Bus driver shortage hits Medicine Hat schools
Southland Transportation reports five driver vacancies affecting 39 routes for Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education and 60 routes for MHPSD. About 1,440 students use the bus daily with ongoing hiring and training to fill vacancies as officials say the issue predates COVID and has intensified recently.
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Paxlovid arrives as fifth wave looms across Canada
Prime Minister Trudeau announces the first shipment of the oral antiviral Paxlovid, aimed at reducing hospitalizations and deaths, as Nunavik in Quebec goes red and provinces project peaks in the Omicron driven fifth wave. Ontario eyes a May peak with ongoing restrictions and hopes for easing later in the week. Saskatchewan and Manitoba trend uncertain while BC offers grants for those remaining closed.
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Canada inflation climbs to 30 year high in December
Statistics Canada reports December inflation at 4.8 percent, the highest since September 1991. Food costs rise 5.7 percent, housing up 9.3 percent, appliances up 8.9 percent, and gasoline up 33.3 percent year over year despite a monthly dip. Analysts warn price gains may continue into the coming months.
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