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U.S. considers requiring foreign visitors to be vaccinated as travel pressure mounts

U.S. considers requiring foreign visitors to be vaccinated as travel pressure mounts

WASHINGTON — The United States is actively exploring how to welcome back international visitors, including whether they will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as stakeholders keen to reopen the Canada-U.S.
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Montreal-area parents worry they have been duped by promoter of robot dinosaur show

Montreal-area parents worry they have been duped by promoter of robot dinosaur show

MONTREAL — Anne-Marie Binette bought a $62 family pack of tickets last month for a robot dinosaur exhibition that was advertised for Montreal's south shore this fall.
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'Troubling lack of transparency' from Ottawa on Afghan refugees: advocate

'Troubling lack of transparency' from Ottawa on Afghan refugees: advocate

OTTAWA — The federal government should be more clear about who is included in its evacuation plans from Afghanistan, said the founder of a national advocacy campaign to bring interpreters and local staff to Canada.
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Seniors cut off from income supplement after receiving emergency benefits

Seniors cut off from income supplement after receiving emergency benefits

OTTAWA — Chris Sherlock is facing possible eviction because of unanticipated clawbacks to the guaranteed income supplement for seniors.
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Top court turns down family's request to seal material found in van attacker's home

Top court turns down family's request to seal material found in van attacker's home

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a request to keep some information barred from public view in the Toronto van attack case.
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Decathlon medal in sight for Warner, senior benefits cut off : In The News for Aug. 5

Decathlon medal in sight for Warner, senior benefits cut off : In The News for Aug. 5

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 5 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Damage estimate for fire razed town of Lytton, B.C., reaches $78 million

Damage estimate for fire razed town of Lytton, B.C., reaches $78 million

VANCOUVER — The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimates the damage caused by the wildfire that wiped out most of village of Lytton, B.C., is $78 million.
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Feds say 82,000-plus doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to be sent to Trinidad and Tobago

Feds say 82,000-plus doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to be sent to Trinidad and Tobago

OTTAWA — The federal government has announced it will send more than 82,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Trinidad and Tobago.
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Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou argue U.S. was 'selective' in disclosure of information

Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou argue U.S. was 'selective' in disclosure of information

VANCOUVER — The United States acted in "bad faith" when requesting the extradition of Meng Wanzhou from Canada, says a lawyer for Huawei's chief financial officer. Mona Duckett told a B.C.
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Yukon lifts some COVID-19 restrictions as active cases decline

Yukon lifts some COVID-19 restrictions as active cases decline

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government has lifted a series of public health restrictions as active COVID-19 infections decline and the vaccination rate rises.
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