Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, January 23 & 24, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Saturday/Sunday,  January 23 & 24, 2021

Canadians held in China / China tensions

Canada urged to formally label China's Uyghur persecution as genocide

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Highly contagious UK variant of COVID-19 may have spread into community from LTC home north of Toronto

Spartan Bioscience says Health Canada approves rapid COVID-19 test

Canada Post asks 350 workers to self isolate after outbreak in Mississauga facility

Too soon to know if Canada's COVID-19 case decline will continue, Tam says

Quebec works to contain jail outbreak as overall COVID trends deemed 'encouraging'

'It wasn't called COVID at the time:' One year since Canada's first COVID-19 case

Montreal researchers conclude colchicine tablet is effective at treating COVID-19 symptoms

Quebec researchers say they have found an effective drug to fight COVID-19

Celebratory selfies by doctors and nurses promote vaccine safety, but are 'demoralizing' for some still waiting

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Nanaimo Regional Hospital

Independent school in Chilliwack closing for 2 weeks amid COVID-19 cluster

Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Surrey homeless

COVID-19 outbreak at St. Paul's Hospital grows to third unit

Globe and Mail

After years of operating in 'stealth mode,' Teulus subsidiary prepares for initial public offering

Alberta faces backlash after move to scrap coal policy, ease restrictions on mining

Trans Mountain pipeline's fortunes rise as Biden blocks rival Keystone XL

Parliament resumes amid heightened political pressure on pandemic, vaccines

Jobs at core of O'Toole's vision for Canada's next decade

Julie Payette is what happens when Justin Trudeau turns everything into a branding exercise

CBC
  

Privy Council Office to advise PM this week on selecting new Governor General, LeBlanc says

Garneau won't rule out invoking Emergencies Act to limit pandemic travel

MPs clash over pandemic response as Parliament resumes Monday

Skepticism of celebrity should be a key factor in Governor General pick, former advisory panel member says

Erin O'Toole defends decision to back, then oust, Derek Sloan from Conservative attack

Dutch police arrest Canadian national who allegedly runs multi-billion dollar drug syndicate

How political symbolism brought down Keystone XL

Commander of reserve unit being probed for far-right activity is being replaced

It's time to let Keystone XL go, ambassador says

Senator urges study of barriers to using secret information in court cases

Toronto Star

       

Taxpayers' watchdog sees complaints spike, raising worries about pandemic tax season

Vaccine delays top agenda as Parliament set to resume after less-than-restful break

Drug users at greater risk of dying as services scaled back in second wave of COVID-19

A primer on the Coastal GasLink pipeline

What could bring Ontario's Liberals back to power? Steven Del Duca is betting on economic dignity

O'Toole makes Conservative party his own

How far should a democracy go to protect itself from domestic traitors?

For Justin Trudeau, Joe Biden and Julie Payette provided welcome distractions from a more dangerous political problem

Here's what Canada learned from the beating Donald Trump gave us

Toronto Sun

Trudeau must focus on vaccines, Keystone as House resumes:O'Toole

Canada gets zero, takes the brunt of vaccine slowdown

Tory torpedoes March break merriment

One year in, keep demanding answers 

Pols need to lower temperature to prevent tragedy

Losing faith in Justin Trudeau ever again telling the truth

Killing Keystone, Biden's gift to Trudeau

Payette checked off all of Trudeau's symbolic boxes

National Post

Inside Alberta's very bad week: A behind the scenes look at the killing of Keytsone XL

Liberals bury Canada's energy superpower hopes

Maclean's

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Global

Point Roberts pins COVID-19 border exemption hopes on President Biden

Okanagan Schools spend federal aid on cleaning over air quality improvements

Canada's vaccine delays to dominate agenda as Parliament set to resume Monday

Dentists, teachers disappointed they won't be prioritized for vaccine in BC

Oliver Fire department members get creative, built their own new truck

BC to release third-party report Ito COVID-19 in care homes, Monday

Inspectors throw a wrench into Rio Theatre's sports bar plans

Snowpack levels above average for most of province: BC River Forecast Centre

Alberta MLA Tanya Fir apologizes for travelling during pandemic despite health restrictions

CAF deployed to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to 32 Indigenous communities in Ontario

Canada didn't start Keystone XL dispute - the president did, Kenney says in rebuke of Biden

Payette will still receive pension despite resignation as Governor General: LeBlanc

Miscellaneous

Vancouver's Tamara Taggart and Madame Premier combat sexist term undermining BC-COVID19 school concerns

Does Canada even need a Governor General?

Dentists become latest BC professionals seeking to move up on COVID-19  vaccine priority list

Canadian establishment must wake up to reality - the Biden administration is going big on the climate

Four pipeline realities for Alberta's Rumplestiltskin