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WestJet puts 1,000 workers on leave, citing government's 'incoherent' policy
CALGARY - The CEO of WestJet Airlines Ltd. is laying the blame squarely on "incoherent" policy from Ottawa as his carrier cuts staff and flights in response to new COVID-19 testing requirements for pa...
Jan 08, 2021
Public health agency president says employee's trip to Jamaica is 'unacceptable'
OTTAWA - The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada says it is "unacceptable" that one of the agency's managers ignored advice and vacationed in Jamaica last fall.Iain Stewart says although t...
Jan 07, 2021
Canadian snowbirds flock to vaccinate in Florida as rollouts lag north of the border
OTTAWA - Snowbirds are rushing to get inoculated against COVID-19 down south as provincial vaccine rollouts lag north of the border. While many of the roughly one million Canadians who flock to sunnie...
Jan 07, 2021
Quebec imposes Canada's first curfew as country's COVID-19 caseload soars
TORONTO - Touting the need for drastic action, Quebec became the first province to impose a curfew Wednesday as soaring COVID-19 infections across Canada intensified the strain on hospitals and prompt...
Jan 06, 2021
Trudeau says he too is frustrated by holiday travellers, pace of vaccine rollout
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his frustration Tuesday as signs pointed to the COVID-19 pandemic taking a dark turn in Canada. In London, Ont., the morgue was at capacity, a field ho...
Jan 05, 2021
Mother angry over travel scandal after Make-A-Wish trip postponed for sick son
EDMONTON - An Alberta mother says she’s outraged by various politicians and staff who decided to travel abroad over the holidays, while a dream trip to Hawaii for her terminally ill son had to b...
Jan 05, 2021
Hammer drops on vacationing Alberta politicos, including Kenney’s chief of staff
EDMONTON - The hammer has dropped on members of the Alberta government caucus and staff who recently travelled abroad during the COVID-19 crisis. Premier Jason Kenney, in a Facebook post, says he has ...
Jan 04, 2021
A list of politicians who travelled abroad despite pandemic-era advice to stay home
A number of politicians have admitted to leaving the country over the December holiday period, even as their constituents adhered to public health guidance meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 and hun...
Jan 03, 2021
Liberals say testing rules for air travellers land Jan.7, urge people to prepare
OTTAWA - Anyone arriving in Canada starting Jan. 7 will need to have a negative COVID-19 test before boarding a flight, the federal government said Thursday as the Liberals urged vacationers abroad to...
Dec 31, 2020
Sask. highways minister visited California over Christmas
Saskatchewan's minister of highways has been out of the country over the Christmas break. Even though the federal and provincial governments have suggested people avoid unnecessary interprovincial and...
Dec 30, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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