Canada

St. Patrick's Day revellers urged to follow public health guidelines

TORONTO - Public health officials are urging St. Patrick's Day revellers to follow physical distancing and other anti-pandemic guidelines today. The main concern is that gatherings and celebrations co...

Mar 17, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, March 16, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 120,004 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,271,...

Mar 16, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, March 16, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.There are 915,868 confirmed cases in Canada.<b>_ Canada: 915,868 confirmed cases (31,517 ac...

Mar 16, 2021

Plans readied by B.C. and Washington state to wipe out invasive giant hornet

VANCOUVER - Officials in British Columbia and Washington state will release their battle plan today to try to wipe out Asian giant hornets. Also dubbed the murder hornet, the invasive wasps have been ...

Mar 16, 2021

Officials in B.C., Washington state team up against invasive giant hornets

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Officials with the British Columbia and Washington state agriculture departments along with U.S. federal agencies are teaming up to trap, track and destroy invasive Asian giant hornet...

Mar 16, 2021

Five things to know about NACI's new advice on AstraZeneca's vaccine and seniors

OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization adjusted Tuesday its advice for the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to say that it can now be given to seniors. On March 1, NACI said the...

Mar 16, 2021

Judge rules 16 names in Nova Scotia mass shooting warrants to remain redacted

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia judge has ruled that the names of 16 people who gave statements to police following last April's mass shooting will remain redacted. In a written decision released today, Judge...

Mar 16, 2021

Carve-outs to mandatory hotel quarantine announced for temporary foreign workers

OTTAWA - Temporary foreign workers will continue to be exempt from mandatory hotel quarantines if they are asymptomatic upon arrival in Canada and have private transport to their work sites. But those...

Mar 16, 2021

'She was one of a kind:' Friend of Alberta teen killed in school says she loved art

EDMONTON - A friend of a 17-year-old student who died after being attacked at her school says the girl had a heart of gold and is dearly missed by her friends. Dylan Thomas Pountney, 19, has been char...

Mar 16, 2021

Be COVID-19 smart on St. Patrick's Day, officials urge; some tighten restrictions

TORONTO - Officials across Canada are relying on common sense and added restrictions in some cases rather than on the traditional luck of the Irish to keep St. Patrick's Day from becoming a COVID-19 s...

Mar 16, 2021