Category: Canada COVID

Migrant Workers Facing Obstacles as Canada’s New COVID-19 Travel Rules Roll Out

From their homes in far-flung locations like Guatemala, Mexico, and Honduras, migrant workers are telling Dennis Juarez how new travel restrictions are making it hard for them to get to Canada. Juarez, who manages Mosaic’s migrant workers program in B.C., says foreign workers are getting little information about a recent policy change requiring any international…


Husband of Quebec Doctor Who Took Her Own Life Shines Light on Pandemic Burnout

MONTREAL—The husband of a Quebec emergency room doctor who took her own life this month wants to shine a light on the mental health toll endured by those on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Karine Dion killed herself earlier this month and her husband David Daigle says he has no doubt the…


Ottawa Announces $1.2B More to Help Indigenous Communities Fight COVID 19 Pandemic

OTTAWA—Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa will spend $1.2 billion in new funding to help Indigenous communities keep fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes another $380 million for the Indigenous communities support fund to help First Nations deal with COVID-19, including providing support for elders, addressing food insecurity and supporting initiatives to help limit…


Trudeau Says He Too Is Frustrated by Holiday Travellers, Pace of Vaccine Rollout

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he shares the frustrations of Canadians with those who’ve chosen to travel abroad over the holiday season. Trudeau says changes are coming to a new federal benefit that was intended to provide paid sick leave to those forced into quarantine due to COVID-19 exposure. Concerns have emerged, however, that the…


Canadian Troops Test Positive for COVID-19 in Latvia, Kuwait

OTTAWA—The Canadian Armed Forces is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak in Latvia, where an unspecified number of troops have tested positive for the illness while guarding against Russian aggression in the region. The Department of National Defence confirmed on Tuesday that military personnel at Camp Adazi near the Latvian capital of Riga have contracted COVID-19,…


One-Third of Ontario’s Long Term Care Homes Experiencing Outbreaks of COVID-19

A third of Ontario’s long-term care homes are reporting COVID-19 outbreaks, marking a new record for the province, as advocates say spread among staff has forced some facilities to seek new sources of support to care for residents. According to provincial data, 207 of the 626 long-term care homes in Ontario are currently experiencing outbreaks…


In Canada, Shippers Race to Move Cancer Treatments as COVID-19 Grounds Flights

MONTREAL/TORONTO—Medical companies and shippers in Canada are racing to transport time-sensitive radiochemical materials used to treat cancer, as a pandemic-induced drop in passenger flights has narrowed transportation options and created cargo delays. Half of air cargo normally travels in the belly of passenger jets rather than dedicated freighters. But flight cancellations as traffic plummeted during…


Ontario Students Return to Virtual School as Part of Lockdown Measures

TORONTO—Students across Ontario will return to the virtual classroom today as part of a provincewide lockdown. The measure ends for all students in northern Ontario and elementary students in southern Ontario after the first week back from winter break. High schoolers in southern Ontario will continue online learning until Jan. 25. The move is part…


Quebec Becomes Fourth Province to Confirm COVID-19 Variant

Quebec has become the fourth province to confirm its first case of a more contagious COVID-19 variant. Health Minister Christian Dube says the person who tested positive is a family member of someone who returned from the United Kingdom on Dec. 11. Three other provinces have confirmed cases of the new variant in recent days,…


Over 1,000 Flights in Canada May Have Been Exposed to COVID-19 Since September

New data revealed that at least 1,300 flights that came in and out of Canada since September may have had the CCP virus on board. This includes 200 flights in the past two weeks, five of which arrived from the UK where a new mutation of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) coronavirus has recently been discovered….