506 – The Variants Are Coming! The Variants Are Coming! Further Lockdowns, Less Freedom and More!

Chinese ambassador denounces pending vote by Canadian MPs on Uighur genocide https://t.co/AcfVjWf7qR pic.twitter.com/6Uno69jMjf

— CTV News (@CTVNews) February 20, 2021

"I will be voting with cabinet," @karinagould tells Joyce Napier. Does the Minister know how cabinet will vote on Erin O'Toole's motion on Uighurs in China? Watch more at https://t.co/YQe50FHb6K.#ctvpp #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/G6nIDOZrwz

— CTV Power Play (@CTV_PowerPlay) February 19, 2021

The CFIB release concludes with a sombre wake-up call: “Ontario businesses — particularly those in the GTA — have been locked down longer than the vast majority of jurisdictions around the world.” https://t.co/BLuY0MQLCR

— Anthony Furey (@anthonyfurey) February 21, 2021

The absence of leadership in Ontario is absolutely breathtaking. The government has ceded all responsibility to the economic functioning of the province to unelected local heath officials who refuse even a courtesy discussion with the businesses they are bankrupting. #lockdowns

— Dan Kelly (@CFIB) February 19, 2021

Imagine owning a small antique shop and reading this headline. Your business shuttered for months — still forced closed in Toronto — while a huge part of the federal workforce took paid leave. This is what leads to political polarization, not simply social media 👇 https://t.co/QArvJ1wJW0

— Dennis Matthews (@DennisJMatthews) February 20, 2021

Another #Florida city, this time #Sarasota decides to end their scientifically unsupported politically motivated unconstitutional #MaskMandate 👏👏👍👍👍 https://t.co/aqwoi5WaIR

— Dr Sherri Tenpenny (@BusyDrT) February 20, 2021

New job postings! Come work with us at Public Health. We're currently recruiting for:
🍏Pharmacy Technicians
🍏Vaccine Assistants
🍏Vaccinators
🍏Office Clerks
🍏Public Health Nurse
More details: https://t.co/V8ZGvjyMYq pic.twitter.com/2QOzXQlcQT

— WDG Public Health (@WDGPublicHealth) February 17, 2021

Quebec actress dies while waiting for surgery delayed by COVID-19 – Montreal Gazette https://t.co/jvWd4cuYHG

— Marc Emery (@MarcScottEmery) February 21, 2021

This story is puzzling..
Nine care home residents dead and 69 infected in mass Covid outbreak six days after getting vaccine.
https://t.co/gupqShbqIX

— Anna Brees (@BreesAnna) February 21, 2021

Some bad news from Spain: "Second Pfizer COVID Shot Halted After 46 Deaths in One Nursing Home Following the First Shot".https://t.co/lSE0SPexpF

Experts like Prof. Cahill have warned that the elderly are most likely to experience severe autoimmune reactions from the vaccine.

— Ned Nikolov, Ph.D. (@NikolovScience) February 21, 2021

A child with a single symptom, including a fever or runny nose, should be tested for COVID-19 and stay home while awaiting results, even if the symptom resolves quickly.

That's urgent advice from GTA hospitals.

New #StarExclusive from @Megan_Ogilvie: https://t.co/YecSFlXUyy

— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) February 20, 2021

Two weeks after Ottawa schools re-opened, public health did widespread testing at schools in higher transmission neighbourhoods and only found 1 positive out of 1904 tests.https://t.co/a4R70nAe95

— Anthony Furey (@anthonyfurey) February 20, 2021

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— Frustrated Canadian (@GetHerHome) February 21, 2021

Huge Victory: Under Pressure, New York Ends Mandatory COVID Testing in Schoolshttps://t.co/eRntQIXgOc

— Robin Monotti (@robinmonotti) February 20, 2021

Three weeks ago, hundreds of thousands of football fans began arriving in Florida in anticipation of the Super Bowl.

They rubbed shoulders with each other with no masks on.

Since then, Florida’s 7-day average of new cases is down almost 50%. pic.twitter.com/Dydk0qCHoe

— Daniel Kotzin (@danielkotzin) February 20, 2021

Ontario is reporting an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases for the third straight day but the province's test positivity rate still remains low.​ https://t.co/IRYY45144d

— CTV Toronto (@CTVToronto) February 21, 2021

BREAKING: President Biden announces $2 billion payment to vaccinate the world through COVAX.

— Andy Slavitt (@aslavitt46) February 19, 2021

President Biden on Friday is set to announce a total of $4 billion in contributions to COVAX, the vaccine alliance trying to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to 92 low- and middle-income countries. https://t.co/b8UQaAnqsM

— NPR (@NPR) February 18, 2021

When Canada's health minister is tweeting about carbon tax in the midst of a failed vaccination procurement you know they're avoiding talking about their poor performance. Canadians die unnecessarily but Liberals alone are saving the planet from imminent doom https://t.co/0mToDM78Zq

— Jay Kowal (@jaycola) February 20, 2021

A Toronto police officer accused in an alleged corruption scheme involving the towing industry is now facing fraud charges. https://t.co/tW9VHBAmq8

— CBC Toronto (@CBCToronto) February 20, 2021