Albertans will need to prove they have both jabs of a COVID-19 vaccine to go into most restaurants, movie theatres, sporting events and non-essential businesses beginning Monday, adhering to Alberta’s Restrictions Exemption Program (REP).
The fall sitting of the Alberta legislature begins Monday, and the government says jobs, diversifying the economy and fighting COVID-19 will be the focus.
Former prime minister Jean Chretien is being called out over his recent comments on residential schools, after stating he was not aware of any abuses happening in these institutions while he was minister of then-Indian affairs. In the CTV interview, Chretien was asked whether he takes some responsibility or would apologize for his role in Canada's residential school legacy. 'We were not informed of any abuse at that time,' he said.
An organization that received $5.8 million from the federal government to help job seekers from under-represented communities is refusing to say if it paid the prime minister's mother, Margaret Trudeau, to speak at an event it held in October.
Parents have gifted just over $10 billion to their adult children over the past year to help with the down payment of home purchases, according to a CIBC report, with first-time buyers receiving a record average of $82,000 in help and “mover-uppers” receiving an average of $128,000.
