The federal government said a B.C. judge’s refusal on Wednesday to end an extradition case against Chinese telecom executive Meng Wanzhou was entirely out of its hands as it braced for economic retaliation from Beijing.The high profile case has placed Canada in the middle of a global power struggle between the United States and China. It has stranded Ms. Meng, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., in Vancouver for more than 18 months, and led to the retaliatory arrest in China of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, and punishing sanctions on farm goods from...…The federal government said a B.C. judge’s refusal on Wednesday to end an extradition case against Chinese telecom executive Meng Wanzhou was entirely out of its hands as it braced for economic retaliation from Beijing.The high profile case has placed Canada in the middle of a global power struggle between the United States and China. It has stranded Ms. Meng, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., in Vancouver for more than 18 months, and led to the retaliatory arrest in China of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, and punishing sanctions on farm goods from...WW…

Canada is suspending its COVID-19 vaccination requirement for domestic travellers, transportation workers and federal employees, citing evolving science and high vaccination rates.Beginning June 20, Canadians boarding airplanes and trains will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination. However, the federal government is leaving in place existing vaccination requirements for foreign nationals, as well as quarantine and testing requirements for unvaccinated Canadians returning home.Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Treasury Board...…Canada is suspending its COVID-19 vaccination requirement for domestic travellers, transportation workers and federal employees, citing evolving science and high vaccination rates.Beginning June 20, Canadians boarding airplanes and trains will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination. However, the federal government is leaving in place existing vaccination requirements for foreign nationals, as well as quarantine and testing requirements for unvaccinated Canadians returning home.Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Treasury Board...WW…

Includes correctionCanada now has nearly 100 cases of the novel coronavirus and provinces are planning to offer more in-home testing as they try to prevent patients with mild symptoms from overloading the country’s emergency departments.COVID-19 cases continue to increase, with 15 new cases reported across Canada on Tuesday. Those include two new cases in British Columbia that have no clear link to the source of the disease and indicate exposure within the community.B.C. and Alberta are already testing patients for the novel coronavirus at home. In Toronto, public-health nurses have been...…Includes correctionCanada now has nearly 100 cases of the novel coronavirus and provinces are planning to offer more in-home testing as they try to prevent patients with mild symptoms from overloading the country’s emergency departments.COVID-19 cases continue to increase, with 15 new cases reported across Canada on Tuesday. Those include two new cases in British Columbia that have no clear link to the source of the disease and indicate exposure within the community.B.C. and Alberta are already testing patients for the novel coronavirus at home. In Toronto, public-health nurses have been...WW…

British Columbia is seeking approval from Ottawa to become the first province where possession of small amounts of illicit drugs is not a criminal offence.Sheila Malcolmson, the province’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, inquired last week about a provincewide exemption from federal drug laws to remove criminal penalties for people possessing small amounts of drugs for personal use.In a letter to Health Minister Patty Hajdu on Feb. 3, which was obtained by The Globe and Mail, Ms. Malcolmson said the change would help the province respond to a worsening overdose crisis that has...…British Columbia is seeking approval from Ottawa to become the first province where possession of small amounts of illicit drugs is not a criminal offence.Sheila Malcolmson, the province’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, inquired last week about a provincewide exemption from federal drug laws to remove criminal penalties for people possessing small amounts of drugs for personal use.In a letter to Health Minister Patty Hajdu on Feb. 3, which was obtained by The Globe and Mail, Ms. Malcolmson said the change would help the province respond to a worsening overdose crisis that has...WW…