Omar Alghabra
Fully vaccinated Canadians exempt from quarantine in July

By Rob Gillies Jun. 21, 2021 10:45 AM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens who test negative for COVID-19 will be exempt from two weeks of quarantine when returning to the country in...

Workers unload a shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the FedEx hub at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Thursday, May 20, 2021. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ontario resuming use of AstraZeneca, but only as second dose

By Rob Gillies May. 21, 2021 12:29 PM EDT

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, receives the Astrazeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacist Anmol Soor at Shoppers Drug Mart during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Friday, April 9, 2021. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada bans flights from India, Pakistan

By Rob Gillies Apr. 22, 2021 11:49 AM EDT

Seattle cruise season hit after Canada bans cruise ships

Feb. 05, 2021 08:41 AM EST
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle cruise season was hit with a major blow Thursday after Canada’s minister of transport announced a continued ban on pleasure craft...

Canada bans cruise vessels until Feb. 28, 2022

By Rob Gillies Feb. 04, 2021 02:15 PM EST
TORONTO (AP) — Canada is banning all cruise vessels in Canadian waters until Feb. 28, 2022. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference in Ottawa, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Trudeau shuffles Cabinet, names astronaut foreign minister

By Rob Gillies Jan. 12, 2021 11:36 AM EST