Canada's government says it will stop requiring masks on airplanes Government officials also confirmed Canada is dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering the country at the end of the month. The Associated Press
Is Canada about to ease requirements for crossing the border? How two and a half years of changing restrictions and an app caused disruption to businesses and residents living along the border Hans Anderson Play AudioListen 18 mins
You could get paid to eat candy as a Canadian company's chief candy officer Candy Funhouse's chief candy officer will taste test over 3,500 products a month. Applicants can be as young as 5 years old. Shauneen Miranda
Pope is set to make historic apology to Indigenous peoples for school abuses in Canada Pope Francis is expected to apologize for generations of abuse and cultural suppression at Catholic residential schools across Canada. Thousands of children died from disease, fire and other causes. The Associated Press
As gun violence rises in Canada, weapons from the U.S. complicate gun control efforts A bill before Canada's Parliament aims to stop the spread of handguns — but one of the most difficult challenges for Canada is the guns being smuggled over the border from the U.S. Emma Jacobs Play AudioListen 4 mins
A major internet outage in Canada disrupts ATMs and 911 services Rogers, a leading telecom provider, suffered an outage Friday, creating disruptions to internet, cellular and cable services throughout Canada. The company has millions of customers. Shauneen Miranda
Canada will no longer require vaccines for domestic travelers and government workers Canada has had about 2.4 million cases of COVID-19 since December 2020. About 85% of the population has gotten at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while about 82% has gotten two doses. Ayana Archie
After two years of isolation, Point Roberts is open for business — sort of Point Roberts, Washington's famous exclave, is surrounded on three sides by water and on the last side by the Canadian border. If you want to get to "The Point" on land, you have to drive to Blaine and through British Columbia to drop back down into U.S. soil. So when the pandemic closed the northern border, the community of 850 residents was essentially cut off. Two years later, with the border the most open it's been since the pandemic began, there are slow signs of recovery -- but some residents say more needs to be done. Libby Denkmann Play AudioListen 28 mins
To fight the opioid crisis, Canada tests decriminalizing possession Overdose deaths have risen sharply across Canada in the past five years, with deaths linked to fentanyl doubling. Officials hope decriminalization will make more users willing to seek medical care. Brian Mann
Canada's government moves to make selling or importing handguns illegal The laws to freeze Canada's total number of handguns likely will be enacted this fall. Other new rules strengthen "red flag" laws and require all rifles be modified to hold no more than five rounds. The Associated Press
