Ottawa Observations: Saturday/Sunday, July 24 & 25, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday/Sunday,  July 24 & 25 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Fauci says some Americans could need COVID-19 vaccine booster

COVID-19 on rise in eastern Chinese city of Nanjing

COVID-19 vaccines have changed how we assess risk of the virus

French lawmakers approve bill to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for health workers

Ontario reporting another 172 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths

Vaccine passport convo needs to slow down

Immune compromised Americans could need COVID-19 booster shot, says Fauci

Globe and Mail

Farmers scramble to turn drought-stricken crops into feed

China's soybean imports set to slow over rest of 2021 on curbed meal use

Production of De Havilland turboprops key to negotiations as strike deadline nears

BC RCMP say Fairy Creek activists cut 18 trees to block access

Pick up trucks are a plague on Canadian streets

BCs crisis management record this summer has been abysmal

Short-term property rentals start to rebound as economy reopens

Climate change will bring lower wildfire seasons, more areas burned: expert

CBC

The balanced budget era is over. Now what?

Meet the unvaccinated: Why some Canadians still haven't had the shot

Canada cold avoid the worst of a 4th wave - but we're not out of the woods yet

Canada in a changing world

BC authorities warn against visiting areas under wildfire alerts, as more than 250 fires burn

Nova Scotia long-term care home recruiting refugees in Middle East, Africa to work in facility

Toronto/Vancouver Star

 

BC welcomes 100 firefighters from Mexico to help fight raging wildfires

RCMP spied on Canadian nationalist committee as it push pro-independence agenda

Pandemic pares back pomp of Mary Simon's installation ceremony as governor general  

International passengers at Pearson airport may have to line up by vaccination status

Wildfire report author says heat dome highlights need for new plans for wildfire fight

Never mind the rules. In Doug Ford's Ontario, everyone is 'qualified'

Toronto waterfront advocates disappointed as source says Premier Ford ready to tap Austrian, L.A. and Montreal companies to redevelop Ontario Place

Toronto Sun

Beware of a fall election Justin Trudeau

Heads up! It's now a pandemic of the unvaccinated 

Are political parties undermining democratic practices?

UN to hold annual 'private jets for climate change' gabfest

Canada's COVID busybodies will never leave you alone -- so just ignore them

Churches are burning in Canada -- do our politicians even care?

Trudeau Liberals finally move to help Afghan interpreters 

Voters don't want a fall election 

National Post

Canada's self esteem problem

Firefighters from Mexico arrive to help fight hundreds of BC wildfires

Why you can't just blame climate change for BC being on fire

How to ensure we don't totally freak out again at the next pandemic 

RCMP spied on Canadian nationalist committee, watching for potential Communist 'exploitation'

Lining up to show COVID travel documents is the road to seldom

North American about to turn into a graveyard of mega pipeline projects 

Maclean's

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Global

Vax up and mask up: How experts say BC can counter rising COVID-19 case numbers

Catholic Church in New Westminster splattered with paint, hit with graffiti 

UBC student union calls for mandatory masks in classrooms, vaccines in residences 

5 stabbed, hospital locked down after Alberta biker gang brawl in Cranbrook: Police

Rio Tinto smelter workers go on strike in Kitimat

12 arrested after climate protest shuts down Vancouver bridge

Canadian Armed Forces arrive at Thomas Creek Wildfire

Brenda Creek wildfire evacuation alert rescinded

A pause in rapid fire growth but forecast remains hot and dry

Climate change expected to bring longer wildfire seasons and more area burned: expert

Sicamous evacuation order extended at least a week as wildfires hold steady: Mayor

Smoky skies hindering aviation assistance in Michaud, Octopus Creek wildfires 

Nk'Mip Creek wildfire: 126 more properties ordered to evacuate 

Part of Lytton evacuation order lifted, Mexican firefighters arrive 

Osoyoos Indian Band rescinds evacuation order fo handful of addresses

Miscellaneous            

 

The uncertain future of False Creek South

Province should embrace restorative justices to reduce carnage on BC roads

First Nations woman makes vests for Sikh bikers who stood with Indigenous people 

High-powered hose attached to sprinklers to protect electricity transmission to West Kelowna and Peachland