CP NewsAlert: Quebec premier announces vaccine-passport system after rise in cases
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says his government will impose a vaccine passport system following a recent rise in COVID-19 infections. Legault says Health Minister Christian Dubé will announce details in the coming days about how the syst...
‘Troubling lack of transparency’ from Ottawa on Afghan refugees: advocate
OTTAWA — The federal government should be more clear about who is included in its evacuation plans from Afghanistan, said the founder of a national advocacy campaign to bring interpreters and local staff to Canada. Andrew Rusk, who is the brother-in-la...
Seniors cut off from income supplement after receiving emergency benefits
OTTAWA — Chris Sherlock is facing possible eviction because of unanticipated clawbacks to the guaranteed income supplement for seniors. The 65-year-old resident of British Columbia's Cowichan Valley drew on emergency benefits last year after the COVID-...
Feds say 82,000-plus doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to be sent to Trinidad and Tobago
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced it will send more than 82,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Trinidad and Tobago. International Development Minister Karina Gould said in a release Wednesday that Trinidad and Tobago wa...
Canada welcomes first of Afghan refugees who supported Canadian military mission
OTTAWA — The first planeload of Afghan refugees who supported the Canadian military mission in Afghanistan has arrived in Canada. The federal government is not saying how many refugees were on board the flight Wednesday or where they'll be resettled in...
B.C. reports 342 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily total since late May
VICTORIA — Daily COVID-19 cases in British Columbia continue to rise as the province reports 342 new infections, the highest count since late May. There are 1,764 active infections, including 55 people who are hospitalized, but no new deaths. Half of...
B.C. reports 342 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily total since late May
VICTORIA — Daily COVID-19 cases in British Columbia continue to rise as the province reports 342 new infections, the highest count since late May. There are 1,764 active infections, including 55 people who are hospitalized, but no new deaths. Half of...
Yukon lifts some COVID-19 restrictions as active cases decline
WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government has lifted a series of public health restrictions as active COVID-19 infections decline and the vaccination rate rises. Starting Wednesday, the territory says masks are no longer required in indoor spaces but are stro...
Court dismisses government’s appeal of ruling that struck down student fee opt-out
TORONTO — Ontario's highest court has dismissed an appeal from the government after a provincial directive making some post-secondary student fees optional was ruled to be unlawful. A lower court had previously struck down the province's so-called Stud...
Alberta’s top doctor apologizes for causing ‘confusion, fear or anger’ on COVID-19
CALGARY — Alberta's top doctor is apologizing for causing "confusion, fear or anger" after communicating the province's plan to eliminate remaining COVID-19 public health measures. In a column sent to various media outlets Wednesday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw ...