Montreal doctors' breakthrough discovery about causes of cerebral palsy giving hope
A breakthrough discovery made by doctors at the Montreal Children's Hospital about the causes of cerebral palsy is giving new hope to one West Island family.
Canada has now administered at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 73.95 per cent of the country's eligible population. Here's what else you need to know to start your day.
1. Vaccine delivery: Canada is poised to receive about 9.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week, thanks to a massive infusion of shots from Moderna.
2. G7 summit: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged 13 million surplus vaccines to help the world get immunized against COVID-19 as he and other G7 leaders wrapped up a weekend summit in Britain dominated by the pandemic, climate change and China.
3. Vance investigation: The Canadian Armed Forces is determining "next steps" after being made aware that senior military leaders went golfing with the former defence chief now under military police investigation for alleged sexual misconduct.
4. An 'ultimatum': Floor-crosser Jenica Atwin says that the Liberal Party reached out to her about joining their caucus in May, and that she gave Green Party Leader Annamie Paul an “ultimatum” before she made the decision.
5. 'Never forgotten': A group of Manitoba Grade 2 students came up with a poetic tribute to the children who died in Canada’s residential school system.
One more thing…
'Telescoping' memories: A new study from a Newfoundland researcher suggests that our earliest memories could be from as far back as 2.5 years of age.
A new study from a Newfoundland researcher suggests that our earliest memories could be from as far back as 2.5 years of age. (Pexels)
A breakthrough discovery made by doctors at the Montreal Children's Hospital about the causes of cerebral palsy is giving new hope to one West Island family.
Warnings of up to 60 millimetres of rain and other alerts have been issued for seven Canadian provinces and one territory ahead of the Easter weekend.
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The Ontario government is introducing changes to auto-insurance, but some experts say the move is ill-advised.
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A Toronto man is out $12,000 after falling victim to a deepfake cryptocurrency scam that appeared to involve Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
It started small with a little pop tab collection to simply raise some money for charity and help someone — but it didn’t take long for word to get out that 10-year-old Jace Weber from Mildmay, Ont. was quickly building up a large supply of aluminum pop tabs.
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