Canada’s requirement for air travellers to quarantine for up to three days at a hotel is an expensive, inconsistent policy that contains loopholes and should be ditched, says a new report from a government advisory panel.
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Investigation into Fortin referred to Quebec prosecutor
Canada’s military police have referred their investigation into the general who oversaw Canada’s vaccination campaign to Quebec’s prosecution service, which has responsibility for laying charges in the province.
Provinces look to mix COVID-19 vaccines in light of changing supply
TORONTO — Ontario has become the latest province to signal it will likely mix COVID-19 vaccine brands as the country prepares for a flood of Pfizer and Moderna shots while some doctors questioned further use of Oxford-AstraZeneca.
For a view of a COVID-19 future, Canadians should look across the pond
On May 3, the British government announced that only one person had died of COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours.
Delays in COVID tests resulting in longer stays at quarantine hotels
Some travellers who recently arrived in Canada can expect delays in receiving their COVID-19 test results, requiring them to pay for extra nights at a government mandated quarantine hotel.
Canada receiving 1 million Moderna doses a week earlier than expected
Canada is receiving a shipment of one million Moderna vaccine doses a week earlier than expected.
Stage set for historic federal budget as COVID-19 continues to rage
Extending emergency supports and initiatives to get businesses hiring post COVID-19 will be among the key highlights of the federal budget on Monday.
In Canada, U.S., vaccine ‘passports’ could be new point of cross-border contention
Requiring proof of vaccination against COVID-19 could be the next point of contention between Canada and the United States.
N95 masks start rolling off Ontario assembly line with aim to ensure domestic supply
The federal and Ontario governments are hailing the first N95 masks to roll off a domestic assembly line as a step toward better pandemic protection for Canada now and into the future.
Ahead of budget, agency funds skills-training program to buffer against future shocks
OTTAWA — When COVID-19 forced the closure of department stores, Mary Junne Boyco and her co-workers lost their jobs, ending more than a decade of working in the service sector.