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(Ottawa) The federal government is proposing new rules that would enhance passenger rights by ensuring that flights are reimbursed after cancellations for reasons beyond the airline’s control. Posted on Jul 2, 2021 at 5:09 PM The detailed proposal was published in the Canadian Gazette after most Canadian airlines refused for more than a year to grant refunds for flights they canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of major airlines have now agreed to compensate customers under the terms of the Ottawa bailouts in recent months. In December, Transportation Minister Marc Garneau ordered Canada’s Transport Agency to tighten its…

new a study Conducted in Canada, CovaxHIV, is concerned with the immune response of people living with HIV who have been infected with Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus or who have been vaccinated against Covid-19. The scientific data that this study will produce will make it possible to better understand the immune response, and the safety and efficacy of vaccination in this understudied population, in relation to Covid. “We hope to target a group of people who were excluded from large clinical trials with the vaccine, because often in clinical trials, we try to recruit people who are not severely ill, (…) who…

electors Charlottetown, Three Rivers, Cornwall, Stratford And the Summerside They can therefore have the opportunity to choose the mayor as well as the members of their municipal councils online, in 2022. Summerside It was the latest municipality to approve the online voting project, at the end of June. Political scientist Yvonne Grenier of St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia believes that the face of voters may change due to the choice of online voting. Photo: Radio CanadaAccording to Yvonne Grenier, professor of political science at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, easy access to the virtual ballot…

DrOn one side, skull fragments were found at the site of Nesher Ramle (Israel), which have “neanderthal traits”, but are more “archaic” than those of their European cousins. Since there was no Homo sapiens in the area at that time, moreover, other unidentified fossils dating back 400,000 years have been discovered in recent years, their discoverers concluding that the people who lived there preceded and gave birth to Neanderthals. From Europe.On the other side is a well-preserved skull, discovered in China in 1933 by a farmer who allegedly hid it in a well to avoid the Japanese occupying army. He…

(Ottawa) Canada posted a merchandise trade deficit of $1.4 billion in May, compared to a surplus in April, as imports increased and exports declined. Posted Jul 2, 2021 at 11:45am Statistics Canada said Friday that the result followed an adjusted surplus of $462 million in April from a preliminary figure of a surplus of $594 million. CIBC’s chief economist, Royce Mendes, said economists expect a second consecutive surplus for this month. “It was a seesaw and a failure of the Canadian trade data in May,” Mendes wrote in a report. However, the rise in real imports, especially for items such…

A student demonstration against Islamophobia, in front of the Sciences Po Grenoble building, in Saint-Martin-d’Hères (Isère), March 9, 2021. Philippe Demazes/AFP There is still a long way to go to appeasement, in Science Po Grenoble, two months after the publication of Report of the General Inspectorate of Education, Sports and Research (Igésr), commissioned by the Minister of Higher Education, Frederic Vidal. After the discovery, on March 4, on the walls of the Institute for Political Studies (IEP) of posters accusing teachers of “fascism” and “Islamophobia” – posted by students on social networks – the Inspectors General conducted an investigation, the…

A wildfire, not yet contained, was reported near the Cigar Lake mine, about 650 kilometers north of Saskatoon.Cameco has reported the situation to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, which is now monitoring the situation closely and promising updates. Kamiko confirmed in a statement that approximately 230 miners have been evacuated and approximately 80 people remain at the site to maintain the site’s safety. The company says the fire is alarming and that extremely hot weather conditions are complicating matters. However, Cameco assures us that there is a plan to ensure everyone’s safety, that it is working closely with the Saskatchewan…

Now, it is clear that these numbers have been statistically “adjusted” to account for various factors such as the number of people already vaccinated (see page 29 of 44 of the presentation), which enhanced the benefits of the vaccine. The starting point for the CDC’s calculations is the hospitalization rate 8 per million boys aged 12-17 During the week ending May 22nd. Without these adjustments, the raw numbers are lower: assuming these young adults were vaccinated at that time, and the vaccine is about 90% effective, and establishing a rule of three to extend the period to 120 days, we…

The company said 82-year-old Wally Funk will accompany Jeff Bezos into space on a flight from his company Blue Origin on July 20, becoming the oldest person to travel in space. • Read also: $28 million for a spaceflight with Jeff Bezos • Read also: Space tourism: Amazon CEO will go to space on July 20 She will be the fourth passenger on the space tourism company’s first manned flight, along with billionaire, her brother Mark Bezos, and the winner of an as-yet-to-be-named auction. Wally Funk era photos. Bleu Origin via AFP Dans les années 60, Wally Funk a fait…

number of patients COVID-19 It continues to decline in French hospitals. According to official figures, 8,232 patients were hospitalized on Thursday, of whom 1,162 are in intensive care. The lowest number in more than eight months. at Hospitals, 109 new patients were admitted in the past 24 hours (compared to 158 the day before), according to data from public health France. Even the decline in critical care services for the most seriously ill, with 1,204 people still left on Wednesday. Thirty new admissions were recorded in one day. By way of comparison, eight days earlier, RIA had 1,509 patients. 2664…