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Hundreds gather in Fredericton for convoy style protest against COVID-19 measures
Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association releases report on how to avoid shortages
A new report from EY Canada, commissioned by the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association (CGPA), argues that the increasing complexity of global supply chains has increased the risk of supply issues with prescription drugs in Canada - and offers seven ways to mediate that risk.

Ontario premier declares state of emergency in response to protests

Doug Ford says fines for non-compliance will be up to $100,000 and up to a year imprisonment.
More trucks out of Ottawa's core, as calls grow for end to border blockades

Political patience with the protesters has run thin as vehicles choke the flow of goods at border crossings, including at Coutts, Alta., Emerson, Man., and the busy Windsor-Detroit Ambassador Bridge.
Police concerned for safety of kids living in trucks involved in Ottawa protest

Bell says the Children's Aid Society of Ottawa has been called in to assess the situation, pointing out the frigid temperatures, access to sanitation, and risk to the children's safety should there be a police operation in the area.
Advocates thrilled as court orders Health Canada to reassess glyphosate decision

The chemical was first authorized in Canada in 1976 and is currently found in more than 100 weed killers, many of them used by farmers to control weeds in the fields.
Vaccine mandate 'not an issue at all,' CEO of Canada's largest trucking company says

The vast majority of TFI's Canadian drivers are inoculated against COVID-19.
Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency over ongoing protests

In a late-afternoon release, the city said Mayor Jim Watson's decision reflected the "serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents'' from protesters encamped through much of the downtown core.
Ottawa residents, protesters scheduled to clash in court

Superior Court Justice Hugh McLean had set a 1 p.m. deadline to get all documents and cross-examinations done before he would rule on one part of the proposed class-action.
Judge grants interim injunction against loud honking at Ottawa protest

Paul Champ, a lawyer representing central Ottawa residents in a proposed multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit, had argued the loud and prolonged honking is causing irreparable harm.

Hundreds gather in Fredericton for convoy style protest against COVID-19 measures

Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association releases report on how to avoid shortages

Ontario premier declares state of emergency in response to protests

More trucks out of Ottawa's core, as calls grow for end to border blockades

Police concerned for safety of kids living in trucks involved in Ottawa protest

Advocates thrilled as court orders Health Canada to reassess glyphosate decision

Vaccine mandate 'not an issue at all,' CEO of Canada's largest trucking company says

Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency over ongoing protests

Ottawa residents, protesters scheduled to clash in court

Judge grants interim injunction against loud honking at Ottawa protest