Category Archives: National
‘A bombshell’: Canadians stuck in U.K. face uncertainty after Canada shuts air travel
MONTREAL — Mark Sultana says Canada's decision to halt most air travel from the United Kingdom, where a mutated strain of COVID-19 has been discovered, landed "like a bombshell."The 52-year-old Canadian entrepreneur, who has called London home for the ...
Health Canada has final data needed from Moderna to make a decision on vaccine
OTTAWA — Health Canada says it will "soon" be ready to announce if it can authorize a second COVID-19 vaccine after receiving final documents from U.S. biotech firm Moderna over the weekend. Moderna's new Canadian general manager — hired just three
Many Canadians who contracted COVID-19 worried about dying: Poll
OTTAWA — A new poll has pulled back the curtains on the fear and anxiety that comes with contracting COVID-19, including widespread concern among those who have tested positive for the illness that they could die. The survey was conducted by
Federal government announces funding to restore Wood Buffalo National Park
OTTAWA — The federal government has more than doubled previous funding commitments for Canada's largest national park to answer environmental concerns from Indigenous groups and a United Nations agency.Wood Buffalo National Park — a UNESCO World Herita...
Canadian submarine docked extra year due to leak found following errant test
OTTAWA — One of the Royal Canadian Navy's four beleaguered submarines will remain docked for repairs an extra year after a leak was discovered in a ballast tank that was not properly drained. The leak on HMCS Corner Brook is the
Feds should detail vaccination plan for Indigenous communities: NDP
OTTAWA — The federal government should come up with a plan to roll COVID-19 vaccines out in Indigenous communities immediately, NDP health critic Don Davies says. Speaking to a virtual news conference Monday, Davies said the federal government has defe...
Lockdown to begin for all of Ontario on Boxing Day as cases soar in province
TORONTO — Ontario will go into lockdown on Boxing Day in an effort to bring soaring COVID-19 cases under control, a move the province announced Monday after health advisers said thousands of infections could be avoided if tough restrictions were
5 things we’ve learned about COVID-19 since the pandemic struck
VANCOUVER — When the first COVID-19 cases trickled into Canada, little was known about the novel coronavirus. Almost one year later, experts have made major strides in cracking the virus's code and understanding its behaviour. Dr. Srinivas Murthy, who ...
Reports say Ontario headed to province-wide lockdown as Nunavut sees 1st COVID deaths
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to wreak havoc across the country on Sunday, causing the first deaths in Nunavut and, according to media reports, pushing Ontario towards a provincewide lockdown. Citing sources briefed on the provincial plan, two media ...
Canada restricts travel from U.K. due to new strain of virus that causes COVID-19
OTTAWA — The federal government is restricting travel from the U.K. for 72 hours in an effort to keep a contagious new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 out of Canada. The travel ban comes into effect first thing Monday,
