The federal government is looking into flights arriving from India due to a massive surge of COVID-19 cases ravaging that country, Canada’s top public health doctor said Wednesday as at least one province urged Ottawa to tighten the border. The government generally believes that limiting travel from specific countries can […]
Canada
By Michael Tutton
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
HALIFAX – Ottawa and a small Mi’kmaq community appear to be headed toward renewed tensions on the waters off southwest Nova Scotia as the First Nation plans another self-regulated lobster season. The federal fisheries minister said today that enforcement officers will be in place in St. Mary’s Bay to “uphold […]
By Stephanie Taylor
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised Canada will slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent within the next decade, a goal significantly less ambitious than its closet ally. The new target is higher than the 36 per cent reduction below 2005 levels the government […]
Officials in one of Ontario’s top COVID-19 hot spots are moving to temporarily close businesses with recent outbreaks of the virus in an effort to rein in surging case counts they said were fuelled by workplace spread. Peel Region said Tuesday its public health unit will issue an updated order […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Opposition parties will get a chance today to propose a rewrite to the federal government’s massive pandemic budget. Debate on Monday’s budget begins today in the House of Commons. As the official Opposition, the Conservatives will propose an amendment to the budget and the Bloc Quebecois, as the […]
By Colin Perkel
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Calls for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to undo new wide-ranging COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor recreational activities came Sunday, amid pledges of help from the federal government. A political battle also appeared to be brewing amid word the province had proposed to shut the legislature down as early as […]
By Nicole Thompson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Two provinces will offer the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged 40 and over starting Tuesday, officials announced Sunday following days of mounting pressure to lower the minimum age. Alberta and Ontario had previously stuck to the National Advisory Committee on Immunization’s recommendation to offer the AstraZeneca shot to those 55 […]
By Jordan Press
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – The federal government will this afternoon unveil its spending plans to manage the remainder of the COVID-19 crisis and chart an economic course in a post-pandemic Canada. The Liberals’ first budget in two years is expected to outline the government’s plans for a national child-care system, including what […]
New restrictions were announced by Premier Doug Ford on Friday, April 16. They were made in response to new modeling data, which shows an increased demand on already strapped hospitals and ICU’s. the new measures come into effect Saturday at 12:01 a.m. The new measures, which are in addition to […]
By Danica Kirka
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
LONDON – Senior royals must wear civilian clothes to Prince Philip’s funeral, defusing potential tensions over who would be allowed to don military uniforms. Queen Elizabeth II’s decision means Prince Harry won’t risk being the only member of the royal family not in uniform during Saturday’s funeral for his grandfather, […]
By David Friend
The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
TORONTO – Organizers of the Juno Awards say they’re postponing this year’s 50th anniversary show in Toronto until June 6 as COVID-19 cases rage. It’s the second time the country’s biggest night in music has been pushed this year as the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences contends with […]
Canadian Press
Ontario reports record high 4,736 new cases of COVID-19 and 29 more deaths TORONTO – Ontario is reporting a record-high 4,736 new cases of COVID-19 today and 29 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 1,188 new cases in Toronto, 983 in Peel Region, […]
