Canada is reviewing its vaccine booster strategy, adding new countries to the list of nations subjected to federal travel restrictions, and is imposing new testing requirements on all air travellers coming from outside of Canada with the exception of the U.S., due to concerns over the Omicron variant. Federal ministers and public health officials announced these three new steps with the aim of preventing further importation and spread of the variant of concern.
South Korea on Wednesday confirmed its first five cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant in people linked to arrivals from Nigeria, prompting the government to tighten the country's borders.
Nigeria has detected its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in a sample it collected in October, weeks before South Africa alerted the world about the variant last week, the country's national public health institute said Wednesday.
Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries throw up new barriers to travel in an effort to contain the Omicron variant.
As researchers continue to study the new COVID-19 variant Omicron stoking fears around the globe, vaccine manufacturers are issuing guidance on their shots' effectiveness. Here's a look at what vaccine manufacturers have said so far.
In light of the new variant Omicron emerging, the World Heath Organization has put out new advice regarding international travel, including that certain people over the age of 60 years old should refrain from travelling.
Those living in a select area along the Highway 22 corridor had been asked to prepare to leave their homes on short notice as a wildfire burns west of the highway.
Evacuation alerts and travel advisories have been issued in parts of southwestern B.C. and the province’s coastal region, as a third atmospheric river threatens to bring heavy rain and more potential flooding to the area.
Canada is reviewing its vaccine booster strategy, adding new countries to the list of nations subjected to federal travel restrictions, and is imposing new testing requirements on all air travellers coming from outside of Canada with the exception of the U.S., due to concerns over the Omicron variant. Federal ministers and public health officials announced these three new steps with the aim of preventing further importation and spread of the variant of concern.
Evacuation alerts and travel advisories have been issued in parts of southwestern B.C. and the province’s coastal region, as a third atmospheric river threatens to bring heavy rain and more potential flooding to the area.
As researchers continue to study the new COVID-19 variant Omicron stoking fears around the globe, vaccine manufacturers are issuing guidance on their shots' effectiveness. Here's a look at what vaccine manufacturers have said so far.
Canada is reviewing its vaccine booster strategy, adding new countries to the list of nations subjected to federal travel restrictions, and is imposing new testing requirements on all air travellers coming from outside of Canada with the exception of the U.S., due to concerns over the Omicron variant. Federal ministers and public health officials announced these three new steps with the aim of preventing further importation and spread of the variant of concern.
A Second World War bomb exploded at a construction site next to a busy railway line in Munich on Wednesday, injuring four people, one of them seriously, German authorities said.
The Ontario government has passed new laws it says will help employees disconnect from the office and create a better work-life balance. Here's a list of the changes being made.
Those living in a select area along the Highway 22 corridor had been asked to prepare to leave their homes on short notice as a wildfire burns west of the highway.
Even though Premier Jason Kenney said Monday he is considering loosening restrictions on gatherings, Alberta’s chief medical office of health said Tuesday that now is not the time.
The province's first Omicron case was confirmed in a returning traveller from Nigeria and the Netherlands, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Tuesday afternoon.
In what the company is calling the "largest retail acquisition" in its history, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) has agreed to buy up 181 Husky retail fuel sites in Western Canada.
Parents will now have to be present for the COVID-19 vaccination of elementary school students in schools, according to a new policy change from the Government of Saskatchewan.
Nova Scotians could see some relief at the gas pumps Wednesday morning after the province's Utility and Review Board said it will be invoking its interrupter clause.
On Friday, federal counterparts notified Maritime officials of travellers who had already arrived in the region over the past 14 days from countries in southern Africa flagged by Ottawa – a list of nations that has grown as of Monday.
Twenty-five rallies took place across Nova Scotia Tuesday, all part of a day of action calling on the provincial government to support long-term care workers and residents.
The Ontario government has passed new laws it says will help employees disconnect from the office and create a better work-life balance. Here's a list of the changes being made.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is still unable to explain why some permanent residents are stuck in limbo, waiting months -- and even years -- to hear back about their files.
Five officers have been suspended while the Quebec City police force investigates a violent altercation involving two Black teenagers. A second man came forward to say he was beaten by police just hours earlier in a restaurant, with video to prove it.
Waterloo regional police have charged a youth after another student was allegedly choked and lost consciousness during a 'tap out game' at a Kitchener public school.
