No impact to Toronto’s green standard under new Ontario law, city staff says

OTTAWA — Health Canada isn’t quarrelling with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s announcement that most Albertans will soon have to pay out of pocket for COVID-19 shots. Nicholas Janveau, a spokesperson for the federal agency, said Tuesday that the decision is entirely the premier’s to make. “Provinces and territories are responsible for the delivery and administration of their respective vaccination programs including determining which vaccines are publicly funded, eligibility criteria, and other relevant considerations,” wrote Janveau in an email to the National Post. Smith...