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CANADA: New report details skilled trades earning, difference between men and women

CANADA: New report details skilled trades earning, difference between men and women

Researchers found that those in the "Red Seal" trades, which are those that have national standards, started out making $64,000 in their first years and those incomes grew on average 2.1 per cent annually over the eight-year study period to reach $73,800
COVID-19: Exemption for 'essential' medical travel confuses doctors, patients

COVID-19: Exemption for 'essential' medical travel confuses doctors, patients

Perhaps the most talked about recent policy changes are the new testing and quarantine measures put in place at Canada’s international borders as of Feb. 22
CANADA: Prof says there is no evidence to suggest Indigenous Canadians are hesitant to get COVID shot

CANADA: Prof says there is no evidence to suggest Indigenous Canadians are hesitant to get COVID shot

Data also suggests overwhelming support among First Nations and Inuit people for childhood vaccinations
CANADA: Trudeau hints at openness to gun bill changes after criticism from victims' families

CANADA: Trudeau hints at openness to gun bill changes after criticism from victims' families

The letter to Trudeau says the buyback must be mandatory to ensure the measure cannot be easily overturned by the Conservatives, should they form government, given the party's opposition to the firearms ban
CANADA: Tam says variants are threatening country's progress in containing spread of COVID-19

CANADA: Tam says variants are threatening country's progress in containing spread of COVID-19

With Easter two weeks away, celebrations will have to again be modified this year as Tam said the holiday is "not the time to be having big gatherings"
CANADA: Doctors say getting COVID-19 poses much bigger risk of blood clots

CANADA: Doctors say getting COVID-19 poses much bigger risk of blood clots

Blood clots occur in about one in 20 people hospitalized with COVID-19, doctors say
COVID-19: Ontarians' mental health has continued to deteriorate throughout pandemic

COVID-19: Ontarians' mental health has continued to deteriorate throughout pandemic

The poll suggests only 35 per cent of Ontarians consider their mental health to be "very good" or "excellent," compared to 52 per cent in the first round of polling in May
ONTARIO: Province plans to spend $933M on increasing, improving long-term care spaces

ONTARIO: Province plans to spend $933M on increasing, improving long-term care spaces

The funding is part of the government's commitment to add 30,00 new long-term care beds over a decade
WORLD: In the wake of violent attack in Atlanta, advocates call on Canadians to examine treatment of Asian Canadians

WORLD: In the wake of violent attack in Atlanta, advocates call on Canadians to examine treatment of Asian Canadians

The killings in Atlanta follow a wave of recent attacks against Asian Americans and Canadians since the novel coronavirus first arrived in North America
COVID-19: Canada studying reports from Europe on AstraZeneca vaccine, blood clots

COVID-19: Canada studying reports from Europe on AstraZeneca vaccine, blood clots

To date in Canada, it said there has been one report of a stroke in an individual following vaccination with the version of the AstraZeneca vaccine currently being distributed here