Author Archives: Greg Fry
Poll finds most Canadians blame federal government for vaccine delays
OTTAWA - The vast majority of Canadians blame Ottawa rather than provincial governments for delays in COVID-19 vaccine delivery, a new poll suggests.Sixty-nine per cent of respondents believe Canada i...
Feb 16, 2021
Feds would allow municipalities to ban handguns under new bill
OTTAWA - Newly tabled gun legislation would allow municipalities to ban handguns through bylaws restricting their possession, storage and transportation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says today the m...
Feb 16, 2021
Provinces to boost vaccination efforts as Pfizer deliveries set to ramp up this week
COVID-19 vaccination is expected to ramp up across the country this week as manufacturer Pfizer-BioNTech begins boosting deliveries after a month-long slowdown. The federal government says beginning t...
Feb 15, 2021
Canada's top doctors warn escalating COVID-19 variant spread threatens third wave
OTTAWA - Canada's top doctors say COVID-19 infections appear to be on a downward trend but worrisome variants are posing an increasing threat to containing the pandemic. Chief Public Health Officer Th...
Feb 13, 2021
A breakdown of Canada's isolation sites as details are revealed on hotel requirements
As concerns about internationally identified COVID-19 variants hit closer to home, public health authorities are asking - and increasingly, ordering - people to isolate safely, away from others in the...
Feb 13, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11:15 a.m. New Brunswick is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 and one more COVID-related death. Chief medical officer of healt...
Feb 11, 2021
CEO of B.C. health authority leaves organization after report into misspending
VICTORIA - The head of a health authority in British Columbia is no longer with the organization following allegations related to misspending on various items including $7 million for respirators that...
Feb 09, 2021
Feds to require negative COVID-19 test at land borders
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says starting next week, anyone arriving in Canada by land will also need to show a recent negative COVID-19 test.Trudeau says the new measure will kick in Feb. ...
Feb 09, 2021
Demand some CERB recipients repay scrapped by federal government
OTTAWA - Thousands of Canadians told they'd have to repay federal emergency benefits are getting reprieves. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says those who applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benef...
Feb 09, 2021
Unwilling to wait, poorer countries seek their own vaccines
NEW DELHI - With coronavirus cases still climbing, Honduras got tired of waiting to get vaccines through a United Nations program, so the small Central American country struck out on its own, securing...
Feb 06, 2021