UK reopens holiday travel to limited destinations as COVID-19 restrictions ease
Transport minister Grant Shapps announced on Friday that Britain will allow people in England to resume international travel from May 17, but will be limiting the number of destinations open…
Tens of thousands of Palestinians protest evictions in Jerusalem
Tens of thousands of Palestinians packed the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the final Friday of Ramadan to protest Israel’s settlement-building in the occupied West Bank. Demonstrators took to the streets to…
Trudeau’s chief of staff denies knowledge of sexual misconduct allegations against Gen. Vance | FULL
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff, Katie Telford denied knowing the nature of sexual misconduct allegations against Gen. Jonathan Vance in 2018 during her testimony before the House of…
COVID-19: Nova Scotia announces tougher restrictions amid record-breaking 227 new cases | FULL
Nova Scotia premier Iain Rankin outlined tougher COVID-19 measures set to begin on Saturday in the province after announcing a record-breaking 227 new cases and one new death on Friday.…
Canadian MPs calls on Trudeau government to support waiving COVID-19 vaccine patents
A non-partisan group of Canadian members of parliament has come together to call on the Liberal government to support waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, following the lead of…
WHO approves China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, praises US for IP waiver support
World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Friday that the organization gave emergency use listing for Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine, making it the 6th vaccine to receive the…
COVID-19: Alberta announces vaccine partnership with Montana | LIVE
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is announcing details on a COVID-19 vaccine partnership between Alberta and Montana at a Friday news conference. Kenney is joined by Alberta Transportation Minister Ric McIver…
Trudeau provides update on Canada’s response to COVID-19 pandemic | LIVE
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, alongside other officials, will provide an update Friday on the country's ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the state of the vaccine rollout. It…
Tension in East Jerusalem over possible eviction of Palestinian families
Scuffles between Israeli forces and Palestinians took place in an East Jerusalem neighbourhood on Thursday night (May 6) over the possible eviction of Palestinian families. Israeli police said they had…
Logan Paul, Floyd Mayweather trash talk ahead of June’s exhibition boxing match
Undefeated former world champion Floyd Mayweather and YouTube star-turned-amateur boxer Logan Paul took the stage Thursday to promote next month's exhibition boxing match. The pair talked plenty of trash and…
Canadian icebreaker contract awarded to BC, Quebec in political move by Liberals
The Trudeau government is adding a second heavy icebreaker to its plans for the Canadian Coast Guard, a move that will boost the shipbuilding industry in two key provinces for…
Welsh election: 16, 17-year-old voters cast ballots for first time in Wales
Marking ballots and history, young residents in Wales walked into polling stations Thursday, May 6, paper voter registration cards in hand. Over 70,000 new voters are able to cast their…
Canadians cautiously optimistic as COVID-19 vaccination timeline could move up
Canada's supply of COVID-19 vaccines is growing, just as the country became the first in the world to approve Pfizer's shot for children aged 12 to 15. To date, more…
US House Financial Services Committee hearing on GameStop trading frenzy | LIVE
The House Committee on Financial Services is meeting Thursday to hear testimony on the GameStop trading frenzy earlier this year that sent shares in the company surging. At one point…
Frustrations arise over Alberta’s toughest COVID-19 restrictions of pandemic
After ordering Alberta's toughest COVID-19 restrictions, Premier Jason Kenney says he's run out of tools to prevent a worst-case scenario in the health-care system. The Alberta government said it is…
Anger grows in India over COVID-19 oxygen crisis
A court in India's capital New Dehli has become the last hope for hospitals, struggling to secure oxygen supplies for a staggering number of COVID-19 patients. The oxygen shortage has…
Chinese rocket core on unpredictable, potentially dangerous return to Earth
One week after China's Long March 5B rocket launched into orbit, its massive core appears to be falling out of control towards Earth. The core was ejected as part of…
Global effort to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine production
In an international effort to ramp up the COVID-19 vaccine production, the government is supporting a proposal to suspend patent rules. In Canada, there are growing calls for the government…
COVID-19: More Canadians opening up about pandemic mental health
The pandemic has been mentally and emotionally exhausting for everyone. It has put half of Canada's population at a high risk of struggling with mental illness, according to new Ipsos…
Global National: May 5, 2021 | Canada 1st to approve COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 12
Canada has become the first country in the world to approve the use of a COVID-19 vaccine in children as young as 12 and provinces are already making plans to…