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'It's very freeing:' Quarantine rules ease for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers
TORONTO - Fully vaccinated Canadians returning to the country from abroad expressed relief Monday at no longer having to quarantine for two weeks. Effective this week, citizens and permanent residents...
Jul 05, 2021

Israel must cease settlement activities to avoid conflict with Palestinians: Garneau
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says he told his Israeli counterparts that evictions, demolitions and the building of settlements in East Jerusalem should cease to ease tensions and pre...
Jul 05, 2021

Metro Vancouver real estate sales eased in June as benchmark price was flat
VANCOUVER - The real estate market in Metro Vancouver eased in June from its record-setting pace in March and April. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the number of home sold in the regi...
Jul 05, 2021

Montreal police ready as Canadiens, Lightning square off ahead of do-or-die Game 4
Montreal Canadiens faithful are expected to gather across the city tonight, hoping their team can prolong the Stanley Cup final against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning lead the best-of-seven se...
Jul 05, 2021

Montreal police ready as Canadiens, Lightning square off ahead of do-or-die Game 4
Montreal Canadiens faithful are expected to gather across the city tonight, hoping their team can prolong the Stanley Cup final against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning lead the best-of-seven se...
Jul 05, 2021

Blue Jays submit proposal to federal government for Rogers Centre return
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have submitted a proposal to the federal government to return to Rogers Centre this season. A spokesperson for the team said Monday that the Blue Jays asked for federal...
Jul 05, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, July 5, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 12:45 p.m. New Brunswick is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. Health officials say it involves a person in their 20s in ...
Jul 05, 2021

Nanaimo man killed in early-morning ATV rollover crash
NANAIMO - An ATV accident has killed a local man south of Nanaimo.Emergency crews were called to a gravel road off Nanaimo River Rd., near Gogo's Christmas Tree farm on South Forks Rd. in the morning ...
Jul 05, 2021

Canada's Shapovalov advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals with win over Bautista Agut
LONDON - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 win over Roberto Bautista Agut on Monday. Shapovalov, ranked 10th at the grass-court Grand Slam, fire...
Jul 05, 2021

Search back on after rest of South Florida condo demolished
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Three victims have been found dead in the rubble of a collapsed condominium as crews resumed their search following the demolition of the remaining part of the building. The vict...
Jul 05, 2021