Canada-U.S. border to stay closed until U.S. can control COVID-19 case count:...
WINNIPEG (NEWS 1130) — According to the prime minister, the federal government has no plans to re-open the Canada-U.S. border anytime soon. It’s long been speculated that the land border between Canada...
View ArticleCanada inches toward to 200,000 COVID-19 case mark
OTTAWA — Canada’s COVID-19 caseload is nearing the 200,000 mark, with the majority of new infections in Quebec this weekend. Public health officials reported 1,803 new cases across the country today,...
View ArticleCanada-U.S. land border closure extended into November
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – The Canada-U.S. land border closure has been extended yet again. As expected, the federal government has announced that the restriction on non-essential travel across the...
View ArticleIllegal cannabis market still thriving in Canada two years after legalization
OTTAWA — It’s been two years since Canada legalized recreational marijuana, but the illegal market is still thriving. About 40 per cent of the cannabis market share in Canada is still held by illegal...
View ArticleB.C. announces second wave of COVID-19, 499 new cases over weekend
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) — B.C. is in its second wave of COVID-19, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry declared as she announced 499 new cases and two deaths over the past three days. On Monday,...
View ArticleWorld junior hockey championship opens on Christmas Day for first time since...
TORONTO – There has been a slight tweak to the schedule for the next world junior hockey championship. The 2021 tournament will start on Christmas Day for the first time since 2005, with the Canadians...
View ArticleCOVID-19 travel restrictions hurting Canada’s economic recovery: Stats Can
TORONTO — COVID-19 travel restrictions in Canada are holding back the country’s economic recovery. The restrictions intended to help slow the spread of COVID-19 are expected to cost the country between...
View ArticleMeng Wanzhou extradition case back in court for hearings on arrest
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court is scheduled to begin hearing evidence Monday in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Five days of evidentiary hearings are scheduled starting today...
View ArticleSurrey vet offers tips as Canada reports first COVID-19 case in dog in Ontario
SURREY (NEWS 1130) – As Canada’s first case of COVID-19 among dogs is reported in Ontario, a Surrey-based vet is providing some advice to pet owners who may have concerns. Dr. Sajjid Ijaz with Lifetime...
View ArticleCanadian small businesses hurt further by COVID-19 second wave: survey
TORONTO (NEWS 1130) — Half of small businesses in Canada have seen a further drop in sales amid the second wave of COVID-19, according to a new survey. That number jumps to almost 70 per cent in areas...
View ArticleTwenty-five years ago, Quebec nearly divorced Canada
OTTAWA — Twenty-five years ago today, Quebec came within a small margin of separating from Canada. The referendum on Oct. 30, 1995, saw 4.7 million Quebecers vote on whether the province should “become...
View ArticleCanada’s economy grew 1.2 per cent in August: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA – The economy continues to recover from the bleakest days of the pandemic, but the pace has slowed, as expected. According to Statistics Canada, gross domestic product rose by 1.2 per cent in...
View ArticleNo McRib for Canada despite McDonald’s roll out in the U.S.
Americans will have a chance to enjoy some McRib sandwiches under the golden arches this fall, but Canadians have been left out. The notoriously hard to find McDonald’s pork sandwich is being rolled...
View ArticlePoint Roberts leader baffled why community not exempt from 14 day quarantine...
POINT ROBERTS (NEWS 1130) — One of the community leaders in Point Roberts says he’s mystified why his community isn’t part of a border exemption program that gives isolated enclaves cross-border travel...
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Editorial: Canada, U.S. as far apart as ever with critical election looming
SEATTLE (NEWS 1130) – About 100 years ago, a few thousand people trekked to a tiny point at the northwestern extreme of the contiguous United States to open a monument to the enduring peace and deeply...
View ArticleWhat’s at stake for Canadians in the U.S. election?
The relationship between Canada and the United States is unique. The two countries share the world’s longest undefended border and they are arguably more symbiotic than any other pair of nations on the...
View ArticleCanada’s top doctor recommends three-layer masks to reduce spread of COVID-19
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — Canada’s chief public health officer is now appealing to Canadians to wear three-layer, non-medical masks with filters to limit transmission of COVID-19 as the country copes with a...
View ArticleA look at what U.S. election results could mean for Canada
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) – Ballots are being cast and counted south of the border on Tuesday, as the U.S. election and the battle between Joe Biden and Donald Trump winds down. Even if there are some big...
View ArticleCanada ready to help U.S. citizens in case of post-election chaos
OTTAWA — Canada’s diplomats will be ready to help Canadians living south of the border if there’s trouble in the United States after election day, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says. “It is...
View ArticleVotes from Americans in Canada expected to double from 2016
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Americans living in B.C. have had a record turnout, but a member of Democrats Abroad in Vancouver adds the achievement is particularly noteworthy considering American-Canadians...
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