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Yes, there is a Santa Claus. And no, Covid-19 won't stop him

That's the word from the joint U.S.-Canadian military operation that for 66 years has been tracking Jolly Old St. Nicholas on his global mission

Canada's daily Covid cases continue rising as it logs 10,804 new infections

Canada reported 10,804 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday morning, bringing the cumulative total to 1,920,079 cases with 30,097 deaths

Canadian foreign minister Melanie Joly tests positive for Covid-19

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly announced in a public message that she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is continuing to work from isolation

Canada finds community spread of new coronavirus variant Omicron

There is a community spread of the Omicron variant in Canada and new COVID-19 cases are expected to jump soon, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said on Monday."We are seeing community transmission, possibly in its early stages, but this can rapidly escalate in the days to come," Tam said at a press conference in Ottawa."We've learned a lot about this variant just even in the last days. We have learned that it is highly transmissible, or certainly has great spread potential," Tam said.Tam expected the situation to play out in Ontario, the most populous province with a population of 14 million.The Ontario COVID-19 science advisory table said on Monday that the Omicron variant will replace the currently dominant Delta variant as the main strain in the province by Christmas.Ontario, which has seen COVID-19 cases double over the last two weeks, reported 1,536 new COVID-19 cases Monday morning, as the province's science advisory group estimated that about 21 per cent of all .

Canadian leaders apologise to victims of military sexual misconduct

Canadian political and military leaders delivered an apology to victims of military sexual misconduct on Monday. Streamed online from National Defence Headquarters, the apology followed the federal government's $600-million Canadian ($468 million) settlement with tens of thousands of current and former Armed Forces members who experienced such behaviour while serving. It also came as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government and military leadership face questions and criticism over their perceived failure to address allegations of inappropriate and criminal sexual misconduct among some of the military's top leaders. Defence Minister Anita Anand led the 40-minute apology, which at one point was being watched by about 8,000 people, acknowledging successive governments failed to protect those who willingly signed up to protect Canada. I apologize to the thousands of Canadians who were harmed because your government did not protect you, nor did we ensure that the right systems were

Canadian citizen who joined IS pleads guilty to aiding terrorist group

A Canadian citizen who joined the Islamic State group nearly a decade ago pleaded guilty to serving as one of the organisation's more prominent English-language propagandists.

Omicron can drive daily Canada's Covid cases to record high: Health agency

Canada could see daily Covid-19 cases soar to record levels above 10,000 before January if Omicron cases sharply increase, according to the Public Health Agency

Canada joins US, allies in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics: Trudeau

Trudeau said his government has been talks with allies about it in recent months

Pfizer begins application for Canada's approval of Covid-19 pill

The country has identified seven people with the new variant as of Nov. 30.

Canada to allow entry to those vaccinated with Sinopharm, Sinovac, Covaxin

Currently, Canada only accepts travellers who have received the vaccines, including Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson and Johnson

Canada's British Columbia declares state of emergency amid floods

The government of Canada's British Columbia declared a state of emergency in the Pacific province due to floods and mudslides caused by rainstorms in the last few days.

Sitharaman meets UK, Singapore, Canada FMs; discusses collaboration

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Friday met her counterparts in Singapore and Canada and discussed various issues, including economy, health and opportunities for collaboration. Sitharaman met UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, Singapore Finance Minister Lawrence Wong and Canada's Deputy Prime Minister & Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on the sidelines of the G-20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers' meeting. "Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman had an engaging discussion with @cafreeland Dy. Prime Minister & Finance Minister of Canada on the sidelines of #G20 Finance & Health Ministers Meeting in #Rome. The Ministers discussed various issues, including economic and health cooperation," a Finance Ministry tweet said. In another tweet, the ministry said: "Finance Minister @nsitharaman met @LawrenceWongST Finance Minister of Singapore on the sidelines of #G20 Finance & Health Ministers Meeting in #Rome ahead of #G20RomeSummit. Noting strong #IndiaSingapore

FM Sitharaman holds discussions with Singapore, Canada counterparts

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Friday met her counterparts in Singapore and Canada and discussed various issues, including economy, health and opportunities for collaboration. Sitharaman met Singapore Finance Minister Lawrence Wong and Canada's Deputy Prime Minister & Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on the sidelines of the G-20 Joint Finance and Health Ministers' meeting. "Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman had an engaging discussion with @cafreeland Dy. Prime Minister & Finance Minister of Canada on the sidelines of #G20 Finance & Health Ministers Meeting in #Rome. The Ministers discussed various issues, including economic and health cooperation," a Finance Ministry tweet said. In another tweet, the ministry said: "Finance Minister @nsitharaman met @LawrenceWongST Finance Minister of Singapore on the sidelines of #G20 Finance & Health Ministers Meeting in #Rome ahead of #G20RomeSummit. Noting strong #IndiaSingapore relations, the ministers discussed ...

Indian-origin politician Anita Anand is Canada's new defence minister

Indian-origin Canadian politician Anita Anand was on Tuesday appointed as the country's new Defence Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Border residents rejoice as US says it will lift travel ban after 19 months

Travel across land borders from Canada and Mexico has been largely restricted to workers whose jobs are deemed essential.

Canada to allow direct flights from India, lifts ban after 5 months

Canada will allow direct flights from India from Monday, lifting the ban on them after a gap of more than five months. Announcing the decision, Transport Canada on Saturday in a tweet said: "Beginning at 00:01 EDT on September 27, direct flights from India can land in Canada with additional public health measures in place." "Travellers must have proof of a negative COVID-19 molecular test from the approved Genestrings Laboratory at the Delhi airport taken within 18 hours of the scheduled departure of their direct flight to Canada," it added. In April, Canada banned all direct flights to and from India when the second Covid wave hit India. The date of reopening has been postponed many times. Welcoming the decision, India's high commissioner to Canada Ajay Bisaria described it as a "decisive step towards normalising air mobility" between the two nations. "@airindiain and @AirCanada are now set to run daily flights between Delhi and Toronto/Vancouver from 27 September. Working with .

China welcomes Huawei executive home, but silent on freed Canadians

Chinese state media welcomed telecoms giant Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, back to the "motherland" on Saturday

Justin Trudeau's Liberals win Canada election, but miss majority

Canadians gave Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party a victory in Monday's parliamentary elections, but his gamble to win a majority of seats appeared to have failed.

Non-stop flights to Canada resume

Canada required travellers from India to do a RT-PCR in a third country before giving them access.

Canada's Trudeau may cling to power in election but likely to lose majority

Trudeau has a minority administration, forcing him to rely on other parties and make policy compromises to govern