Category Archives: National
Canada suspends sun flights, insists on COVID tests, quarantine for air travellers
OTTAWA — Winter-weary Canadians eyeing a vacation were told to spike travel plans Friday as Ottawa cancelled flights to popular sun destinations, and ordered all arrivals to test for COVID-19 and swallow hefty quarantine costs. Prime Minister Justin Tr...
NewsAlert: Trudeau announces mandatory testing, 3-day hotel quarantine for travellers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced all Canadian travellers returning from overseas will have to take a COVID-19 PCR test at the airport, and quarantine in a designated hotel for three days at their own expense while they await results. Those
Health Canada on track to approve AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by mid-February
OTTAWA — Health Canada is on track to give the green light to a third COVID-19 vaccine within the next two weeks and a fourth may not be far behind, offering a glimmer of hope at the end of a
Trudeau to announce new measures to restrict travel abroad during COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today new measures aimed at further restricting international travel as more infectious variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 spread around the globe.Trudeau has urged Canadians ...
Out-of-province travellers required to self-isolate for 14 days in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's top doctor urged people not to look for loopholes Friday as new COVID-19 travel restrictions took effect. A 14-day self-isolation requirement that previously applied to domestic travellers entering Manitoba from areas east of Terr...
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 23,907 new vaccinations administered for a total of 915,231 doses given. The provinces have administered doses at
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 23,907 new vaccinations administered for a total of 915,231 doses given. The provinces have administered doses ...
Feds launch process to develop legislation on Indigenous-controlled health care
OTTAWA — The federal government will work with Indigenous leaders to co-develop legislation aimed at giving First Nations, Metis and Inuit people control over the delivery of health care in their communities. Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller a...
Feds launch process to develop legislation on Indigenous-controlled health care
OTTAWA — The federal government will work with Indigenous leaders to co-develop legislation aimed at giving First Nations, Metis and Inuit people control over the delivery of health care in their communities. Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller a...
Victims of mosque attack to be honoured with national day of remembrance, action
OTTAWA — The federal government intends to make Jan. 29 a day to honour victims of the deadly 2017 attack on a Quebec City mosque. Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault made the announcement Thursday, the day before the fourth anniversary of
