OttawaChef Emily Wells was unsure what to expect as she opened the doors of her seasonal restaurant in rural Prince Edward Island the same day Canada’s four Atlantic Provinces bubbled together, allowing travel between them while keeping their borders restricted to everyone else.The result was far better than she could have imagined.“It was a remarkable summer, I was floored by it,” Ms. Wells said. “The bubble made all the difference. It certainly worked for us.”The border restrictions along with tough public health measures helped the East Coast provinces, which have a combined population...…OttawaChef Emily Wells was unsure what to expect as she opened the doors of her seasonal restaurant in rural Prince Edward Island the same day Canada’s four Atlantic Provinces bubbled together, allowing travel between them while keeping their borders restricted to everyone else.The result was far better than she could have imagined.“It was a remarkable summer, I was floored by it,” Ms. Wells said. “The bubble made all the difference. It certainly worked for us.”The border restrictions along with tough public health measures helped the East Coast provinces, which have a combined population...WW…

×ViewOTTAWA (Reuters) - Skip kissing and consider wearing a mask when having sex to protect yourself from catching the coronavirus, Canada's chief medical officer said on Wednesday, adding that going solo remains the lowest risk sexual option in a pandemic.Dr Theresa Tam said in a statement there is little chance of catching COVID-19 from semen or vaginal fluid, but sexual activity with new partners does increase the risk of contracting the virus, particularly if there is close contact like kissing."Like other activities during COVID-19 that involve physical closeness, there are some things...…×ViewOTTAWA (Reuters) - Skip kissing and consider wearing a mask when having sex to protect yourself from catching the coronavirus, Canada's chief medical officer said on Wednesday, adding that going solo remains the lowest risk sexual option in a pandemic.Dr Theresa Tam said in a statement there is little chance of catching COVID-19 from semen or vaginal fluid, but sexual activity with new partners does increase the risk of contracting the virus, particularly if there is close contact like kissing."Like other activities during COVID-19 that involve physical closeness, there are some things...WW…

By OTTAWA (Reuters) - Inflation in Canada edged higher in February on rising gasoline prices, though the slight acceleration was below analyst expectations, data showed on Wednesday.Canada’s annual inflation rate rose to 1.1%, from 1.0% in January, Statistics Canada said. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the rate to gain to 1.3% in February.All three core measures of inflation were steady in February. CPI common, which the Bank of Canada says is the best gauge of the economy’s underperformance, was flat at 1.3%.“From the Bank of Canada’s perspective, all three of their preferred core...…By OTTAWA (Reuters) - Inflation in Canada edged higher in February on rising gasoline prices, though the slight acceleration was below analyst expectations, data showed on Wednesday.Canada’s annual inflation rate rose to 1.1%, from 1.0% in January, Statistics Canada said. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the rate to gain to 1.3% in February.All three core measures of inflation were steady in February. CPI common, which the Bank of Canada says is the best gauge of the economy’s underperformance, was flat at 1.3%.“From the Bank of Canada’s perspective, all three of their preferred core...WW…

By , (Reuters) - Canadian automation company Promation had been banking on a weaker currency to help it win a new U.S. contract, but a slower pace of vaccinations in Canada could erase that competitive edge, President Darryl Spector said.Pandemic travel restrictions make it harder for Promation’s technicians to travel across the border to service and repair plant equipment, a drawback when competing against an increasingly vaccinated U.S. workforce.“With a fully vaccinated U.S. supply base, why buy from Canada if you can’t access the labor to support it?,” said Spector.To prevent spread of...…By , (Reuters) - Canadian automation company Promation had been banking on a weaker currency to help it win a new U.S. contract, but a slower pace of vaccinations in Canada could erase that competitive edge, President Darryl Spector said.Pandemic travel restrictions make it harder for Promation’s technicians to travel across the border to service and repair plant equipment, a drawback when competing against an increasingly vaccinated U.S. workforce.“With a fully vaccinated U.S. supply base, why buy from Canada if you can’t access the labor to support it?,” said Spector.To prevent spread of...WW…

Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission.Tyler Perry is single — and says he’s going through a midlife crisis.The 51-year-old entertainment mogul shared a post-workout photo of his chiseled bod on Wednesday night, revealing the sexy side of his change of life.“This is what a midlife crisis looks like,” Perry captioned the shot on his social media channels. “I’m 51, single and wondering what the next chapter in my life will look like.”The actor-director has long been linked to model Gelila Bekele. The two a 6-year-old son named Aman Tyler Perry.In his post, Perry also wrote...…Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission.Tyler Perry is single — and says he’s going through a midlife crisis.The 51-year-old entertainment mogul shared a post-workout photo of his chiseled bod on Wednesday night, revealing the sexy side of his change of life.“This is what a midlife crisis looks like,” Perry captioned the shot on his social media channels. “I’m 51, single and wondering what the next chapter in my life will look like.”The actor-director has long been linked to model Gelila Bekele. The two a 6-year-old son named Aman Tyler Perry.In his post, Perry also wrote...WW…

By , MONTREAL/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Some Canadian manufacturing executives are complaining that the country’s confusing and lopsided exemptions to strict COVID-19 border controls have hurt their sector’s competitiveness just as the country faces weaker growth and a resurgence in new infections.For example, foreign technicians considered “essential” are being allowed into Canada and not required to quarantine, while Canadian workers returning from doing similar work in the United States have to self-isolate for 14 days.“It favors more foreign nationals than actual Canadian business people,”...…By , MONTREAL/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Some Canadian manufacturing executives are complaining that the country’s confusing and lopsided exemptions to strict COVID-19 border controls have hurt their sector’s competitiveness just as the country faces weaker growth and a resurgence in new infections.For example, foreign technicians considered “essential” are being allowed into Canada and not required to quarantine, while Canadian workers returning from doing similar work in the United States have to self-isolate for 14 days.“It favors more foreign nationals than actual Canadian business people,”...WW…

By , OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - The appointment of a journalist with little corporate experience to manage the finances of a G7 country would typically be seen as risky, but markets barely hiccupped on Tuesday after Chrystia Freeland was appointed Canada’s finance minister.Freeland, 52, takes over from Bill Morneau, a multi-millionaire businessman with an MBA and an economics degree, who resigned on Monday amid friction with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over spending policies.The Canadian dollar notched a seven-month high at 1.3147 per U.S. dollar, or 76.06 U.S. cents, as the greenback...…By , OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - The appointment of a journalist with little corporate experience to manage the finances of a G7 country would typically be seen as risky, but markets barely hiccupped on Tuesday after Chrystia Freeland was appointed Canada’s finance minister.Freeland, 52, takes over from Bill Morneau, a multi-millionaire businessman with an MBA and an economics degree, who resigned on Monday amid friction with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over spending policies.The Canadian dollar notched a seven-month high at 1.3147 per U.S. dollar, or 76.06 U.S. cents, as the greenback...WW…

United States OTTAWA/VANCOUVER (Reuters) - For 67 days, tiny Prince Edward Island went without a single new case of COVID-19. That changed earlier this month when Canada’s smallest province, best known as the home of fiction’s Anne of Green Gables, announced a cluster of new cases linked to a foreign student who entered Canada from the United States. The man, who did not immediately self-isolate upon arrival in Canada as required by law, infected at least one person, who then infected at least four more. “With tens of thousands of people crossing the border every day, there’s no way to...…United States OTTAWA/VANCOUVER (Reuters) - For 67 days, tiny Prince Edward Island went without a single new case of COVID-19. That changed earlier this month when Canada’s smallest province, best known as the home of fiction’s Anne of Green Gables, announced a cluster of new cases linked to a foreign student who entered Canada from the United States. The man, who did not immediately self-isolate upon arrival in Canada as required by law, infected at least one person, who then infected at least four more. “With tens of thousands of people crossing the border every day, there’s no way to...WW…

By OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada on Tuesday said it would make it easier for foreign students to study online from abroad and to qualify for a work permit after graduation amid strict border closures to curb the spread of COVID-19.The changes come after Canada ramped up approvals of new study permits for foreign students in May, even though the country’s borders remain closed to all non-essential travel.In Washington on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump’s government unexpectedly reversed course on an order handed down a week ago that could have forced tens of thousands of foreign students to...…By OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada on Tuesday said it would make it easier for foreign students to study online from abroad and to qualify for a work permit after graduation amid strict border closures to curb the spread of COVID-19.The changes come after Canada ramped up approvals of new study permits for foreign students in May, even though the country’s borders remain closed to all non-essential travel.In Washington on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump’s government unexpectedly reversed course on an order handed down a week ago that could have forced tens of thousands of foreign students to...WW…