Category Archives: National
Alberta joins Ontario in lowering minimum age for AstraZeneca vaccine
Two provinces will offer the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged 40 and over starting Tuesday, officials announced Sunday following days of mounting pressure to lower the minimum age. Alberta and Ontario had previously stuck to the National Advis...
Nothing stopping provinces from offering AstraZeneca vaccine to all adults: Hajdu
Provinces are free to offer the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to all adults, Canada's health minister said Sunday as calls mounted in at least one province hard hit by COVID-19 to lower the age restriction on the shot. While the National Advisory
Election reticence expected to temper political battle over federal budget
OTTAWA — The stage is set for arguably the most important federal budget in recent memory, as the Liberal government prepares to unveil its plan for Canada’s post-pandemic recovery amid the pandemic's escalating third wave. Yet despite the high stakes
Despite COVID-19 vaccines, Americans in D.C. not feeling celebratory — or charitable
WASHINGTON — This might make Canadians jealous of their American cousins for the first time in a while: the lineup Friday outside a downtown Washington D.C. Apple Store was longer than at one of the city's largest COVID-19 mass-vaccination sites. Gett...
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Apr. 18, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday April 18, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 249,535 new vaccinations administered for a total of 9,775,267 doses given. Nationwide, 908,060 people or 2.4 per...
‘You are not alone:’ Memorial service in Nova Scotia marks one year since shootings
TRURO, N.S. — A lone bagpiper played slow airs outside a church Sunday as relatives of 22 people slain during a killer's rampage in rural Nova Scotia gathered for an emotional ceremony to honour the victims one year later. The sombre
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on April 17, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday April 17, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 249,535 new vaccinations administered for a total of 9,775,267 doses given. Nationwide, 908,060 people or 2.4 ...
Prince Philip remembered as ‘a man of great service’ during Canada’s memorial service
Canada's commemorative ceremony in honour of the late Prince Philip offered a scaled back pandemic-era tribute to a man remembered for his public service, commitment to youth and enduring support of his wife the Queen. The service at Christ Church Cat...
Ontario walks back new pandemic police powers following widespread backlash
TORONTO — Ontario reversed course on sweeping new police powers Saturday, just one day after Premier Doug Ford announced the measures that triggered a swift and furious backlash. Officers will no longer have the right to stop any pedestrian or driver
Canada’s naked MP speaks out: leaked photo sends message ‘anything goes’ in politics
OTTAWA — The Liberal MP who inadvertently flashed his parliamentary colleagues says the fact that a screenshot of him in the nude was leaked to the media sends a troubling message about the corrosive state of politics in Canada. "It sends
