Tag: Ottawa
Air travellers will soon have to test negative for COVID-19 before...
OTTAWA — The federal government says it plans to require air travellers to test negative for COVID-19 before landing in Canada in response to...
Health Canada authorizes Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine ahead of holidays
OTTAWA — Health Canada approved a second COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, paving the way for the shots from U.S. biotech firm Moderna to start arriving...
First doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, not yet approved, to land...
OTTAWA — A small number of the most vulnerable Canadians could be immunized against COVID-19 before the holidays as the first doses of Pfizer's...
Negotiating contracts for vaccines in development needed flexibility: Anand
OTTAWA — Procurement Minister Anita Anand says that as soon as she knows when the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Canada,...
Ottawa beefs up loans for hard-hit sectors — but big airlines...
Ottawa is rolling out a wave of new funding for pandemic-battered industries including tourism, the arts and regional aviation, with smaller companies top of...
Singh calls for end to for-profit long-term care homes owned by...
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and union officials are calling on the federal government to put a stop to its role in for-profit...
Growing number of Canadians plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests the proportion of Canadians planning to get vaccinated for COVID-19 is on the rise after encouraging initial results...
Trudeau urges provinces to ask for help as COVID-19 cases surge
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is begging provincial governments to "act now" to slow the spread of COVID-19 after record-breaking spikes of the...
Flu shot demand up and getting more supply won’t be easy
OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada is working with suppliers to order more doses of flu vaccine but success will depend heavily...
Advocates, opposition parties push feds for action on long-term care
OTTAWA — Opposition parties and long-term care advocates said Thursday that Ottawa needs to stop delaying action to help fix the country's troubled nursing...
