Tag: Ottawa
Protest continues to prevent Canada-bound traffic from crossing Ambassador Bridge
A protest against COVID-19 measures prevented Canada-bound traffic from crossing a busy international bridge for yet another day as police in Windsor, Ont., looked...
CFIB urges Ottawa to reverse trucker vaccine rule amid driver shortage,...
TORONTO — Canada's largest association of small and medium-sized businesses is urging the federal government to reverse its policy banning unvaccinated truck drivers from...
Focus shifts to public health units as Health Canada approves kids’...
TORONTO — From superhero selfie stations to encouraging costumes with capes, Ontario public health units are readying to vaccinate young kids against COVID-19 now...
Small business group launches petition to maintain government financial supports
TORONTO — A group representing Canada's small business sector has launched a petition pressing the federal government to halt the phasing out of financial...
Impatience, lack of clarity as clock ticks on AstraZeneca expiry date
TORONTO — Impatience and a lack of clarity persisted Thursday over the fate of thousands of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine set to expire...
ICU pressures mount as COVID fells younger people; U.S. could help...
TORONTO — COVID-19 placed mounting pressure on hospitals, struck a growing number of younger people and dealt a blow to the sporting world, although...
New, young small businesses left out of federal budget want more...
TORONTO — Small business owners and advocates say Ottawa should rethink the eligibility requirements for subsidies after Monday’s federal budget failed to include companies...
Worrisome COVID-19 trends reported amid new vaccine supply concerns
TORONTO — New cases of COVID-19 infections across Canada are trending upward, public health authorities reported on Wednesday in a worrisome development that comes...
Canada denied access to trials of jailed Canadians in China
TORONTO — Canada said Thursday that its consular officials have not received permission to attend the trials of two Canadians who were arrested in...
Mandatory hotel quarantines could harm lower-income Canadians: Lawyer
OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is questioning Ottawa's move to require hotel quarantines for international travellers, saying it may harm lower-income Canadians...
