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August 19, 2022
 
 
HEALTH August 19, 2022 11:48 am

Health Canada approves 1st COVID-19 booster for kids 5-11

Health Canada on Friday said it had authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot for children aged five to 11 years at least six months after completing their second dose. 

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CANADA August 19, 2022 10:27 am

Canada’s Supreme Court to get first Indigenous justice with O’Bonsawin nomination

A press release from the Prime Minister’s Office on Friday described O’Bonsawin as an Abenaki member of the Odanak First Nation, as well as a bilingual franco-Ontarian. 

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Supreme Court of Canada
HEALTH August 19, 2022 1:00 pm

Canada's COVID-19 vaccine coverage flatlining as fall nears: 'The stakes are high'

Vaccination coverage has slowed in Canada, and with the fall approaching, experts are advising governments to work on ways to increase uptake in hopes of avoiding a serious wave.

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CANADA August 19, 2022 12:06 pm

Will Canadian MPs visit Taiwan? ‘Significant reflections’ going on: Trudeau

The question of whether to visit Taiwan is not only up to the Canadian parliamentary committee weighing a trip. It needs unanimous approval from House of Commons leaders.

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The flag of Taiwan flies at full mast.
CANADA August 19, 2022 6:35 am

Chinese-Canadian billionaire sentenced to 13 years in prison for misusing funds

Xiao Jianhua, who disappeared from Hong Kong in 2017, was fined 6.5 million yuan ($950,000) and his company was fined 55 billion yuan ($8.1 billion), the court said.

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Canadian-Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua
POLITICS August 19, 2022 12:11 pm

B.C. to ration liquor amid ongoing strike, says industry group

A group that represents British Columbia’s private liquor stores says the province has imposed limits on alcohol sales at government-run outlets, effective immediately.

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