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Quebec premier floats idea of ​​waiting zones in Canada for asylum seekers

Quebec Premier François Legault says his government has asked Ottawa to set up “waiting zones” for asylum seekers, as is the practice in France. Legault told reporters during a press conference Tuesday in Paris that Canada should take inspiration from the European country. The premier says Quebec is home to 45 per cent of asylum seekers in…

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Canada won’t be ordering Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine, cites low demand – National

The Public Health Agency of Canada says it is not providing Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine this respiratory virus season, citing low demand. It says the manufacturer requires a minimum order of its updated protein-based vaccine, called Nuvaxovid, which far exceeds the uptake by Canadians last year. The agency says a very small portion of the doses…

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