Ottawa Observations: Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Canadians held in China / China tensions

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Medicago COVID-19 vaccine becomes first in Canada to reach large scale trials

A vaccination-passport program would be an unfair waste of time

Be COVID-19 smart on St. Patrick's Day, officials urge; some tighten restrictions

BC elementary grade teachers approved for COVID-19 benefits at higher rate than secondary school counterparts

Biden: We'll have news soon on sharing US vaccines with other countries

No evidence to suggest AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine causing adverse events: Tam

Don't relax Toronto's COVID-19 restrictions now, experts warn: We're in a very, very tenuous situation

Ontario getting ready to expand AstraZeneca shots to adults 65 and older

This Canadian-made COVID-19 vaccine has reached the final phase of human testing - and volunteers are needed

Quebec premier says all adults who want COVID-19 vaccine should get one by June 24

Be COVID-19 smart on St. Patrick's Day, officials urge; some tighten restrictions

Vaccines are safe, but not risk free

'It's a colliding disaster': Third COVID wave is underway in Ontario, advisers declare

AstraZeneca vaccines: Why are some countries suspending its use?

BC reports 556 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths as hospitalizations continue to rise

Why is BC one of the few provinces not using pharmacies for COVID-19 vaccinations?

State of Emergency hits one year mark; no new healthcare or community outbreaks 

Will AstraZeneca reversal spread vaccine hesitancy?

National immunization committee says AstraZeneca vaccine is safe for people 65 and older

Globe and Mail

Premiers to discuss reopening of 'Atlantic bubble' as tourism season nears

Rogers deal complicates Shaw's place at 5G airwaves auction

Rogers, accustomed to high debt, secures record bridge loan for Shaw deal

The Rogers-Shaw deal will make the Liberals nervous in an election year

Canada's efficiencies defence may enable Rogers-Shaw merger

Jason Kenney defends oil war room campaign against Netflix film

Cross-Canada pipeline to replace Line 5 would be even 'bigger challenge,' Enbridge VP tells MPs

So you want to break free of the Royal Family?

Better a hereditary head of state than any other kind

E-mails show made-in-Canada airstrike gear used in Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict was earmarked for Turkey

What's a trillion? The Liberals' cavalier attitude on overspending needs to change

Conservative government would not cut federal foreign-aid spending, O'Toole says

If Rogers buys Shaw, Canada will need new wireless competitors

CBC
  

Top female officer quits Canadian Forces, says she's 'sickened' by reports of sexual misconduct

American who freed Canadian girl calls on world to repatriate children stranded in Syrian camps

Erin O'Toole says a Conservative government wouldn't cut foreign aid

Canada, Germany sign green energy deal in bid to power fledgling hydrogen sector

As US transitions from climate laggard to climate leader, Canada could be hard-pressed to keep pace

Toronto Star

   

Ottawa seeks post-pandemic ideas to prepare for next major disaster

Plans readied by BC and Washington State to wipe out invasive giant hornet

'Disaster waiting to happen': probe finds staff at Montreal nursing home not at fault

Their old jobs won't come back when the pandemic ends. Here's how Ottawa can help

Toronto Sun

Is Justin Trudeau the lost Kielburger triplet?

It's time for Ford to let the kids play sports again

Union fight may drive up the price of your home

Trudeau government's 'industrial policy' creates all the wrong incentives

Building up our made-in-Ontario capacity

National Post

Liberals commit $200M for domestic vaccine manufacturing but critics say money alone won't solve problems

Why Rogers should be blocked from getting Shaw's Freedom Mobile in merger deal

More than the Second World War: Here's the eyewaterinw debt Canada is racking up

Social Conservatives are struggling to stay under Canada's blue tents

Senior female Canadian Forces officer quits military in disgusts over sexual misconduct allegations

Federal plan to hike carbon taxes to $170 per tonne would restrain economy, cost jobs: report

Kielburger brothers are hardly victims in the WE scandal

Just because governments want us to live in big cities, doesn't mean we should

Another nail in the coffin of the fourth-carrier dream

Conservative self sabotage is hurting the party's chances at the polls

Maclean's

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Global

BC increases income and disability assistance by $175 per month

Reward increased for missing Merritt cowboy $15K donation pushes total to $30K

COVID-19 claims higher among elementary school teachers than secondary teachers: WorkSafeBC

Prince Rupert vaccination effort moving ahead of schedule

Senior female military officer quits over misconduct allegations: "I am sickened"

Miscellaneous

Why is UNDRIP fine in principle, but no in practice?

BC boosts income assistance disability benefits by $175 a month

'A disease of destitution': Downtown Eastside Grapples with Shigella

A former Mountie will set the police budget for Vancouver. That's wrong

BC government blamed for blocking Carrier Sekani Treatment Centre

Here is why UBC says it's raising tuition