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When the Canucks were in danger of going off the rails, early in the new NHL season, Thatcher Demko helped put the team back on track. The lanky 25-year-old is quickly regaining the form that saw him give up just two goals on 125 shots in three playoff games against the Vegas Golden Knights last summer.
Weather permitting, floating tidal energy turbines will be installed Monday for sea trials in the Grand Passage on Digby Neck, N.S.
As of Sunday, Canada had fallen to 27th in the world in vaccines administered, behind the U.S., the U.K. and smaller countries like Poland and Serbia, according to data aggregated by the University of Oxford. Canada was one of the first countries in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for use and have reserved record doses per person — but the country is facing significant shipment delays. There are also growing questions about whether the vaccine contracts signed by the federal government are in the country’s best interest, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assures the public that Canada is on track to meet its vaccination goals. Today on Front Burner, CBC News senior writer J.P. Tasker discusses why Canada is falling behind and what might be done about it.
P.E.I. and Saskatchewan become the latest provinces to ban birth alerts. Two Saskatchewan women who were the subject of birth alerts call for more supports that would keep moms and babies together.
Why are flu numbers so low even in places where COVID-19 is going strong? Plus, why aren’t vaccine providers wearing gloves?