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Government of Canada announces new mandatory requirements for travellers to Canada
News release November 2, 2020 – Ottawa, ON – Public Health Agency of Canada As part of Canada’s efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, all travellers are required to provide specific information upon and after entry into Canada. This includes requirements to provide a quarantine plan and contact and travel information. The Government of […]
The place in North America with no cases
Covid-19 cases are rising in many parts of Canada, but one region – Nunavut, a northern territory – is a rare place in North America that can say it’s free of coronavirus in its communities. Last March, as borders around the world were slamming shut as coronavirus infections rose, officials in Nunavut decided they too […]
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Monday
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Canada has passed 200,000. The latest cases from Saskatchewan lifted the national tally over the bleak milestone. The development comes just over four months after Canada reached the 100,000-case threshold. The bulk of the country’s caseload has been concentrated in Ontario and Quebec, though numbers have been surging […]
Trudeau and Trump are worlds apart on the Canada-U.S. border closure
Although Canada and the U.S. have agreed to close their shared land border to non-essential travel, they don’t appear to agree on several related issues — including what to do next. More than seven months after the border closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump have offered up contradictory messages about […]
Canadians’ opinions of U.S. drop to lowest level in nearly 40 years: survey
TORONTO — Canadians’ opinions of their neighbour and biggest trading partner sank to record lows over the past year, with more than three in five Canadians holding an unfavourable view of the United States and a growing minority who see the country as an enemy, according to the Environics Institute survey, Focus Canada, published on Thursday. […]
‘Most challenging, difficult year’: Canadian food banks get creative to meet demand amid pandemic
TORONTO — The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian food banks to get creative in their approach to giving out food and collecting donations this year. Multiple drive-thru collections have been set up across the country for Thanksgiving weekend. The Regina Food Bank staged its first drive-thru on Saturday, where normally collection would be done door-to-door […]
Canadian tourist returns stolen artifacts from Pompeii, blames them for ‘years of bad luck’
TORONTO — A Canadian tourist who admitted to stealing fragments from the ancient city of Pompeii has returned the artifacts, blaming them for “years of bad luck.” According to Italian newspaper Il Messagero, the Canadian woman, identified only as Nicole, sent a package containing two white mosaic tiles, two pieces of an amphora vase and a […]
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Why millions of travelers have entered Canada despite COVID-19 travel restrictions
Since Canada imposed COVID-19 travel restrictions in late March, more than four million people have entered the country. While that’s far fewer than normal, sightings of U.S. licence plates or international flights landing have still been sparking concerns that foreigners have found ways to sneak in. In Alberta — home of tourist hotspot, Banff — RCMP reported that between […]