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NewsAlert: Trudeau announces mandatory testing, 3-day hotel quarantine for travellers

NewsAlert: Trudeau announces mandatory testing, 3-day hotel quarantine for travellers

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced all Canadian travellers returning from overseas will have to take a COVID-19 PCR test at the airport, and quarantine in a designated hotel for three days at their own expense while they await results.
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Trudeau to announce new measures to restrict travel abroad during COVID-19 pandemic

Trudeau to announce new measures to restrict travel abroad during COVID-19 pandemic

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today new measures aimed at further restricting international travel as more infectious variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 spread around the globe.
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Travel restrictions coming to Canada and Poland abortion ban: In The News for Jan. 29

Travel restrictions coming to Canada and Poland abortion ban: In The News for Jan. 29

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 29 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Jan. 29, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Jan. 29, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2021. There are 766,103 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 766,103 confirmed cases (57,020 active, 689,419 resolved, 19,664 deaths).
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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 23,907 new vaccinations administered for a total of 915,231 doses given.
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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 23,907 new vaccinations administered for a total of 915,231 doses given.
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Feds launch process to develop legislation on Indigenous-controlled health care

Feds launch process to develop legislation on Indigenous-controlled health care

OTTAWA — The federal government will work with Indigenous leaders to co-develop legislation aimed at giving First Nations, Metis and Inuit people control over the delivery of health care in their communities.
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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocations to Canada already assuming six doses per vial

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allocations to Canada already assuming six doses per vial

OTTAWA — Pfizer and BioNTech are already assuming Canada will agree their COVID-19 vaccine vials contain six doses instead of five and are using that to project how many vials they will send Canada in the coming weeks.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. There are 766,103 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 766,103 confirmed cases (57,020 active, 689,419 resolved, 19,664 deaths).
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Ontario adviser urges caution despite dip in COVID-19 cases, vaccine delays draw ire

Ontario adviser urges caution despite dip in COVID-19 cases, vaccine delays draw ire

A top science adviser says Ontario is far from in the clear despite a downward trend in COVID-19 cases, while some provinces criticized Ottawa for lower-than-expected vaccine shipments and the pandemic was flagged as an outsized contributor to Quebec
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