Canada to get 9 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in July
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to Canada continue to ramp up, with 9 million doses expected from Pfizer-BioNTech in the month of July alone. Canada to receive 9-million Pfizer...
View ArticleCanada will need 75% COVID vaccination before U.S. border reopens, Trudeau...
WASHINGTON – It may take three-quarters of Canadians getting vaccinated against COVID-19 before Canada and the United States can seriously consider reopening their shared border, Prime Minister Justin...
View ArticleB.C. kids 12-17 can now register for COVID vaccine as Canada nears milestone
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Children as young as 12 in B.C. are one step closer to getting vaccinated against COVID-19, with registration officially open across the province. More details on when kids in...
View ArticleGarneau welcomes ceasefire ending 11-day war in Gaza, Israel that killed...
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says Canada welcomes a ceasefire ending the 11-day war between Israel and Hamas that left hundreds of people dead. In a statement posted on his Twitter...
View ArticleBiden signs bill opening door for Alaska cruises to resume, bypass Canada
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Joe Biden signed into law Monday legislation that opens a door for resumed cruise ship travel to Alaska after the pandemic last year scrapped sailings. The measure...
View ArticleIs Canada’s hotel quarantine mandatory even if you live by yourself?
NEWS 1130 is working hard to get you the information you need about the COVID-19 pandemic. When you have questions, NEWS 1130 Gets Answers. Question: Lira is wondering if Canada’s hotel quarantine is...
View ArticleStatistics Canada report says pandemic job losses hit women harder than men
OTTAWA — A new report by Statistics Canada says job losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been consistently more severe for women than for men. The report says that from March 2020 to February 2021,...
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccine incentives could be required in Canada at some point: expert
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – One health expert believes Canada may eventually have to follow the lead of many U.S. states and start offering incentives to get enough people vaccinated against COVID-19....
View ArticleCanada announces plans to land a rover on the moon in the next five years
OTTAWA — Science Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada plans to land a rover on the moon in the next five years. The Canadian Space Agency says the unmanned robotic vehicle will aim to...
View ArticleFeds got supplies to provinces during COVID-19 despite issues with stockpile: AG
A new audit says the federal government was able to get desperately needed medical equipment to provinces and territories despite long-standing issues plaguing its national emergency stockpile. Auditor...
View ArticleCanada receiving 500,000 Moderna doses next week
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — More Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are on their way to Canada. After having some talks with the federal government, Moderna confirms 500,000 doses of the COVID vaccine are coming next...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Expert panel recommends Canada end mandatory quarantine hotel stay
OTTAWA — An expert panel recommends the government no longer require travellers arriving by air into Canada quarantine for up to three days at a hotel. The call comes from a new report by a panel of...
View ArticleFederal modelling shows COVID-19 cases, deaths declining in Canada
OTTAWA – New COVID-19 modelling shows deaths and cases of the virus are dropping significantly across Canada, and that we’re over the peak of the third wave. Hospitalizations and ICU admissions are...
View ArticleParents calling on Canada to evacuate children stuck in the Gaza Strip
OTTAWA — When Mahmoud Khalaf’s wife and two children travelled from Canada to visit extended family in the Gaza Strip in April, they couldn’t imagine they would end up stranded there during a deadly...
View ArticleAdvocate calls for framework to investigate mass grave sites in Canada
KAMLOOPS (NEWS 1130) — The discovery of 215 bodies of children in Kamloops has prompted a call from advocates for a formal framework to investigate mass grave sites in Canada. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond...
View ArticleFirst Nation thankful for support, calls on Canada for accountability after...
KAMLOOPS (NEWS 1130) – The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Nation says Canada must face ownership and accountability, after the remains of 215 Indigenous children were found at the site of a former residential...
View ArticleCanada not ready to re-open land border with U.S.: Garneau
MONTREAL (NEWS 1130) – The federal government continues to feel pressure to re-open the border with the U.S., but Canada’s foreign affairs minister says our country isn’t ready. Marc Garneau says he’s...
View ArticleTwitter launches first paid subscription in Canada, Australia
TORONTO — Canadians will be among the first Twitter users with access to a host of new features, but for the first time the offerings will come with a fee. The San Francisco-based tech giant unveiled...
View ArticleA look at the residential school system in Canada
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation announced last week that ground-penetrating radar had located what are believed to be the remains of 215 children in an unmarked burial site on...
View ArticleCanada lost more jobs in May amid third-wave restrictions
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the economy lost 68,000 jobs in May as lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 continued. The unemployment rate was 8.2 per cent in May, little changed from the 8.1 per...
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