Category Archives: National
J&J vaccine can be used for people over 30 but mRNA vaccines still preferred: NACI
OTTAWA — The Johnson & Johnson vaccine should be limited to people over the age of 30 who don't want to wait for Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization said Monday. The advice is almost identical to that
Liberals’ sweeping budget bill includes $15 minimum wage and election-law changes
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals' bill to enact parts of their budget includes changes to emergency aid, taxes and a $15 national minimum wage alongside other items such as an election-law amendment. The change to the Canada Elections Act would specify
More than 5,000 international air travellers positive for COVID-19 since February
OTTAWA — More than 5,000 people tested positive for COVID-19 after flying back to Canada since mandatory quarantine hotels began in late February. Thus far, variants of interest or concern have been identified in almost one-third of those cases. Data p...
Nunavut capital declares local state of emergency as COVID-19 cases rise
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Iqaluit's city council has declared a local state of emergency over rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. The capital city of about 8,000 people has 81 of the territory's 85 active cases. Iqaluit reported its first case of COVID-19 on
Opposition blasts Liberals after debate to call PM’s top aide on Vance cancelled
OTTAWA — Opposition parties are up in arms after a parliamentary committee meeting in which members were planning to continue debating whether to call Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff, Katie Telford, to testify was cancelled without notic...
Official sees easing COVID-19 rules when more than half of population vaccinated
Canada could begin loosening COVID-19 restrictions when more than half the population has received a first vaccine dose, the head of the country's immunity committee said Monday, as hard-hit Alberta signalled more public health rules would be coming Tu...
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, May 3, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 7:30 p.m. Yukon is reporting another COVID-19 infection, bringing the territory's total case count to 82. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Brendan Hanley says the case is in Whi...
‘He loved Nova Scotia.’ Former premier Donald Cameron dead at 74
HALIFAX — The leader of Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative party has issued a statement saying Donald Cameron, the province's 22nd premier, has died. Tory Leader Tim Houston described Cameron as a mentor with incredible integrity. Cameron, who was ...
Former Nova Scotia premier Donald Cameron remembered as man ‘ahead of his time’
HALIFAX — Raised on a farm in Nova Scotia's Pictou County, Donald Cameron's rural roots were a source of pride for a man who in 1991 would become the province's 22nd premier and an advocate for fairness and social justice. An
‘Compliance with AHS is noncompliance with God:’ Alberta pastor testifies at trial
EDMONTON — An Alberta pastor accused of leading church services in violation of public-health orders says the COVID-19 pandemic has been blown out of proportion by the government and the media. Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church testified on the f...
