Category Archives: National
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, Feb. 22, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 8 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 1,428 new COVID-19 cases over the past three days, for a total of 77,263 since the pandemic began. There have also been eight more deaths, brin...
Report says mandatory ship speeds required to protect right whales in Cabot Strait
OTTAWA — Voluntary speed restrictions in place for vessels passing through the Cabot Strait don't go far enough to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, according to a newly released report. Oceana Canada says an analysis of vessel tracking d...
Critics ask why no details on government plan for parks management
EDMONTON — The Alberta government has yet to release details on how it will "optimize" the province's parks by getting other people to run them. It's been almost a year since the plan was revealed in the budget and Alberta Parks
Deschamps laments progress on military misconduct amid calls for external oversight
OTTAWA — Retired Supreme Court justice Marie Deschamps is criticizing the Canadian Armed Forces for not having done more to address sexual misconduct, as experts call for more independent oversight of the military to finally root such behaviour from th...
Canada to receive record 640K vaccine doses this week with Pfizer, Moderna deliveries
OTTAWA — Canada is poised to receive a record number of COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks to scheduled deliveries from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, as the country looks to speed up its vaccination efforts. The Public Health Agency of Canada says
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 22, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday Feb. 22, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 40,424 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,492,270 doses given. The provinces have administered doses at...
Stricter public health measures come into effect at Canadian borders, airports
A new Canadian health order requiring a three-day hotel quarantine for air travellers got off to a rocky start on Monday, as some passengers complained of long waits to access the hotel-booking system. Across Canada and abroad, travellers spoke of disc...
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 21, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 21, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 40,424 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,492,270 doses given. The provinces have administered doses a...
COVID-19 activity declining, but variants at ‘critical juncture,’ Tam says
Canada's chief public health officer said Sunday that the collective efforts to fight COVID-19 are paying off, even as the country sits at a 'critical juncture' in the fight against fast-spreading variants. Dr. Theresa Tam said on Twitter that COVID-19...
Cost of Coast Guard ship nears $1B as questions mount over federal shipbuilding plan
OTTAWA — The federal government has quietly revealed that it plans to pay nearly $1 billion to build a new ocean research vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard whose original cost was supposed to be one-tenth that amount. The new cost
