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Taylor, Jeannine, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor, 1996), 15 Jun 2020     The federal government announced that it would be extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) for Canadians unable to return to work due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bryant, Michael, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 9 Dec 2020     Lawyers Bryant and Zwibel from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association warned of premature speculation lacking any lawful authority regarding restrictions on travel and other activities if not vaccinated for COVID-19, despite the vaccine being voluntary.

Saba, Rosa, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 2 Feb 2021     A semi-retired Mississauga teacher was the representative plaintiff for a proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government, on behalf of self-employed pensioners affected by the confusion over eligibility for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.

DeLaire, Megan, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 5 Jan 2021     Ian Culbert, executive director of the Canadian Public Health Association, debunked 5 prevailing myths surrounding vaccines.

Appia, Veronica, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 25 Jan 2021     The Ontario government announced new plans for vaccine allocation as a result of the delivery shortage of Pfizer-BioNTech doses across Canada, highly prioritizing high-risk populations.

MacCharles, Tonda, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 7 Dec 2020     Hundreds of thousands of doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer/BioNTech arrived in Canada the week of December 13 - 19, 2020, allowing a national vaccination campaign to begin earlier than first announced.

MacCharles, Tonda, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 16 Dec 2020     Canada's global scramble in spring 2020 to buy personal protective equipment for front-line health workers taught the federal Liberal government a painful lesson - that they had to get a jump on buying vaccines in order to avoid the same problems.

Gallant, Jacques, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 15 Dec 2020     Canada received its second COVID-19 vaccine by the end of December after Health Canada approval.

MacCharles, Tonda, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 5 Jan 2021     Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he shared the "frustration and indignation" that many Canadians expressed at politicians and others who took vacations outside of the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.