After appearing naked, now Canadian MP William Amos urinates into coffee cup on govt's video call
May 29, 2021, at 04:13 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Weeks after appearing naked on an official video call, Canadian MP William Amos was caught urinating into a coffee cup during online government proceedings.
Advisory panel report recommends federal govt to end quarantine at hotels for air travellers
May 29, 2021, at 04:25 am
Ottawa/IBNS: A fourth report by the federal government's COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel (CTSEAP) on the effectiveness of Canada's border restrictions recommends the federal government end its policy of mandatory three-day quarantine stays in designated facilities for air travellers returning to the country in favour of people's own quarantine plans.
May 27, 2021, at 02:49 am
Vancouver (B.C.)/IBNS: John Horgan, premier of British Columbia, announced Tuesday at a news conference about a four-step reopening plan that could see people socializing normally again as early as September if Covid-19 case counts and hospitalizations continue to decline.
May 18, 2021, at 04:51 pm
Ottawa: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that on May 27, 2021, he will deliver a formal apology in the House of Commons for the internment of Italian Canadians during the Second World War.
Israel's Canadian supporters hold virtual rally amid continued violence in Gaza
May 18, 2021, at 04:11 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Amid continued violence between Israeli forces and Palestinians in Gaza, a virtual event was hosted on Sunday by a prominent Canadian Jewish advocacy group.
Ontario extends stay-at-home order from May 19 until at least June 2
May 15, 2021, at 03:48 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Due to the significant risks being posed by the new and more contagious variants, the Ontario government in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health Ontario, has extended the Stay-at-Home Order, set to expire on May 19 until at least June 2, 2021.
Minister Ng announces launch of Canada’s Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement Model
May 14, 2021, at 05:45 pm
Ontario: Canadian-owned firms that invest and operate abroad create good middle-class jobs in Canada and around the world that are contributing to our country’s economic growth and prosperity, as well as to a speedy recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 13, 2021, at 03:12 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Ontario's decision to stop administering the AstraZeneca vaccine as the first dose was announced on May 11 during a news conference by Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Williams, who added that the future supply would instead be reserved for optional second shots.
Manitoba Schools to move to online learning due to rising COVID-19 pandemic cases
May 11, 2021, at 01:01 am
Winnipeg/IBNS: Manitoba's rising third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the province's decision to move all kindergarten to Grade 12 students in Winnipeg and Brandon to remote learning starting Wednesday.
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:09 am
Ontario/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford went into isolation in Toronto after he came in close contact with a staff member who tested positive for COVID-19 last evening, said Ford's office late Tuesday night.
Moderna slashes its COVID-19 vaccine supply to Canada by half in April end
Apr 17, 2021, at 05:07 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Anita Anand Canada's Procurement Minister said that Moderna's supply of incoming vaccines to Canada would be half of the expected supply through the rest of Apri.
Canada’s manufacturing sector dips in February amid semiconductor shortage
Apr 16, 2021, at 03:26 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canada’s manufacturing sector saw its largest decline since the August 2020 in February, the state statistics agency said in its monthly manufacturing report.
Ontario reports new record high Covid cases with 4,736 fresh infections, 29 more deaths
Apr 16, 2021, at 04:44 am
Ontario/IBNS: A new record high of 4,736 cases of COVID-19 and 29 more deaths were reported in Ontario on Thursday.
Canada will not ‘hesitate’ to change AstraZeneca vaccine licensing if more issues emerge
Apr 14, 2021, at 03:05 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canadian health regulators will not hesitate to change the terms of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine license if additional safety issues emerge, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said.
Canada: Ontario sees second-highest Covid single-day spike with 4,401 new infections
Apr 13, 2021, at 04:03 am
Ontario/IBNS: Ontario has been hit hard by 4,401 fresh cases of Covid-19, the second-highest single-day spike in the province despite public health units having logged a 9.5 per cent test positivity rate, one of the highest in the Canadian district.
Canada: Hit hard by 3rd wave of Covid-19, Ontario to impose lockdown restrictions across province
Apr 02, 2021, at 04:29 am
Ontario/IBNS: Plans for imposing lockdown on the whole province beginning Saturday would be announced due to record-breaking COVID-19 patients in its intensive care units (ICU) on Wednesday and the highest number of new infections in schools since the start of the pandemic, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has said during a news conference.
Canada commits $34.5mln for anti-islamic state coalition efforts: Statement
Mar 31, 2021, at 01:35 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canada is committing $34.5 million to projects aimed at defeating the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia), Global Affairs Canada said.
Canada advisory committee recommends pausing AstraZeneca vaccine shots: Statement
Mar 30, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunizations (NACI) is recommending a pause in inoculating Canadians under the age of 55 with the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine citing safety concerns.
US condemns China’s response sanctions over Xinjiang: Secretary of State
Mar 28, 2021, at 03:23 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The United States condemns China’s response sanctions introduced against persons and legal entities in the United States and Canada over these countries' unilateral restrictions linked to the Chinese region of Xinjiang, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Canada's Supreme Court rules Ottawa's carbon tax against climate change as constitutional
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:00 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that federal Liberal government's carbon pricing regime is constitutional in a 6-3 decision, that allows Ottawa to go ahead with its plan to ensure every province and territory has a price on carbon to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Government announces extension of Canada Emergency Business Account to help small businesses
Mar 23, 2021, at 09:51 pm
Ottawa: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, and the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Mary Ng, announced that the deadline for new Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) applications is being extended from Mar 31 to June 30, 2021.
International Monetary Fund report validates Canada's economic response to COVID-19
Mar 22, 2021, at 09:55 pm
Ottawa: The Department of Finance Canada welcomed the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Staff Report for the 2021 Article IV Consultation to conclude its annual Article IV mission to Canada.
Canada: Minister Ng speaks with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Mar 21, 2021, at 04:13 am
Ottawa: Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, met virtually with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization recently.
Poll shows Canadians refuse improved relations with China until detained compatriots are freed
Mar 20, 2021, at 04:32 pm
Ottawa: Amid news from Chinese state-affiliated media that the trials of detained Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor will begin “soon”, their fellow citizens say Sino-Canadian relations cannot improve until the men are released, says an Angus Reid Institute poll.
Ontario's Medical experts' grow consensus about its entering third wave of COVID-19
Mar 20, 2021, at 04:25 am
Ontario/IBNS: There has been a growing consensus among medical experts across Ontario, that the province has entered the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada's stalled vaccine rollout starts after it falls behind
Mar 18, 2021, at 08:16 pm
Toronto: Last week, Health Canada cleared the fourth Covid-19 vaccine as a part of a national campaign to vaccinate the population. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine joins the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine, with a 95% efficacy rate, alongside the Moderna and AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccines.
Canada-US border shut down to continue for another month with no reopening plan insight
Mar 16, 2021, at 03:39 am
Ottawa/IBNS: It is almost one year since the Canada-US border has been shut down and the closure is still expected to be extended on March 21 for another month.
China's judicial dept might conduct 1st trial of two Canadian nationals soon
Mar 15, 2021, at 04:20 am
Beijing: Canadian nationals Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who were prosecuted by the procuratorates in China for suspected crimes undermining China's national security in June 2020, are going to be tried soon, a source close to the matter told the Global Times.
Canada sees its biggest job increase since Sep 2020 after it added 259,000 jobs in Feb
Mar 13, 2021, at 05:03 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada saw its biggest job increase since September 2020, when it added 259,000 jobs in Feb, Statistics Canada said on Friday.
Mar 12, 2021, at 04:40 am
Ottawa/IBNS: While reflecting on the year that has passed since the World Health Organization declared COVID‑19 a pandemic, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared Mar 11 as the National Day of Observance for COVID-19 and said that his country will come out as more resilient out of this crisis.