Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that the government will buy three million more vaccine shots from Pfizer than originally planned — an effort to secure more of the product that has become the backbone of Canada’s immunization campaign.
Canada Energy Regulator said it issued the order to immediately stop all clearing activity “to prevent harm to nesting birds in the pipeline project’s right of way and to ensure Trans Mountain is correcting any issues it has in relation to contractor oversight and management.”
Effective Tuesday, rotational workers who have received both doses of a vaccine will no longer need to self-isolate upon entering the province, but they will need to continue to be tested.
Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele says he’s willing to accept punishment for the hit that injured Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans, but says what’s happened to his family unacceptable.