As of midnight Sunday night, fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be exempt from quarantine requirements when they enter the country.
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Two more Catholic churches burn in B.C.’s southern Interior, chief says
CAWSTON, B.C. — Mounties are investigating after they say two more Catholic churches in British Columbia’s southern Interior were destroyed in early-morning fires. RCMP say the Princeton detachment got a report at 3:52 a.m. that St. Ann’s Catholic Church on Upper Similkameen Indian Band land, near Hedley, B.C., was on fire. Another report came in...
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Philippine President Duterte declares 10-day national mourning for former President Benigno Aquino III
“President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed today Proclamation No. 1169, declaring June 24, 2021 to July 3, 2021 as a Period of National Mourning over the passing of former President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III,”
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Innovating, thriving during pandemic
MANILA – There’s a type of crisis where once resolved, eventually goes away and the business returns to normal. But how do you handle one when the crisis is the pandemic itself? For Amor Maclang, an internationally recognized crisis management and disaster risk reduction expert, the way forward is to innovate. In the recent Leadership Excellence...
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Philippines government won’t give in to Reds’ blackmail for peace tactics
With President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s permanent termination of the peace negotiations with the CPP-NPA-National Democratic Front (NDF) in March 2019, Esperon said communist terrorist groups are resorting to blackmail the government via their indiscriminate use of anti-personnel mines.
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House of Commons ethics committee to issue report today on WE Charity affair
Ethics commissioner Mario Dion ruled that Trudeau did not breach the Conflict of Interest Act, however, in a separate report, he also ruled that Morneau did break the rules and gave preferential treatment to WE Charity because of his personal friendship with the Kielburgers.
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Alberta to lift some restrictions; Manitoba to release reopening plan
Alberta is entering the second step of its reopening plan, which includes allowing up to 20 people at outdoor gatherings, weddings and funeral services, but still bans indoor gatherings.
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Economy lost 68,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate 8.2%, Statistics Canada says
The unemployment rate was 8.2 percent in May. Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate would have been 10.7 percent in May had it included in calculations those people who wanted to work but didn’t search for a job.
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CRA estimates 30,000 self-employed people may not have to repay CERB
The agency estimates that about 30,000 people won’t have to refund their CERB payments, representing about $240 million in benefits, or about $8,000 on average.
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Canadians can drive to U.S. for COVID-19 vax and avoid quarantine, Ottawa confirms
TORONTO — Canadian residents are allowed to head to the United States for a COVID-19 vaccine and avoid quarantine on return if they meet some straightforward conditions, the Public Health Agency of Canada confirms. Those conditions include having a note from a licensed health-care provider in Canada that the inoculation is medically necessary, and written...