Trudeau, Harris discuss 'Buy American' policy, climate change on phone call

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FIVE THINGS TO KNOW   1   Trudeau-Harris call Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris on Monday about a series of cross-border issues, including the Democrats' "Buy American" policy, according to his office.   2   Vaccines head north Planes filled with precious cargo prepared for takeoff this morning as Operation Remote Immunity, a program aiming to get the vaccine to fly-in communities in Ontario, officially took flight.   3   Vaccine patent Humanitarian Stephen Lewis, the former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, is calling on the World Trade Organization to suspend patents for some COVID-19 vaccines to improve access for low-income countries.   4   Workplace inequality A new report on the experience of LGBTQ+ professionals working in STEM in the United States has found that systemic inequalities persist in the workplace despite an advancement of queer civil rights over the last six decades.   5   Black History Month Educators say last summer's anti-Black racism protests have given Black History Month increased resonance in 2021 and amplified long-standing calls to incorporate more Black voices into school curriculums.       MUST-SEE VIDEO   Some may call it a jet pack, but this Ottawa-area inventor calls his speed skating machine a "propeller weed whacker thing."     WATCH ON CTVNEWS.CA         ONE MORE THING...   'Double minority'   The first Black woman to become an interventional cardiologist in Canada says she hopes her position will lay a path forward for the next generation of Black women in medicine.

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