Ottawa Observations: Monday, January 18, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Monday, January 18, 2021


Canadians held in China / China tensions

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Provinces ration COVID-19 vaccines ahead of Pfizer delivery slowdown

Ontario must cut COVID-19 cases to 1,000 daily to lift lockdowns, top doctor says

'The most difficult shift of my career.' A Scarborough ER doctor describes work at the hospital some call Ontario's COVID 'ground zero'

Canada has tens of millions of COVID-19 rapid tests. Why aren't we using them?

Prioritize ICU treatment fo patients 'most likely to survive' in event of COVID 'major surge' Ontario hospitals told

BC records 1,330 new cases of COVID-19 but single day count falls to lowest in 11 weeks

Five BC young people under 20 were in ICU for COVID-19 in the last month

BC's COVID-19 rapid response paramedic team deployed to Williams Lake

Norway warns of vaccination side-effects, deaths in some patients over 80

Over 30 flights with exposures, 13 cases among people from outside Canada, and more

BC COVID-19 immunizations still on track for end of March: top doctor

Globe and Mail

Ottawa. Alberta vow to press Biden on the Keystone XL pipeline

Keytsone XL is dead. But who can Jason Kenney blame now?

Erin O'Toole moves to oust Derek Sloan from caucus over shite supremacist donation

Alberta completes COVID-19 vaccination of all long-term care residents, staff

Couche-Tard executives outline a vision that extends beyond convenience stores

BC to phase out enhanced driver's licence and identification cards

France kills a Canadian takeover from Couche-Tard, digging a moat around a national corporate champion

To end racism against Indigenous peoples, we have to name it and speak up

By blocking Keystone XL, Joe Biden is scoring an easy political win - at Canada's expense

Pretending that energy jobs will come back is only making things worse

CBC
  

O'Toole says he wants to eject Derek Sloan from caucus after donation from white nationalist

Canada clears Boeing 737 Max for flight nearly 2 years after global grounding 

Biden's planned Keystone XL cancellation welcomed by NDP, Green leaders

Kenney urges Biden to 'show respect for Canada' and sit down to talk before cancelling Keystone XL

Canada's spy-catching system caused delay, anxiety in Delisle case: former FBI official

Private broadcasters' group argues CBC is disrupting the market by selling ads

No place for 'far right' in Conservative party, Erin O'Toole says

Apathy, adaption: Reflections on the first half of a pandemic high school year

Toronto Star

        

There should not be a dip on weekends': Ontario once again reports weekend vaccination slowdown

Erin O'Toole says he'll kick Derek Sloan out of Conservative caucus over donation from 'white supremacist' 

The Liberals promised help for oil workers as their jobs disappear. So where is it?

One dose is delayed - but where are Canada's other COVID-19 vaccines?

'Enough is enough': Toronto issues 75 weekend charges for lockdown violations

Turfing Sloan from Conservative caucus not entirely up to O'Toole

Tory MP Sloan accuses party of hypocrisy over efforts to have him expelled

Some provinces see positive signs in COVID fight, but hospitalizations a concern

Never mind pipelines, Ontario automakers are showing us a greener way to create jobs now

Ontario must do more to make sure all long-term care staff get shots

Indigenous communities must have internet access on their terms

Bloc Quebecois attack on Omar Alghabra needs to be called out for what it is: racism

Toronto Sun

Ontario facing 'huge' drop in vaccine supply: Ford

To Lock Down - or not to Lock Down

Vaccine debacle triggers scramble to make do with existing supply

Barring a miracle by Trudeau, Biden will kill Keystone

Trudeau's Liberals clearly nervous over vaccine rollout

'Disappointing' vaccine slowdown dooms Toronto lax clinic

What are the lockdown protesters really trying to achieve?

I wanted the Liberals to succeed on vaccines -- sadly they're now failing us

Tackling Ontario's bloated bureaucracy should be first priority for new finance minister

Toronto's 'COVID budget' a start for pandemic recovery

Outdoor recreation is a must right now

National Post

'Now is the critical hour': Kenney calls on Ottawa to step up support for endangered Keystone XL Pipeline

Joe Biden cancelling Keystone XL is hypocritical and it won't help climate change

The Liberals have performed so well, we should award them a spring election? Really?

Navdeep Bains' work to transform Canadian economy unfinished as he leaves politics

As Liberals abandon Centre-right Canadians, O'Toole aims for more mainstream  Conservative party

O'Toole seeks to kick MP Derek Sloan from Conservative caucus after campaign donation from white supremacist

Conspiracy theories have devastating impact on Canadian-founded Dominion Voting firm and its employees: CEO

Bloc Quebecois leader stifling free speech when block critics on Twitter: experts

Keystone XL and the need for a US Canada Energy Partnership

Maclean's

The Power List

Global

UBC students left scrambling for tuition after $8,300 administrative error

Experts say cancelled Keystone XL pipeline expansion won't lessen oil dependency

Kelowna church handed second violation ticket for defying mass gathering order

London Ontario NICU nurse who traveled to DC has been fired 'with cause' 

Canada continues to 'make the case' for Keystone XL to Biden's team, feds say

'Show Canada respect': Kenney prepared to defend Keystone XL as critics slam project

O'Toole condemns US Capitol riot, says no place for 'far right' in Conservative party

The question looming over Newfoundland and Labrador's winter pandemic election: Will anyone vote?

Miscellaneous

Noam Chomsky calls on Justin Trudeau to sign January 22's UN Nuclear Ban Treaty

Three Vancouver restaurants listed with potential COVID-19 exposure events

Singers, Ranchers and Environmentalists are now battling Kenney's Coal Plan

After long fight, overdose prevention site peer Workers Join Union

What's that flushing sound? Just Albertans' Keystone XL investment going down the drain

No Keystone XL? What do we do with all this pipe?

'My Mom did not have to die alone'

How BC's Fossil Fuel Fights Link to a string of wins in US