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Female soccer players should soon get their maternity rights protected under new employment rules announced Thursday by FIFA. The governing body of soccer is preparing to mandate clubs to allow at least 14 weeks of maternity leave paid at a minimum two-thirds of a player’s full salary. National soccer bodies can insist on more generous terms.
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will show Canadians his path to net zero today, when he tables climate legislation in the House of Commons.
AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s potential COVID-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response in older adults, data published on Thursday showed. The vaccine candidate is one of several vaccines preordered by the Canadian government.
Health officials in British Columbia are warning of increasing strain on the health-care system as COVID-19 hospitalizations hit 209 — the highest they’ve been in the province since the global pandemic began.
The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, and Jean Boulet, Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity and Minister responsible for the Mauricie Region, will announce financial support for the Cégep de Trois Rivières for the Centre de métallurgie du Québec project.