Canada’s news from July 2020- update

July 1, 2020

The western provinces reported a surge in cases around the middle of July. Ontario reported 203 new cases in one day, Quebec reported 180 new cases in 24 hours, Alberta reported 368 new cases over the weekend, and Saskatchewan reported 120 in a previous week.

August

Canada welcomed 11,000 immigrants in August 2020 Canada welcomed 11,315 new permanent residents in August, 2020, according to the latest Canadian government data.This was lower than the 13,645 immigrants welcomed by Canada in July.

Sept. 4

In early September, federal Minister of Transport Marc Garneau remarked that airline passengers face a 1000 penalty fine if they refuse to wear a mask.

Sept 23

– In a speech from the throne, Prime Minister Trudeau declared Canada was currently in the second wave of COVID-19

October 20

Aviation workers gathered to protest at Parliament Hill .

October 24

Final B.C. election count sees NDP win 57 seats, BC Liberals 28, Greens 2

Nov 10

Manitoba went under lockdown, Trudeau “urged premiers and mayors across the country not to loosen restrictions for the sake of the economy and suggested localized shutdowns are needed in areas seeing a surge in cases”,

Dec 14 –

The first doses of the Pfizer vaccine are administered to people in Quebec and Ontario.

January 8

Canada’s economy grew 0.7% in January. Construction, manufacturing and real estate contributed to growth The increase in real gross domestic product compared with a gain of 0.1 per cent in Dec.

February 12.

In addition, as of February 22, 2021, travellers entering Canada at the land border will be required to take a COVID-19 molecular test on arrival as

March 22

Canada has now administered one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 7.76 per cent of the country’s population.

April 8

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, April 8, 2021

May 28

– Horrible History’: Mass Grave of Indigenous Children Reported in Canada An Indigenous community says it i has found evidence that 215 children were buried on the grounds of a British Columbia school, one of the many in Canada set up to forcibly assimilate them.

June 6:

Police have said the attack on June 6 in London, Ont., was motivated by hate against the Islamic faith. Salman Afzaal, 46, his 44-year-old wife Madiha Salman, their 15-yearold daughter Yumna and her 74-yearold grandmother, Talat Afzaal were killed while out for an evening walk. The couple’s nine-year-old son, Fayez, was seriously hurt.

June 24:

Sask. First Nation announces discovery of 751 unmarked graves near former residential school. The Cowessess First Nation announced a preliminary finding Thursday of 751 unmarked graves at a cemetery near the former Marieval Indian Residential School. www. google.com