Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced a bilateral agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador to expand virtual health care services in the province. Under the agreement, over $4.5 million will be invested based on agreed-upon pan-Canadian priorities for accelerating virtual health care services, which have been instrumental for delivering care during the pandemic and are helping to improve access to much needed services.
Day: August 6, 2021
In this week’s issue of our environment newsletter, we look at why Canada geese seem so abundant these days and we gather some of your photos for the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s recent Big Backyard BioBlitz.
The Philippines placed its Manila capital region under a two-week lockdown on Friday as the Southeast Asian country’s Health Ministry reported 10,623 new coronavirus cases, the largest single-day jump in infections for almost four months.
Canadian track cyclists Kelsey Mitchell and Lauriane Genest both easily advanced to the fourth round of the women’s track cycling sprint event at the Tokyo Games on Friday.
Élisabeth Brière, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec), will announce Government of Canada financial assistance to support the start-up of 96 Plus, an innovative new SME whose mission is to produce highly pure ethanol.