Alberta's premier is set to make a reopening announcement Friday afternoon, expected to be confirmation whether or not the province will drop most COVID-19 restrictions in two weeks.
Biochemist Daniela Beatriz Ori manipulates swab samples to make a real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis for COVID-19 testing at the biochemistry lab of Central Navy Hospital Dr. Pedro Malloon April 28, 2020 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Amilcar Orfali/Getty Images)
Heavy snow falls as people wearing face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 cross a road in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, December 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
People walk past a "we're open, heated terrace dining" sign at Eli's Essentials on the Upper East Side on February 02, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now says that, by the end of July, Canada will have received 'over 68 million' doses of COVID-19 vaccines, increasing the number of Canadians who will be able to receive their second doses earlier than expected.
On June 1, NACI had said AstraZeneca recipients 'could' get Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for their second shot if they wanted, but on Thursday it went further to say an mRNA vaccine was the 'preferred' choice.
Quebec COVID-19 cases continue to remain low with the province reporting 127 new infections on Friday. The number of active cases is now 1,505, the lowest number since the end of August.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) is now recommending that people who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine receive a second dose of an mRNA vaccine, such as Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna.
The Canada Revenue Agency says thousands of self-employed workers who received emergency benefits last year won't have to repay any of it, as long as they meet certain conditions.
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says it has received a significantly higher volume of calls from taxpayers this tax season compared to a year ago and, as a result, wait times to access services have also increased.
With income tax deadlines approaching, the federal government is warnings that filing late could mean delays of up to two months for anyone hoping to receive any of the various COVID-19 financial relief benefits.
Worker and patient advocates in multiple provinces are calling for permanent paid sick days, arguing that the federal COVID-19 sick leave benefit has too many restrictions for lower-income, precarious and migrant workers.
Alberta's premier is set to make a reopening announcement Friday afternoon, expected to be confirmation whether or not the province will drop most COVID-19 restrictions in two weeks.
Still searching for a third person involved in a string of carjackings in St. Albert on Wednesday, Mounties are asking residents for surveillance footage.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) says receiving a second dose of an mRNA vaccine is recommended – an approach Alberta has been taking for several weeks.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau maintains that Canada will need to meet the COVID-19 vaccines target of 75 per cent of the total population with a first dose and 20 per cent with two doses before his government lifts border restrictions.
The judge poised to be the first person of colour on the Supreme Court of Canada says he experienced discrimination 'as a fact of daily life' while growing up. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Mahmud Jamal to the top court Thursday to replace retiring member Rosalie Abella.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau maintains that Canada will need to meet the COVID-19 vaccines target of 75 per cent of the total population with a first dose and 20 per cent with two doses before his government lifts border restrictions.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now says that, by the end of July, Canada will have received 'over 68 million' doses of COVID-19 vaccines, increasing the number of Canadians who will be able to receive their second doses earlier than expected.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending embattled Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan after the latter was censured by the House of Commons. Trudeau says Sajjan has spent his life serving Canada in different roles, including as a police officer and military officer before becoming minister.
Manitoba RCMP said they have arrested homicide suspect Eric Wildman early Friday morning in Belleville, Ont., after an intense manhunt that lasted more than a week.
Ontario is experiencing an infestation of gypsy moth caterpillars, which feed on several types of trees and bushes, can trigger allergic reactions, and can be difficult to remove.
