Category Archives: Canada
Canadians encouraged to see mRNA shots as interchangeable as more 2nd doses open up
TORONTO - Officials and experts emphasized the interchangeability of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines on Monday as shipment delays led to changes in Canadians' second-dose appointments. The fe...
Jun 21, 2021
Indigenous tourism group avoids closure, plans marketing campaign to help industry
OTTAWA - A group representing thousands of Indigenous-led tourism operators says it has found the money to avoid going under, and has enough left over to launch a new campaign to help the beleaguered ...
Jun 21, 2021
Canada joins U.S., U.K., EU in imposing sanctions on Belarus after journalist arrest
OTTAWA - Canada has announced new sanctions against Belarusian officials and entities in response to the politically motivated arrests of journalist Raman Pratasevich and his companion Sofia Sapega. I...
Jun 21, 2021
Manitoba commits $2.5 million to uncover residential school graves
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's government says it will commit $2.5 million to identify and commemorate burial sites at residential schools in the province. Premier Brian Pallister says the recent discovery of ...
Jun 21, 2021
Singh blasts Liberal 'hypocrisy' on National Indigenous Peoples Day
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he believes the Liberal government is "hypocritical" for saying it wants to make reparations for past sins against Indigenous people while also facing tough crit...
Jun 21, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, June 21, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11 a.m. Quebec is reporting 90 new COVID-19 cases today and no new deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health officials ...
Jun 21, 2021
Border quarantine to soon lift for fully vaccinated Canadians
OTTAWA - Fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents will soon be able to return to Canada without a mandatory quarantine.The first stage in loosening the border restrictions that have been in ...
Jun 21, 2021
Hearing resumes into death of man who suffocated in spit hood in Halifax police cell
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Police Review Board hearing is underway into the death of a 41-year-old man who died in a Halifax police cell. A medical examiner determined Corey Rogers died of suffocation on...
Jun 21, 2021
Canada to get 5.2m COVID-19 vaccine doses this week, Pfizer shipment slightly delayed
OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive more than five million doses of COVID-19 vaccine over the coming week. Around 2.4 million are expected to come from Pfizer and BioNTech, though that shipment isn't sl...
Jun 21, 2021
Net-zero climate bill, conversion therapy ban, lab documents on Parliament's agenda
OTTAWA - Parliamentarians are entering what could be their final stretch in the House of Commons before summer break as the Liberal government sharpens its focus on two key pieces of legislation. On t...
Jun 21, 2021