting through the pandemic is more pressing, as far as he’s concerned.

Justin Trudeau to agree immediately to their demand for at least $28 billion more each year for health care.First ministers are scheduled to meet via conference call Thursday — a long-awaited session that was supposed to be devoted to the premiers’ unanimous call for a big increase in the annual federal transfers for health care. Trudeau sets December date for long-sought premiers’ meeting on health care funding But the chair of the premiers’ council, Quebec’s Francois Legault, said Wednesday he doesn’t expect one meeting will resolve the issue.“Honestly, I think it will need more than a meeting to convince Mr.

COVID-19 vaccine and said initial shots will be delivered and administered across the country starting next week, while every Canadian will be able to be inoculated as early as the end of September.Canada is the third country after Britain and Bahrain to give the green light to Pfizer Inc's vaccine, developed with Germany's BioNTech SE.Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in parliament it was "a good day for Canadians"."We will see 30,000 vaccines begin to arrive next week with many more on the horizon, but ...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was grilled by multiple MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday after Atlantic Canada’s airports were advised Tuesday of more service cuts and station closures by Air Canada that will become effective Jan.

Speaking before the House of Commons on Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanked all those responsible after Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine was officially approved for use in Canada.

roll-out of a coronavirus vaccine in Canada as early as next week has ushered in renewed hope and optimism, even as parts of the country remain under lockdown.On Wednesday, Health Canada approved the Pfizer vaccine after completing its review of the U.S. drugmaker’s clinical data, deeming the vaccine safe for use.

Drake, Justin Bieber or Ryan Reynolds?The answer, according to Twitter users who voted with their “follow” buttons, is chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam.

COVID-19 pandemic, the outgoing head of the Assembly of First Nations said Tuesday.“That gap amplifies every threat and every harm from this pandemic, from the risk of infection to the stress of lockdown,” National Chief Perry Bellegarde said in remarks to the virtual general assembly of the national political advocacy organization he has led since 2014. Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde will not seek re-election “It is a rift that is both deep and wide.

coronavirus as many provinces deal with surging cases amid a second wave.Tam will give the update alongside deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo and talk about the government’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan.

COVID-19 vaccine before Christmas is about the best present Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could have hoped for this holiday season.Trudeau had been getting roasted like a yuletide turkey by the opposition over the Liberal government’s vague plans to get the vaccine into the arms of Canadians.For that, Trudeau and company had only themselves to blame.The political damage for the Liberals started piling up when Trudeau said Canada had no capacity to produce our own vaccines and other countries that did would vaccinate their own citizens first.Then, as other countries unveiled fast-tracked vaccine schedules, the Trudeau government could only offer some fuzzy guesswork on when vaccines would arrive in Canada.

First coronavirus vaccine shots could be doled out in Canada next week However, the new infections and deaths come as the country prepares to receive and deliver hundreds of thousands of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government has secured an agreement to receive its first batch of American pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the year — up to 249,000 doses.He said if the vaccine is approved by Health Canada, “Canadians will be getting vaccinated starting next week.”According to Trudeau, shipments will continue to arrive in the new year, adding that the second batch will be reserved for the same people vaccinated in the

Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on or around Dec. 14.

Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine next week.The province says that in order to be prepared for when the vaccine does arrive, it will be participating in a dry run this week with the federal government, Dalhousie University and Pfizer. First coronavirus vaccine shots could be doled out in Canada next week The exercise will test shipping, delivery, tracking and storage but not include any doses of the actual vaccine.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Marla MacInnis, a spokesperson for the health department, says that the initial test run of doses is scheduled to arrive next week.

BioNTech will deliver the first doses of their Covid-19 vaccine to Canada this month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday."Canada has secured an agreement with Pfizer to begin early delivery of doses of their vaccine candidate," Trudeau told a news conference.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that his government had “secured an agreement” for early delivery of up to 249,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine candidate in December, with the first shipment of doses set to be delivered next week.

Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine before the end of the year.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that Canada is contracted to receive up to 249,000 of the initial doses in December.Pending approval from Health Canada, Trudeau said the first shipment of doses is “tracking for delivery next week” and that shipments will continue to arrive in 2021.“We’re facing the largest immunization in the history of our country,” he said. Canada’s review of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine will be completed ‘soon,’ health minister says “This is no small task, which is why we have a clear plan.

Justin Trudeau is speaking to reporters today as a decision on whether to approve the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in Canada looms.He’s slated to appear alongside Procurement Minister Anita Anand, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo, and Major-General Dany Fortin — all key names in Canada’s effort to get a COVID-19 vaccine on Canadians soil and in Canadians’ arms.

The Canadian Armed Forces are holding simulations tests of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, with a “series of exercise and run-throughs,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday outside Rideau Cottage.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assured Canadians today they will soon have access to safe effective COVID19 vaccines. As Travis Dhanraj reports, Ontario government leaders are ramping pressure on the federal government for specifics.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday additional federal support through the Canadian Red Cross to the Nunavut government to fight the spread of the coronavirus.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that his government’s fall economic update can be seen as a matter of confidence but he’s “reasonably confident” opposition parties don’t want an election.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlined on Tuesday his government’s efforts to secure a COVID-19 vaccine for Canadians and the agreements it signed with pharmaceutical companies including the recent Johnson & Johnson agreement, and said his government will be ready to distribute a vaccine as soon as possible once approved by Health Canada review, but provided no specific dates.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday his government will be introducing a “historic” stimulus plan of 3 to 4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) to rebuild the economy as COVID-19 vaccines start to roll out.