Canada

Amid the ongoing protests against COVID-19 mandate, Canadian authorities froze the finances associated with that of certain individuals and companies Involved. The tough financial measure has been taken after a week-long protests that resulted in several businesses getting affected. The protests started when a group of truck drivers opposed to the COVID-19 and testing mandate. The protests intensified after individuals and companies joined,… read-more

Amid the Covid-19 restrictions protest, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family have left their Ottawa home, CBC said on January 30. Earlier on January 29, thousands of truckers and other protesters converged in the Capital city in protest against Covid-19 restrictions. On January 28, truckers had arrived on Wellington street in front of the parliament. However, protests have been going peacefully so far.

Canada on November 30 banned travelers from three African countries over the fear of new coronavirus strain Omicron. ''We are adding three African countries in the list that are Egypt, Nigeria, and Malawi,'' said Jean- Yves Duclos, Health Minister of Canada. He added the passengers, including vaccinated ones, coming from outside Canada, apart from the United States, would now be tested on Canadian airports, reported ANI. 

A patient in Canada was diagnosed with a breathing problem suffering from climate change, as per reports. The patient was struggling to breathe after the recent incidents of wildfires in Kootenays which worsened her asthma, media reports said. Moreover, Kootenays has seen over 1,600 wildfires in the year 2021, leading to several deaths due to heatwaves, according to the BC Wildfire Services report. 

Former Indian actress Minoo Mumtaz, sister of Bollywood's ace comedian Mahmood, passed away at the age of 79 in Canada on the morning of October 23, informed her brother Anwar Ali. Mumtaz started her film career with ''Ghar Ghar Mein Diwali'' in 1955 but got success in ''Sakhi Hatim''. Mumtaz, who married director Syed Ali Akbar in 1963, is also known to have worked with Mahmood in ''Howrah Bridge''.