Canada

Canada suspends sun flights, insists on COVID tests, quarantine for air travellers

OTTAWA - Winter-weary Canadians eyeing a vacation were told to spike travel plans Friday as Ottawa cancelled flights to popular sun destinations, ordered all arrivals to test for COVID-19, and swallow...

Jan 29, 2021

No longer sustainable for social media giants to self-police on content: Facebook

OTTAWA - The head of public policy for Facebook Canada says it's no longer sustainable for social media companies to self-police questionable content. Kevin Chan told a House of Commons committee toda...

Jan 29, 2021

Constance Isherwood, B.C.'s oldest lawyer, closes deal hours before dying at 101

VICTORIA - Constance Dora Isherwood, a trailblazer for women in B.C.'s legal profession and the oldest practising lawyer in the province, was still working two hours before she died Tuesday at the age...

Jan 29, 2021

Canadian Sikhs worry for families in India as farm protests turn violent

For several days, Karan Singh has been frantically checking the latest news from India where his father and other farmers have been demanding the government repeal new agriculture laws that open more ...

Jan 29, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Judge won't relax Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's bail conditions

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has refused to ease Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's bail conditions, saying the current restrictions are the minimum required to ensure she does not ...

Jan 29, 2021

Ottawa announce new COVID-19 related travel restrictions

OTTAWA - The federal government has announced new restrictions aimed at discouraging travel and reducing the spread of more infectious variants of COVID-19. Air Canada, WestJet, Sunwing and Air Transa...

Jan 29, 2021

Liberals waive one-week waiting period for employment insurance benefits

OTTAWA - The federal government is temporarily waiving a one-week waiting period for employment insurance benefits.The decision essentially means that applicants will be able to start their claims and...

Jan 29, 2021

First Nations groups, Charlottetown council differ on Sir John A. Macdonald statue

CHARLOTTETOWN - First Nations groups and Charlottetown city council are at odds over how to deal with a statue of Canada's first prime minister. Members of the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils - which re...

Jan 29, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada ruling clarifies youth justice case confusion

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a superior court justice has jurisdiction to hear and decide a bail application from a young person in certain circumstances, a ruling intended to ensure cons...

Jan 29, 2021

Johnson & Johnson says COVID-19 vaccine 85 per cent effective against severe illness

OTTAWA - American pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson says its vaccine is very good at preventing people from being hospitalized or dying from COVID-19. The vaccine is the first to use just a sin...

Jan 29, 2021