Canada keeping only essential staff in Ethiopia as security deteriorates
Worsening security in Ethiopia has prompted Canada to withdraw family members of diplomats and non-essential staff from the country. Global Affairs Canada issued a statement today saying the situation...
View ArticleU.S. eases COVID-19 restrictions at land border for fully vaccinated Canadians
For the first time in nearly 20 months, non-essential traffic is once again moving in both directions across the Canada-U.S. land border. Shortly after midnight, Customs and Border Protection agents...
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Canadian flags lowered again to mark Indigenous Veterans Day
Canadian flags on federal buildings are back to half-mast after they were raised over the weekend, for the first time since the discovery of unmarked graves at residential school sites. On May 30, the...
View ArticleFlood of British Columbians head south as U.S. land border reopens
It’s a sight we haven’t seen in more than a year and a half, but early Monday morning, lineups at the Peace Arch Border Crossing were long as the U.S. land border finally reopened to fully vaccinated...
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Remembrance Day 2021: Lower Mainland ceremonies
People in Vancouver and across the entire Lower Mainland will pause on Remembrance Day honour those who served and sacrificed their lives for their country. The majority of the ceremonies will be held...
View ArticleConservative shadow cabinet unveiled, MPs who questioned COVID left out
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole has announced his shadow cabinet and has chosen to cut out a pair of former leadership contenders who have taken controversial stances about the COVID-19 pandemic....
View ArticleCanada COVID cases creep up as more activities move indoors
The COVID-free fall and winter we were all hoping for is not happening, even though the vast majority of eligible Canadians are fully vaccinated. The overall Canadian population is currently just shy...
View ArticleLong-COVID is a complex puzzle to solve: B.C. doctors on understanding the...
This story is part two of a three part series on long COVID-19 and the impacts on British Columbians Doctors who have been heading up B.C.’s long-COVID clinics for nearly a year say there’s darkness...
View ArticleBiden to host Canadian, Mexican leaders at first Three Amigos summit since 2016
The Three Amigos are back on. U.S. President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at a meeting Nov. 18 in Washington, D.C., the White...
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‘Could not be any simpler’: Canadian on getting free COVID-19 tests in the U.S.
As many call on the Canadian government to lift its costly COVID-19 testing requirement, a Canadian travel blogger says he has found a way to get the tests for free. Currently, Canada requires a...
View ArticleThousands of Canadians reflect at National War Memorial on Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day is a day of reflection and gratitude as people across the country pay tribute to veterans from past and present. Thousands of people returned to the National War Memorial in Ottawa,...
View ArticleHundreds gather at Vancouver’s Victory Square for Remembrance Day
It was supposed to be an invite-only event, but that didn’t keep hundreds of people from showing up at Vancouver’s Victory Square for the Remembrance Day ceremony. There was fencing around the area to...
View ArticleCanadian man’s death example of veterans struggles returning home: advocate
Canadian veteran Benjamin Van Eck can only be described as honourable, kind, full of manners and overall, a “good human being” by his loved ones. However, his friends say his death is an example of...
View ArticleCanada withdrawing non-essential staff from Haitian embassy
Global Affairs Canada says it is temporarily withdrawing non-essential staff from the Canadian embassy in Haiti. The move comes in response to a spike in gang-related violence in Haiti and a severe...
View ArticleIs Canada ready for the next massive earthquake?
We’ve known for some time that we’re due for a massive earthquake—but it could happen tomorrow or 20 years from now. In geological terms that’s roughly the same. But it’s not for us—if the Big One...
View ArticleCanada’s weekly COVID-19 cases up, Tam says travel testing requirements still...
Canada’s chief public health officer says the country is experiencing some “turbulence” on the path out of the COVID-19 pandemic. During a news conference Friday, Dr. Theresa Tam noted an increase in...
View ArticleGreen groups greet climate deal with hope, frustration after last-minute...
Environmental groups and politicians in Canada are reacting with a mix of discouragement and determination to a last-minute deal reached at the United Nations climate talks. Almost 200 countries have...
View ArticleCanada to drop COVID-19 tests for short trips: reports
Canada is reportedly set to announce big changes to its travel testing requirements, with some outlets saying the government will no longer require COVID-19 tests for some people returning to this...
View ArticleCanada’s annual inflation rate rises to 4.7% in October
Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation in October rose to 4.7 per cent as the consumer price index posted its largest year-over-year gain since February 2003. The increase compared with a...
View ArticleAbbotsford receiving influx of military personnel
Canada’s military is focusing on Abbotsford as federal aid makes its way to flood-devastated B.C. but isn’t giving concrete answers on what financial supports people who are out of their homes will...
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