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Makers of COVID-19 protective equipment seek over $5 billion in damages from Ottawa

Makers of COVID-19 protective equipment seek over $5 billion in damages from Ottawa

OTTAWA 鈥 Canadian manufacturers of masks and other equipment for protecting against COVID-19 are seeking more than $5 billion in damages from the federal government, saying Ottawa misled them about buying and helping sell their products.
sa国际传媒 court rejects $1,500 COVID ticket appeal

sa国际传媒 court rejects $1,500 COVID ticket appeal

Nithya Geetapriya Ananda was fined $5,750, a penalty later reduced to $1,500.
Conviction quashed for Campbell River woman who coughed on grocery store employee

Conviction quashed for Campbell River woman who coughed on grocery store employee

The woman was accused of yelling and swearing that 鈥淐OVID wasn鈥檛 f---ing real.鈥
Class-action lawsuit approved over COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec long-term care

Class-action lawsuit approved over COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec long-term care

MONTREAL 鈥 A judge has approved a class-action lawsuit that accuses Quebec's health network of failing to protect long-term care centres during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic and causing avoidable suffering and death to thousands of resident
Record number of hospitalizations as COVID and flu season peaks

Record number of hospitalizations as COVID and flu season peaks

Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said cases of Influenza A and RSV have been 鈥渟teadily increasing over the last few weeks鈥
COVID outbreak declared on fifth floor of Nanaimo hospital

COVID outbreak declared on fifth floor of Nanaimo hospital

As of Thursday, a total of 10 hospital-acquired cases had been attributed to the outbreak
Health sa国际传媒 authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant

Health sa国际传媒 authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant

OTTAWA 鈥 Health sa国际传媒 authorized Novavax's updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the XBB.1.5 variant on Tuesday.
COVID-19 outbreak aboard navy warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour

COVID-19 outbreak aboard navy warship forces cancellation of Great Lakes tour

An outbreak of COVID-19 aboard a Canadian warship has forced the Royal Canadian Navy to cancel the remainder of a tour of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway.
sa国际传媒 unfairly clawed back COVID-19 benefit to thousands during pandemic, says report

sa国际传媒 unfairly clawed back COVID-19 benefit to thousands during pandemic, says report

The sa国际传媒 government announced the one-time, tax-free benefit in March 2020, paying out $653 million.
sa国际传媒 man sues WestJet for defamation following face-mask dispute

sa国际传媒 man sues WestJet for defamation following face-mask dispute

Man alleges flight attendants made 'false and defamatory' statements to authorities.