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CANADA: As U.S. demurs, Canada welcomes vaccinated American citizens back across border

CANADA: As U.S. demurs, Canada welcomes vaccinated American citizens back across border

As of midnight Sunday night, non-essential U.S. travellers who have had a full course of a Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccine will again be allowed on Canadian soil
CANADA: No charges against top military officer McDonald after misconduct investigation

CANADA: No charges against top military officer McDonald after misconduct investigation

Provost Marshal Brig.-Gen. Simon Trudeau announced the end of the investigation on Friday evening, nearly six months after the Canadian Forces National Investigation first revealed that it was investigating the chief of defence staff
CANADA: Measure intended to ensure gun buyers have licence is seriously flawed, group argues

CANADA: Measure intended to ensure gun buyers have licence is seriously flawed, group argues

Proposed regulations to flesh out federal legislation 'do not go far enough to keep guns out of the wrong hands,' gun control group PolySeSouvient says
WORLD: Canadian athletes stay healthy and find success at Tokyo Olympics

WORLD: Canadian athletes stay healthy and find success at Tokyo Olympics

24 total medals set a new standard for Canada in a non-boycotted Olympics; seven gold tied the nation's output at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics
U.S.: Country plans to require COVID-19 shots for foreign travelers

U.S.: Country plans to require COVID-19 shots for foreign travelers

Requirement would come as part of Biden administration’s phased approach to ease travel restrictions for foreign citizens to the country. No timeline has yet been determined
CANADA: Feds reach tentative deal with striking border guards days before restrictions ease

CANADA: Feds reach tentative deal with striking border guards days before restrictions ease

Tentative agreement took place late Friday after a daylong work-to-rule campaign 'left long lines of semi-trailers and passenger vehicles idling for hours at some of the country's busiest international gateways'
WORLD: Decathlete Warner named Canada's closing flag-bearer at Tokyo Olympics

WORLD: Decathlete Warner named Canada's closing flag-bearer at Tokyo Olympics

Warner, from London, Ont., won the country's first ever decathlon gold medal, finishing with a score of 9,018 points
COVID-19: Health Canada updates Pfizer's vaccine label to include 'very rare' reports of Bell's Palsy side effect

COVID-19: Health Canada updates Pfizer's vaccine label to include 'very rare' reports of Bell's Palsy side effect

In their announcement Friday, Health Canada says there has been a "small number" of people in Canada and around the world who have experienced the side effect.
ONTARIO: Government hoping mediator can resolve pending OHIP eye care coverage issue

ONTARIO: Government hoping mediator can resolve pending OHIP eye care coverage issue

A spokesperson for the minister of health blames previous provincial governments for 'failing to build a meaningful relationship with the Ontario Association of Optometrists.'
WORLD: Dramatic women's soccer win caps huge day for Canada at Tokyo Games

WORLD: Dramatic women's soccer win caps huge day for Canada at Tokyo Games

Canada captured four medals on the day, equalling its highest single-day output in Tokyo