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Top Canadian sport officials want athletes fully vaccinated ahead of Tokyo

Canadian sport officials are calling for the country’s athletes headed to the Tokyo Olympics to get priority access in the vaccination program and receive two doses prior to leaving for Japan. Swimming Canada’s John Atkinson says risk of COVID variants has added to urgency of getting country’s athletes vaccinated ahead of Tokyo Olympics. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)Sport…

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Canadian Medical Association elects first Indigenous president

The Canadian Medical Association has elected its first Indigenous president — a milestone that arrives as the health care sector grapples with its own racism problems.Dr. Alika Lafontaine practices anesthesia in Grande Prairie, AB and is of Anishinaabe, Cree, Metis and Pacific Islander ancestry. (Marni Kagan/CMA)The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has elected its first Indigenous…

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