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Canada eyes policy on travel from India due to massive COVID surge
The federal government is looking into flights arriving from India due to a massive surge of COVID-19 cases ravaging that country, Canada's top public health doctor said Wednesday as at least one prov...
Apr 21, 2021
Air Canada agrees to $5.9-billion aid package, giving Ottawa equity stake in airline
OTTAWA - After months of negotiations, Ottawa has reached a multibillion-dollar rescue deal with Air Canada that will give the government an equity stake in the pandemic-battered airline. Under the ag...
Apr 12, 2021
Ottawa mulls exempting more workers from Canada-U.S. border shutdown: Garneau
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says Ottawa is looking at expanding the categories of essential workers allowed to travel across the Canada-U.S. border. He told a parliamentary committe...
Apr 08, 2021
In Canada, U.S., vaccine 'passports' could be new point of cross-border contention
WASHINGTON - As if the COVID-19 pandemic hadn't produced enough ways to complicate life at the border between Canada and the United States, here comes another: whether or not to require proof of vacci...
Apr 07, 2021
A family separated: How the pandemic hits home for Regina woman
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Jestina Beskowiney was an itinerant teacher, trotting the globe searching for her next gig. Work has taken her to England, the Arctic, Latin America and the Middle East. ...
Apr 05, 2021 Jestina Beskowiney on a walk with her two-year-old son, Luka. (Jestina Beskowiney)
Canada's schools draw fewer international students due to pandemic travel rules
OTTAWA - Many international students have postponed or cancelled their plans to study in Canada since Ottawa decided last month to limit entry options to the country to just four airports and require ...
Mar 27, 2021
Private COVID-19 testing now available at Regina airport
A pilot project is now underway at the Regina airport that offers private COVID-19 testing to travellers. A local company offers both rapid testing as well as PCR tests. James Bogusz, the CEO of the R...
Mar 24, 2021
One year on, Canadians still deeply wary about allowing U.S. visitors, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - One year after the North American onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians remain deeply wary about visitors from the United States despite mounting optimism south of the border, a new p...
Mar 23, 2021
'Eventually, but not for today,' Trudeau says of reopening Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waved away suggestions Monday that Canada is prepared to explore reopening its shared border with the United States any time soon. Canadians are looking forw...
Mar 15, 2021
Public safety minister grilled over quarantine hotel security after alleged assaults
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair faced harsh questions Wednesday over security related to the federal quarantine program after reports of two incidents of alleged sexual assault. At a parlia...
Mar 10, 2021
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