Federal government extends travel ban at Canadian border
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — Foreign travellers will continue to be barred from entering Canada until at least the end of next month. The federal government issued a new order Tuesday extending restrictions...
View ArticleAnti-Black racist history in Canada: 1911 order sought to stop Blacks from...
Every year on Canada Day several people take their oath of Canadian citizenship at various ceremonies across the country – a national virtual ceremony will be held this year due to COVID-19. Canada has...
View ArticleB.C. premier wants border to stay closed until U.S. can control pandemic
RICHMOND (NEWS 1130) — B.C. Premier John Horgan is calling for the international border to stay closed until the U.S. gets control of COVID-19. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day in the...
View ArticleCanada restricts dealings with Hong Kong over new security law
OTTAWA — Canada is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong as part of a package of responses to the new security law China has imposed on the territory, Foreign Affairs Minister...
View ArticleFirst glimpse of Canada’s COVID-19 infection rate expected mid-July
OTTAWA — The doctor overseeing Canada’s COVID-19 antibody research says by mid-July we should get the first glimpse of how many Canadians might have already contracted the novel coronavirus. Dr....
View ArticleRae named new Canadian ambassador to the United Nations
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is naming Bob Rae as Canada’s new ambassador to the United Nations. He announced the appointment Monday morning. Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau has appointed...
View ArticleTrudeau takes pass on trade meeting with U.S., Mexico
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — Justin Trudeau is not going to Washington this week to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. The Canadian prime minister was to...
View ArticlePussy Riot member faces new charges in Russia
MOSCOW — A member of the Pussy Riot protest group has been charged with failing to properly notify Russian authorities about his Canadian citizenship, officials said Tuesday. The charges filed Tuesday...
View ArticleThree of four Canadians would take COVID-19 vaccine: poll
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Three of four Canadians would take a COVID-19 vaccine, if available, according to a new poll. The Research Co. poll also found more than 70 per cent of respondents are satisfied...
View ArticleLiberals to unveil ‘economic snapshot’ in wake of record spending on COVID-19...
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – We’re set to get a snapshot of how Canada’s economy is doing, four months after COVID-19 started to force businesses to close and put millions of people out of work. The Trudeau...
View ArticleCanada winning battle against COVID-19 as daily cases, deaths continue to drop
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo stressed Wednesday Canada is winning the battle against COVID-19, but still must prepare for a second wave. Njoo, providing a...
View ArticleCanada adds nearly 1 million jobs in June, blowing past estimates
OTTAWA – More Canadians are heading back to work as the country slowly reopens its economy, according to the latest unemployment figure from Statistics Canada. The Canadian economy added 952,900 jobs...
View ArticleGenetic detectives begin work to trace spread of COVID-19 in Canada
OTTAWA — Canada’s public health experts have been racing to stop the spread of COVID-19 by trying to figure out how everyone is getting it, and whom they might have given it to. But even the best...
View ArticleCanada’s largest Indigenous police force has never shot anyone dead
TORONTO — In its 26 years of existence, officers with Canada’s largest Indigenous police force have never shot and killed anyone and no officer has died in the line of duty, despite a grinding lack of...
View ArticleQuebec-made COVID-19 vaccine candidate begins human clinical trials
Canadian trials have just begun for a prospective COVID-19 vaccine but its Quebec-based manufacturer is already downplaying its potential impact. Dr. Bruce Clark, president and CEO of the...
View ArticleCanada-U.S. reach tentative agreement to extend border closure: source
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The Canada-U.S. border is likely to remain closed for the foreseeable future, despite mounting political pressure. A source has confirmed to 1310 NEWS that both governments have...
View ArticleCanada-U.S. cross-border travel will be forever changed by coronavirus,...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The pandemic has shut down the Canada-U.S. border until Aug. 21 at the earliest, but some experts envision permanent changes to travel between our two countries as bio-security...
View ArticleAnxiety high as Canadian schools prepare for students from COVID-ravaged U.S.
WASHINGTON — Post-secondary students from the pandemic-riven United States are getting ready to go back to school in Canada — a rite of passage that’s causing more anxiety than usual for parents and...
View ArticleFears of bankruptcy, debt ease after COVID-19 shock, poll suggests
CALGARY — Canadian consumers are more upbeat about their personal debt than they have been for three years, despite the recession brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, a poll has found. An online...
View ArticleAmericans looking to move to Canada as COVID-19 numbers spike in the U.S.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — With a continued rise in coronavirus cases south of the line, it appears more Americans are looking to make the move north and make it permanent. There are more than 3.8 million...
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