Category Archives: National
Quebec health workers to wear N95 masks more often, but studies unclear on benefits
MONTREAL — Quebec’s workplace safety board will require workers wear N95 masks in areas of health-care facilities where patients are COVID-19 positive, but one health expert says studies have indicated the benefits are unclear. The safety board made th...
Restaurants, gyms, churches: Manitoba opts to loosen some COVID-19 restrictions
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government on Tuesday announced plans to reopen restaurants, museums, gyms and many other establishments — the same day the province reported its first COVID-19 case involving a variant that emerged in the United Kingdom. "Thes...
Demand some CERB recipients repay scrapped by federal government
OTTAWA — Thousands of Canadians told they'd have to repay federal emergency benefits are getting reprieves. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says those who applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit based on their net incomes, not their gross, won...
Demand some CERB recipients repay scrapped by federal government
OTTAWA — Some of the thousands of Canadians told they'd have to repay federal emergency COVID-19 benefits will get to keep the money after all. Self-employed Canadians who'd applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit based on their gross income...
Canada should consider hosting 2022 Winter Olympics, says Green Leader Annamie Paul
OTTAWA — Canada should support moving the 2022 Olympics outside China over its "genocidal campaign" against the Uighur Muslim minority, says Green Leader Annamie Paul, and consider offering to play a role in hosting the global competition instead. "If ...
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 7:15 p.m. British Columbia is reporting another 435 cases in what health officials say is progress on pushing back the COVID-19 virus. A joint statement from provincial health off...
Training personal support workers to cost $38.5 million over two years: PBO
OTTAWA — Parliament's budget watchdog estimates that training 4,000 new personal support workers across the country will cost $38.5 million over two years. A costing note from the parliamentary budget office says the federal government proposes to fund...
Training personal support workers to cost $38.5 million over two years: PBO
OTTAWA — As the government moves to train 4,000 new personal support workers across the country, Parliament's budget watchdog estimates it will cost $38.5 million over two years. A costing note from the parliamentary budget office Tuesday says the fede...
Threat from variants means provinces must be ready to lock down again quickly: Tam
OTTAWA — With new and more contagious variants of COVID-19 escalating in Canada, provincial governments lifting lockdown restrictions must be ready to slam them back into place at a moment's notice, Canada's chief public health doctor said Tuesday. At ...
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday Feb. 9, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 22,203 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,098,333 doses given. The provinces have administered doses at
