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• Unvaccinated Canadians banned from planes and trains beginning today The Independent Unvaccinated Canadians will be barred from air and train travel beginning today amid growing fears over the new omicron coronavirus variant. The strict policy was announced on 30 October with a month-long delay to allow unvaccinated residents a chance to …
• South African envoy calls on Canada to support waiver on COVID-19 vaccines Medicine Hat News By The Canadian Press on November 30, 2021. OTTAWA – South Africa’s envoy in Ottawa is calling on Canada to support a waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines as her country copes with the fallout of its discovery of the new Omicron variant. …
• Jake Sanderson, Tyler Kleven named to U.S. World Junior preliminary roster INFORUM This year, they're back and the UND sophomore defensemen will try to make history. Sanderson and Kleven were named to the U.S. World Junior preliminary roster Tuesday, clearing a big hurdle on their way to making the final U.S. roster for the under-20 …
• 12th Ottawa police officer charged in 'ghost warning' probe begins trial CBC/Radio-Canada An Ottawa police officer charged in the force's "ghost warning" scandal began his police disciplinary hearing Tuesday, more than four and a half years after he was first charged with misconduct. Const. Andrew Badeen has pleaded not guilty to …
• Toronto to reopen office buildings in Jan. 2022, hopes to send 'signal' to other employers CTV News Toronto TORONTO -- The City of Toronto will be reopening all of its office buildings at maximum capacity in January and asking its employees to return to the office at least part-time, despite the emergency of a new COVID-19 variant of concern in the province. …
• The man who saved (and coined) Kootenaiana dies at 81 BC Local News Ron Welwood, a noted local historian who was by turns head librarian at Notre Dame University, David Thompson University Centre, and Selkirk College, has died at 81. In all of those roles, Welwood helped preserve a vast trove of Kootenaiana, a term he …
• Stocks Keep Falling Midday Tuesday Tradingcharts.com Nov 30, 2021 (Baystreet.ca via COMTEX) -- Equities in this country fell to a one-month low on Tuesday over worries that existing vaccines may not hold up against the COVID-19 Omicron variant. A decline in crude prices dragging heavyweight oil stocks was …
• Behind the costume: A deep dive into Ottawa’s annual furry convention The Charlatan The Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre was the venue for a small convention held from Nov. 12 to 14. About 500 attendees drove in from across Canada, renting hotel rooms to stay for the weekend or scavenging for parking along nearby city streets. Attendees …
• Online vintage stores strive to reduce fast fashion in Ottawa The Charlatan Blvd. Curated is one of several social media-based thrift stores trying to change the way Ottawans view vintage shopping, one Instagram sale at a time.  The Instagram reselling store was launched in May 2020 by University of Ottawa political science …
• More than $1B needed to clear surgical backlogs: Canadian Medical Association Medicine Hat News By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on November 30, 2021. OTTAWA – The Canadian Medical Association says it will cost $1.3 billion to clear the backlogs for eight key procedures that were put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic. The association …