Ottawa Observations: Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for   Wednesday, July 28, 2021

 

Canadians held in China / China tensions                 

Lithuania says Beijing's arrest of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig was a 'wake up call' for democracies

Coal-spewing China has taken the world's climate hostage

The Global Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Alberta ends isolation rules as BC region mandates masks again

Provinces won't tighten indoor mask rules despite rising COVID-19 cases

At this point in the pandemic, it's misinformation that's killing people 

Canada is acting like we've already won the vaccination marathon. But we're miles from the finish line

BC declares COVID-19 outbreak in Central Okanagan, reimposes mask mandate

Some restrictions back in one area of BC as COVID-19 cases rapidly rising

Quebec reports rise in new COVID-19 cases but no deaths and drop in hospitalizations

We must change the way we report COVID stats

BC officials announce Central Okanagan restrictions following COVID-19 surge in Interior Health

Travel to BC's Central Okanagan discouraged amid surging COVID-19 cases 

BC reports 185 new COVID-19 cases as infections continue to rise in Interior Health Region

The new COVID-19 public health restrictions for the Central Okanagan should not be a surprise

COVID-19 is surging in Alberta, but experts say other province's shouldn't worry yet

Outbreak in Central Okanagan prompts measures for travel, businesses and more

New case count hits new high in recent weeks; cases climb in Interior health

Mask rules and Travel restrictions return for the Central Okanagan

Globe and Mail

Joe Biden's tougher Buy American rules raise fears among Canadian business owners

Canada can ease the refugee crisis at the US-Mexican border

England, Scotland exclude Canadian travellers from new exception to quarantine measures 

Rockies LNG slams rival's 'imaginary' plans in patent dispute 

Ford says he 'won't spare a penny' to fight Ontario wildfires, resists call to declare state of emergency 

Federal Court expedites Major General Dany Fortin's bid to contest removal as head of Canada's vaccine rollout

François Least withdraws an olive branch to Alberta

The Conservative dilemma: The Liberals are still the natural governing party

Ottawa, Newfoundland agree to $5.2 billion deal on Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project 

Nova Scotia Liberal leader on the defensive over health care and sexism

Liberals look to autumn for movement on having free tampons, pads in federal workplaces 

CBC

Afghan interpreters who helped Canadian soldiers were warned they have just 3 days to apply for resettlement

England, Scotland and Wales exempt some countries from travel quarantines - but Canada isn't one of them

Green Party bleeding cash during legal battles with leader Annamie Paul

$5.2B deal reached between feds, NL government to stave off skyrocketing power bills 

Disgraced fertility doctor agrees to $13M settlement with families, including 17 'Barwin babies'

General manager of Ontario retirement home charged after residents' door handles removed

Mary Simons installation outfit was designed, sewn and beaded by Inuit women

Grasshoppers are swarming pastures in the heat of BC's Interior, causing worry for ranchers

Toronto/Vancouver Star

 

BC's budget deficit lower than forecast at $5.5 billion: finance minister

Climate Change could become big election  issue in heat ravaged BC

Forget about driving across the US border this summer - Joe Biden has bigger problems than yours to deal with

We're ready for a mail-in ballot surge during the pandemic, Elections Canada says

Trudeau blasts Singh's request that the Governor General not agree to an election

Governor General will agree to a Trudeau request to call a snap election: experts

Green Party near a financial 'tipping point' council warned in recorded meeting

Peter MacKay hired bodyguards for his family during Conservative leadership race, records show

Here's what a fourth wave of COVID-19 would do to Canada's economy 

Back to school plan will be released early next week, Ford says

Toronto Sun

Trudeau plays abortion for votes

The CBC always complaining but never thankful

Seeking a Caliphate instead of the Commons

Trudeau wants a summer election, to his peril

Double vexed for fully vexed?

National Post

Starship Canada takes the federal budget where it's never gone before

Governor General not likely to refuse a Trudeau request to call snap election, as NDP wants: expert

Wait five years to get a week's worth of PHAC emails and texts on fired scientists, requester told

Cash strapped Green Party spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal battle with own leader

What 16 months of COVID lockdown have cost us

Ontario to address surgery backlog with $224M in funding to build up hospital capacity

How channelling a Liberal PM could help O'Toole reboot the Tories

The failure of Canada's pandemic early warning system - and how to fix it

Maclean's

A once bustling Greyhound stop sits empty. It's a relic of a bygone era

Global

'It could be lost forever': Community working on economic strategy to save Vancouver's Chinatown

RCMP believe wildfires were deliberately started around Salmo in West Kootenay

White Rock Lake Wildfire near Westwold spreads to 20,000 hectares

Officials eye 'mixed bag' in weather forecast

BC won't appeal court ruling that found it breached First Nation's treaty rights

BC economy starting to recover as COVID-19 restrictions ease

Advocates say safe drug supply needed to combat spike in opioid overdose deaths in Canada

'Living in a hell': Afghan interpreters call for clarity, support amid Taliban threat

Fall election likely as Trudeau bets big on COVID-19 rebound, reopening: sources

Miscellaneous            

 

Those who went after Harsha Walia need to be held accountable for their silence over real hate mongers 

Three vehicles, including van with 14 passengers collide in Abbotsford 

Competition Bureau Quietly Closed Blue-berry price fixing investigation 

Doctors call for Queer Curriculum in Medical Schools