TORONTO —
The search resumes for unmarked graves, Canada quietly updates journey advisories, and new pandemic advantages are on the best way. Right here’s what that you must know to begin your day.
1. Search resumes: A search prompted by ground-penetrating radar is resuming on land in Edmonton that homes a former so-called ‘Indian hospital,’ the place Indigenous sufferers suffered abuse and typically by no means got here house.
2. Journey advisory: The Canadian authorities has quietly lifted its advisory towards non-essential worldwide journey, marking the primary time since March 2020 that the discover has been lifted.
3. Pandemic advantages: The federal authorities has introduced a set of modifications to the favored earnings and enterprise help applications put in place in the course of the pandemic and set to run out on Saturday.
4. Vaccine passport: As an alternative of issuing a singular federal nationwide COVID-19 vaccine passport, the federal authorities says that every province and territory will likely be accountable for issuing a “standardized pan-Canadian” vaccine passport that Canadians can use when travelling.
5. Loss of life on set: Authorities are investigating after confirming {that a} prop firearm discharged by actor Alec Baldwin, whereas producing and starring in a Western film, killed the cinematographer and wounded the director.
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Journey insurance coverage: As tourism resumes world wide, specialists say buying journey insurance coverage is critical if Canadians wish to keep protected and luxuriate in a visit overseas.
