Category Archives: Canada
COVID-19 vaccination certificates with QR codes now available in Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - People in Nunavut can now get proof of COVID-19 vaccination certificates. Nunavut's health department says the certificates comply with federal proof of vaccination requirements for...
Oct 12, 2021
Doctors alarmed by loophole allowing sale of used asbestos products
OTTAWA - Public health advocates and environmental groups say the federal government needs to close a loophole allowing the resale of second-hand products containing asbestos. Canada banned the cancer...
Oct 12, 2021
Line 5 opponents urging White House to reject Canada's 'audacious' treaty gambit
WASHINGTON - Opponents of Line 5 want the White House to reject Canada's bilateral effort to prevent a Michigan judge from shutting down the cross-border pipeline. Canada has formally requested negoti...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. residents fear reopened Mexican border more than Canadian one, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - A new poll suggests U.S. residents are far more worried about reopening the land border with Mexico than they are about letting Canadians drive south. The poll, conducted by Leger for the...
Oct 12, 2021
Fortin reinstatement ruling, COVID concern in schools : In The News for Oct. 12, 2021
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 12, 2021
Parents concerned about COVID-19 spread in schools, support mask mandates: survey
The majority of respondents in a newly released Canada-wide survey say they are concerned about the spread of COVID-19 in schools and want children and staff to wear masks. The survey by the Canadian ...
Oct 12, 2021
Judge set to rule today on Maj.-Gen. Fortin's reinstatement to vaccine campaign
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge is set to rule today on Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's request for reinstatement as the head of Canada's vaccine distribution campaign. The ruling by Justice Ann Marie McDonald...
Oct 12, 2021
Canadian David Card one of three U.S.-based economists to win Nobel Prize
When the phone rang around 2 a.m. telling David Card that he won the Nobel Prize for Economics, the Canadian-born economist thought it was a stunt. But when he saw the phone showing a Swedish number h...
Oct 11, 2021
National survey results to inform new standards for long-term care
OTTAWA - Canadian long-term care homes do not currently provide safe, reliable care, and they should put the needs and rights of residents first, according to the respondents of a survey that will hel...
Oct 11, 2021
Toronto Raptors centre Khem Birch says he and his family had COVID-19
Toronto Raptors centre Khem Birch says that he and his family have recovered from COVID-19. The Montreal native spoke to media on Monday about catching the novel coronavirus. Birch said that he and hi...
Oct 11, 2021