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COVID-19: Moderna to build mRNA production plant in Canada within two years

COVID-19: Moderna to build mRNA production plant in Canada within two years

The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with the federal government that will result in Canada hosting Moderna's first foreign operation
BEYOND LOCAL: Controversial Alzheimer’s drug highlights concerns about Health Canada approval process

BEYOND LOCAL: Controversial Alzheimer’s drug highlights concerns about Health Canada approval process

Aducanumab (Aduhelm) was approved in the U.S., but there is no convincing evidence the drug will help Alzheimer’s patients
BEYOND LOCAL: Canada’s small businesses could be saved by converting them to co-operatives

BEYOND LOCAL: Canada’s small businesses could be saved by converting them to co-operatives

The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated that our communities must be self-sustaining rather than reliant on volatile global value chains. Co-operatives bring resiliency self-determination to local economies
VIDEO: U.S. travellers wait seven hours in line at Fort Frances border crossing (2 photos)

VIDEO: U.S. travellers wait seven hours in line at Fort Frances border crossing (2 photos)

Chamber of Commerce in International Falls, Minn. says 'it's just wild'
Ontario business groups call for vaccine certificate system to avoid lockdown

Ontario business groups call for vaccine certificate system to avoid lockdown

Ontario has reported rising positivity rates and more than 300 new COVID-19 cases for the past four days, with more than 400 on Sunday - levels not seen since mid-June
ONTARIO: Feds providing $100M in drought relief funding

ONTARIO: Feds providing $100M in drought relief funding

Ontario cattle producers may also qualify for Livestock Tax Deferral
CANADA: Canadians want a wealth tax and are willing to vote for it

CANADA: Canadians want a wealth tax and are willing to vote for it

Most Canadians — including just over 50 per cent of Liberal supporters — indicated they don’t think the Trudeau government has done enough to reduce income and wealth inequality and to ensure everyone pays their fair share of taxes
CANADA: As U.S. demurs, Canada welcomes vaccinated American citizens back across border

CANADA: As U.S. demurs, Canada welcomes vaccinated American citizens back across border

As of midnight Sunday night, non-essential U.S. travellers who have had a full course of a Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccine will again be allowed on Canadian soil
BEYOND LOCAL: Our brains perceive our environment differently when we’re lying down

BEYOND LOCAL: Our brains perceive our environment differently when we’re lying down

When we lie down, our brains rely more on touch and pressure to figure out our surroundings
CANADA: No charges against top military officer McDonald after misconduct investigation

CANADA: No charges against top military officer McDonald after misconduct investigation

Provost Marshal Brig.-Gen. Simon Trudeau announced the end of the investigation on Friday evening, nearly six months after the Canadian Forces National Investigation first revealed that it was investigating the chief of defence staff