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The jabs in your arm may be from Montreal

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The jabs in your arm may be from Montreal

But you’re gonna want them faster

Feb 2, 2021
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Federal government signs deal to make Novavax COVID vaccine at Montreal facility still being built
nationalpost.comFederal government signs deal to make Novavax COVID vaccine at Montreal facility still being builtIf projections to vaccinate all Canadians by September hold, the vaccines made in Montreal will come at the end of the domestic rollout
10:10 AM ∙ Feb 2, 2021
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Novavax submitted its COVID-19 vaccine for regulatory approval to Health Canada, after a British study found it 89 per cent effective, and now a deal has been announced for the Maryland-based company to produce it in Montreal. But the journey of domestic dose production dates to last summer, and the results won’t be realized before the next one.


Posties want to junk this mail

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Canada Post is under fire for delivering free copies of the Epoch Times, a newspaper that pushes far-right conspiracy theories.
bit.lyCanada Post Carriers Suspended for Refusing to Deliver Pro-Trump Epoch TimesThe newspaper, which has sent promo copies across the country, has come under fire for pushing pro-Trump and COVID-19 conspiracy theories.
6:17 PM ∙ Feb 1, 2021
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The story about Canada Post carriers in Regina suspended without pay for three days for refusing to deliver a free edition of The Epoch Times, which was confirmed by CBC News, began with a Facebook post from one of them. The newspaper has disputed how its content is portrayed by other outlets, while the post office says it broke no rules.


Pornhub releases a new promise to clean up its act. The latest list of strategies coincided with a parliamentary committee hearing from one of the women who says her life was shattered by the Montreal-based website. Proposed regulation for technology companies operating in Canada extends to a greater effort to patrol online pornography.


The layoffs stream at BCE

Bell Media’s recent purge of executives appeared to relate to its new president, veteran telecom executive Wade Oosterman, putting subscription streaming services at the top of the agenda. Montreal radio station CJAD was the first to lose newsroom staff and talk hosts in this new era, with the expectation that wider cuts would follow:

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An update on our Bell Media cuts story today. 210 positions being cut in Toronto alone. cartt.ca/larger-wave-of… #cdntv
cartt.caLarger wave of cuts coming at Bell Media this week; UPDATE: 210 positions eliminated in Toronto - Cartt.caLocal stations hit Monday as radio reporter jobs slashed By Steve Faguy MONTREAL — After recent cuts at the senior executive and senior manager levels, Bell Media began making major changes at the local level this week, with a so far unspecified number of job cuts happening at local stations and in …
3:13 PM ∙ Feb 2, 2021
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Saul Korman dead at 86. The owner of the Toronto store Korry’s—Clothiers to Gentlemen became a radio talk show regular in the early ’60s, which inspired him to purchase spots where he’d riff on whatever he wanted, and to buy his own newspaper column. “The Duke of the Danforth” was big on celebrating the street where he sold suits.


Finally, the dog shampoo guy

Jonathan Kay earned an entry on Know Your Meme thanks to a tweet contemplating the inadvertent use of dog shampoo on his own hair. The reaction from Seth Rogen helped this become an international clickbait incident, stoked by those with a preexisting distaste for Kay’s points of view. It added up to an experience worthy of a conversation:

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The Line speaks with @jonkay and discusses Seth Rogen, hair care, social norms and ... well, mostly, just WTF all that was.
theline.substack.comQ&A: Area ‘clueless man’ uses dog shampoo, earns viral infamyThe Line speaks to contributor Jon Kay, editor at Quillette, about his newfound Twitter fame, getting called “stupid” by Seth Rogen, and hair care
2:06 PM ∙ Feb 2, 2021
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