Tag Archives: Canada

Stranded Influencers Lose Jobs, Gain COVID Infections

iHeart Radio Canada reports: Some of the passengers of the now-infamous Sunwing “party plane” on Dec. 30 will be coming home to unhappy employers or worse, with at least two already fired. Frédérique Dumas-Joyal is one of them, losing her job of several years at Quebec’s financial markets authority, the AMF. “She was fired,” Sylvain Théberge, an AMF spokesperson, said …

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Quebec Requires Vax Proof To Buy Weed And Booze

The Montreal Gazette reports: Requests for appointments to receive a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine spiked just hours after the Quebec government announced the vaccine passport would be required to access provincial liquor stores and cannabis outlets. Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé pointed out the increase on his Twitter account Friday morning. Dubé wrote that while the daily average …

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“Influencers” Stranded In Mexico After Rowdy Flight

The New York Daily News reports: A group of Canadian social media influencers and reality TV stars are now stranded in Mexico, after at least three airlines refused to fly them home over a maskless on-air party. The group flew from Quebec to Cancun aboard a Sunwing charter flight on Dec. 30. Footage of the wild ride showed many of …

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Ontario Shutters Schools, Movie Theaters, Restaurants

Newsweek reports: Government officials on Monday announced new COVID-19 restrictions for Ontario after a record number of cases were reported in the province. Premier Doug Ford said all schools will be closed and students will move to online learning for the next couple of weeks. Also, indoor dining, movie theaters and gyms will be closed due to the increase in …

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Anti-LGBT COVID-Denying Canadian Pastor Arrested Again After Harassing Health Official, Calls Cops “Nazis”

The CBC reports: A Calgary-based street pastor and his brother — both known for being pandemic-denying and anti-mask — have been released on bail following their arrest after a protest outside the health minister’s house, their lawyer confirmed Sunday. Calgary police say there was a protest in northwest Calgary Saturday afternoon, with about 50 people in attendance, and two had …

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Quebec Province Issues 10PM Curfew, Closes Eateries

The Washington Post reports: Several Canadian provinces Thursday tightened restrictions amid an omicron-fueled increase in coronavirus cases that has overwhelmed testing and tracing systems and pushed the seven-day average of new cases in the country up 141 percent over the previous week. In Quebec, the hardest-hit province, Premier François Legault [photo] announced that a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 …

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Rogan Cancels Vancouver Show: I Can’t Enter Canada

“I should probably say this, because I haven’t yet. My 4/20 show that sold out in Vancouver, I don’t think that’s happening. I don’t think I can even get into the country. “I don’t think I can go and even if I do go, I don’t trust that Vancouver is not going to follow suit with what Toronto did — …

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Trudeau To Advise Canadians Against Overseas Travel

Reuters reports: Canada is set to advise its population to avoid international travel while provinces ramp up vaccinations to combat the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant. But efforts to head off a rising COVID-19 wave are complicated by public pandemic fatigue. In a meeting with provincial premiers on Tuesday, Trudeau also discussed a possible ban on non-essential incoming travelers, CBC News …

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Megachurch Pastor Accused Of Sexual Misconduct

City News Toronto reports: One of the country’s most recognizable pastors was placed on leave pending the outcome of an external investigation led by the church he helped mould. Bruxy Cavey, the teaching pastor at The Meeting House, was accused of sexual misconduct by a woman who brought her allegations to a board of directors. On The Meeting House website, …

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Anti-LGBT Activist: Defy Canada’s Ex-Gay Torture Ban

Michael Brown writes for the Christian Post: The reality is that this new bill actually prohibits Christians from practicing their faith when it comes to homosexuality and bisexuality and transgenderism. It also prohibits people who want to get help to pursue change, whatever their age, from pursuing that change — as long as it is change away from being gay …

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Canadian Senate Votes Unanimously To Ban Ex-Gay Torture, House Of Commons Did The Same Last Week

CTV News reports: Conversion therapy will soon be banned across Canada, after the Senate agreed to the expedited passage of Bill C-4 on Tuesday. After multiple attempts to pass legislation banning the harmful practice failed in recent years, the bill has now cleared both the House of Commons and Senate without changes, in just over a week. Once it receives …

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NBA To Unvaxxed Players: You Cannot Enter Canada

ESPN reports: Any unvaccinated NBA player with temporary visa status who leaves the country will be unable to reenter the United States, according to a memo obtained by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. For example, a player who is not vaccinated against COVID-19 would be unable to reenter the United States after playing in Canada. The same applies if an …

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Canada’s “QAnon Queen” Arrested After Death Threats

Canada’s Global News reports: Romana Didulo, a leading Canadian QAnon figure with an alleged history of encouraging her followers to shoot health-care workers, was taken into custody by the RCMP’s national security team in Victoria, B.C. Didulo, who often refers to herself as the “Queen of Canada,” said in a YouTube video that the RCMP’s integrated national-security enforcement team (INSET) …

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Canada Moves To Criminalize Some Anti-Vax Protests After Children Were Tormented Outside Clinic [VIDEO]

The CBC reports: A North Bay, Ont., mother said there needs to be more protection for families at children’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics, following reported harassment this past weekend. Abby Blaszczyk attended a vaccination clinic on Nov. 28 with her son Nolan, 7, who recently became eligible for a COVID-19 shot. On their way in and out of the appointment, Blaszczyk …

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Canadian House Of Commons Votes Unanimously To Ban Ex-Gay Torture, Bill Now Goes To Senate [VIDEO]

The CBC reports: The federal government’s updated bill to ban the practice of conversion therapy has been adopted unanimously by the House of Commons. MPs voted to fast track Bill C-4 on Wednesday afternoon. The Commons erupted in applause after the vote and several Liberal MPs walked across the floor to shake hands with and — in some cases — …

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Two Cases Of Omicron Variant Confirmed In Ottawa

The CBC reports: After the discovery of two cases of the omicron variant in the nation’s capital, Ottawa Public Health is advising travellers who visited several African countries recently to self-isolate in order to reduce transmission. The two cases, confirmed Sunday by Public Health Ontario, are the first omicron variants discovered in Canada. Out of an abundance of caution, Ottawa’s …

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“QAnon Queen” Calls For Killing Those Who Vax Kids

Vice News reports: Roman Didulo, a Canadian woman who has convinced thousands of QAnon adherents that she’s the secret ruler of Canada, is targeting health care workers administering COVID-19 vaccines to children, politicians, journalists, and others who make up the cabal at the heart of the QAnon conspiracy. In a post on Sunday to her over 70,000 followers on Telegram, …

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Uber Eats Begins Taking Weed Orders In Ontario

NBC News reports: Uber will allow users in Ontario, Canada, to place orders for cannabis on its Uber Eats app, marking the ride-hailing giant’s foray into the booming business, a company spokesperson said on Monday. Uber Eats will list cannabis retailer Tokyo Smoke on its marketplace on Monday, following which customers can place orders from the Uber Eats app and …

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Canadian Pastor Says It Was “God’s Plan” After COVID Outbreak Kills Three Following Violation Of Protocols

The CBC reports: The pastor of a Nova Scotia church that hosted an event linked to a COVID-19 spike and three deaths told his parishioners this week that what happened is “unfortunate,” but it is all part of God’s plan. At the end of October,Robert Smith’s church hosted a multi-day gathering of faith groups from across the province. Public health …

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Prominent “Flat Earth” Anti-Vaxxer Dies Of Something

Canada’s Global News reports: Mak Parhar, the New Westminster man who gained online notoriety for his belief the earth is flat and outspoken denial that COVID-19 exists, has died. New Westminster police confirmed they were called to help paramedics at a home in the Sapperton neighbourhood Thursday morning, but arrived to find Parhar deceased. In a recent livestreamed video, Parhar …

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