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Health Canada Says Baby Foods Safe After U.S. Investigates Levels of Toxic Metals
Health Canada is reassuring parents that baby foods sold in the country are safe after reviewing the results of a U.S. investigation into levels of toxic metals… Read more »
Ontario to Begin Phased Reopening of Economy Starting Feb 10: Government Source
Ontario will begin to gradually reopen its economy next week, starting with regions that have fewer COVID-19 cases, The Canadian Press has learned. Premier Doug Ford is… Read more »
Low COVID-19 Count Prompts Nova Scotia to Start Easing Restriction on Gatherings
McNeil says as of Monday and for the next month, gathering limits will be increased to 150 people outdoors and to 50 per cent of an indoor venue’s capacity to a maximum of 100 people.
WestJet to Lay off 120 Cabin Crew Members as of March 2, Citing Flight Suspensions
WestJet Airlines Ltd. will lay off 120 cabin crew members as of March 2, blaming the measure on the lack of flights to Mexico and the Caribbean…. Read more »
B.C.’s Top Doctor Extends COVID-19 Limits For ‘Hard Push’ Before Vaccinations
British Columbia’s provincial health officer has extended COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings in order to slow down the spread of the virus amid concerns about new variants. Dr…. Read more »
Lawyer Sues Critics After Backlash Against His Comments on Women and Race
A lawyer whose comments on women and race sparked a social media backlash has filed a claim for damages against his critics, who complained about his conduct… Read more »
Anti-Poverty Groups Blast Canada for Accepting Vaccines Needed in Poor Countries
Two of the world’s leading anti-poverty organizations are criticizing Canada’s decision to draw COVID-19 vaccines from an international fund designed to help poor countries. Oxfam Canada… Read more »
January 2021: A Quick Glance at Unemployment Rates Across Canada
National employment numbers for January from Statistics Canada, at a glance Statistics Canada says the economy lost almost 213,000 jobs in January as employment fell to the… Read more »
Mayor, Police Say They Will Investigate Violent Arrest Filmed in Barrie, Ont. (Video)
The mayor and police in Barrie, Ont., say they will investigate the arrest of a man on a downtown street caught on video. In the video, the… Read more »
Legislation Coming This Year to Force Google, Facebook to Pay for News Content
Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is promising legislation this year to ensure tech giants like Google and Facebook pay for the news content they disseminate on their… Read more »
B.C. Strengthens Mask Rules for Middle, High School Students and K-12 Staff
British Columbia is expanding mask requirements in its school system. Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside says students in middle and secondary school and staff for kindergarten through Grade… Read more »
Every Vaccine Maker Was Asked to Make Their Doses in Canada and All Said No: Anand
Every COVID-19 vaccine maker Canada signed a contract with last summer was asked if they could make the doses in Canada and all of them concluded they… Read more »
Work-From-Home Tax Deduction Could Cost Feds $260 Million in Lost Revenue, PBO Says
The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government could lose out on $260 million from a simplified federal tax measure to let Canadians write off working from… Read more »
Feds Ramp up Efforts to Help Residents of Hong Kong Immigrate to, Stay in Canada
The federal government is moving forward on efforts to help citizens of Hong Kong remain in Canada rather than return home amid China’s clampdown on democracy.
One of several new immigration programs designed to give Hong Kong residents a safe haven in Canada will open for applications on Monday.
‘Dead Letter:’ Alberta Premier Defends Coal Policy Change in Rocky Mountains
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Albertans have no cause to worry over his government quietly throwing out a coal policy that protected the Rocky Mountains for… Read more »
List of Which Ontario Public Health Units Can Reopen Schools For In-Person Classes on Feb 8 & 16
The Ontario government announced Wednesday that most schools will reopen for in-person learning next week, though some hotspot regions will have to wait until the following… Read more »
Louise Bernice Halfe Chosen as Canada’s New Parliamentary Poet Laureate
Renowned writer Louise Bernice Halfe, also known by the Cree name Sky Dancer, has been named Canada’s new parliamentary poet laureate. Halfe, who was raised on… Read more »
Canada to Get up to 1.1 M More Doses by March Through Global Vaccine Alliance
Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. But… Read more »
Doctors Offer Duelling Views of What It’s Like to Receive an Assisted Death
Senators have been presented with two starkly different descriptions of what it’s like to receive medical assistance in dying in Canada: a beautiful, peaceful death or… Read more »
B.C. Drivers to Receive COVID-19 Insurance Rebate Cheques Averaging $190 Next Month
Premier John Horgan says drivers in British Columbia will receive COVID-19 insurance rebate cheques next month that average about $190 each. Horgan says the Insurance Corp. of… Read more »
Alberta at Standoff With Church Over COVID Rules; Medical Chief Says Can’t Intervene
Alberta’s top doctor says her hands are tied when it comes to a rural church that is defying public COVID-19 health orders by hosting Sunday services with… Read more »
Refugee Pact With U.S. Does Not Violate Constitutional Guarantees, Canada Argues
The Canadian government is telling the Federal Court of Appeal a judge made serious legal mistakes in striking down a refugee pact between Ottawa and Washington. In… Read more »
Scam: Letter Threatens Death in 24 Hours If Bitcoin Payment Not Received
RCMP is warning people about a threatening letter scam that requests the receiver of the letter to send Bitcoin by scanning a QR Code at the bottom… Read more »
Messy Winter Storm Slams Into the Maritimes
Snow, rain and high winds forced school closures and disrupted transportation. Rain and wind warnings have been issued for Nova Scotia’s Atlantic coast, where damaging gusts could reach up to 100 kilometres per hour.