Category Archives: National
New rules appear to push international air travel down even further than pre-pandemic
OTTAWA — Canada's new COVID-19 testing and quarantine rules for international air travellers appear to have convinced even more would-be travellers to stay put in recent weeks. In the last two weeks of January international arrivals fell to 106,000 peo...
Split over AstraZeneca vaccine sparks questions on who will get it as variants spread
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says new COVID-19 cases are starting to tick back up after a month-long decline, giving urgency to the question of who should receive doses of the newly approved Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine due to arrive
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, March 2, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 66,691 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,949,643 doses given. The provinces have administered doses at
Alberta flexes COVID-19 rules for gyms, libraries, delays other reopenings
EDMONTON — Alberta is opening up libraries and allowing low-intensity indoor group fitness workouts, like Pilates and tai chi, while it continues to monitor rates of COVID-19. The change is a fraction of what had been expected under the second phase
National panel advises against using Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on seniors
OTTAWA — A national panel of vaccine experts says provinces should not use the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on seniors, opening the door for provinces to start vaccinating younger populations with the newly authorized vaccine much earlier than e...
MPs to hear from ministers, officials on safety of returning travellers in quarantine
OTTAWA — MPs will hear from federal ministers and officials as early as this week on the safety of returning travellers after two women were allegedly sexually assaulted during mandatory COVID-19 quarantine.The House of Commons public safety committee ...
White House declarative on whether U.S. will share vaccines with Canada, Mexico: ‘No’
WASHINGTON — The White House is making it abundantly clear it has no plans to share America's COVID-19 vaccines with Canada or Mexico. Press secretary Jen Psaki has been indicating for weeks that the Biden administration would not allow the
Liberals’ two-year-old pledge to revamp EI, CPP appeals body delayed due to COVID-19
OTTAWA — COVID-19 has all but stalled a promised shift in how Canadians appeal rulings on their requests for federal income supports. The department overseeing the work, Employment and Social Development Canada, says the change won't happen as original...
Vaccination ramps up in several provinces as panel issues guidelines on AstraZeneca
Several provinces began expanding their COVID-19 vaccination programs to members of the general population on Monday, as new recommendations on the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine suggested it should be targeted at younger Canadians. A national panel of...
Trudeau Liberals eye security threats to Canada’s economy with governmentwide plan
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is pressing ahead with efforts to counter economic-based threats to national security, such as theft of valuable intellectual property and damage to critical energy and information networks. In its newly published plan f...
