People with legitimate medical conditions could be exempt from the vaccine mandate, says the Ministry of Health. Employers and unions will determine how they can safely care for patients in those rare circumstances.
Day: August 17, 2021
‘It was a war that saw 159 Canadians pay the ultimate sacrifice. When the demons proved too much to handle, more took their lives. Over 2,000 were physically injured, and many more suffer the mental wounds of PTSD,’ says Canadian veteran of Afghanistan Bruce Moncur.
Members of StopTMX, the group behind a year-long treetop protest of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, have built two tree houses in the woods of Burnaby, B.C., and say they won’t move until the entire project is cancelled.
Tropical storm Grace swept over Haiti with drenching rains just two days after a powerful earthquake battered the impoverished Caribbean nation, adding to the misery of thousands who lost loved ones, suffered injuries or found themselves homeless.
The Philadelphia 76ers have kept their trust in Joel Embiid. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Embiid and the Sixers agreed on a four-year, $196 million US contract extension that will take the All-Star centre through the 2026-27 season.