Evacuation order issued for some Fort McMurray neighbourhoods as wildfire nears
Four Fort McMurray neighbourhoods were ordered to evacuate on Tuesday as a wildfire gets closer to the city.
The Caribbean island of Montserrat has been actively courting remote workers who are looking for a change of scenery -- so long as their annual income is at least US$70,000.
Any remote worker who meets the income criteria can apply for a 12-month remote worker permit, as long as they're employed with a company based outside of Montserrat or are a freelancer who deals with foreign clients. Foreign remote workers can even bring their families and don't need to pay Montserrat income tax.
Prior to this program's launch in February, almost no foreigners had been allowed onto the island since March 2020, in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government hopes that the program will bring some much-needed cash into the island, which has been hit hard economically since the start of the pandemic.
"By attracting remote workers to work on the island, Montserrat’s economy will receive a much needed boost and accommodation owners, car rental companies, restaurants, supermarkets and other service based companies who have suffered financially for the past few months, will also benefit from the programme," the Montserratian government wrote in a news release in January.
Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory with a population of less than 5,000, boasts picturesque beaches in the backdrop of an active volcano as well as one of the world's lowest COVID-19 infection rates. In total, the island has only seen 33 cases and one death.
But Monserrat is set to relax its strict entry requirements next month. As of Oct. 1, all vaccinated tourists will be allowed to visit the island.
Four Fort McMurray neighbourhoods were ordered to evacuate on Tuesday as a wildfire gets closer to the city.
Canadian LifeLabs customers who filed an application for a class-action settlement began receiving their payments this week, though at a much lower amount than initially expected.
Saskatchewan RCMP have revealed that a historic sexual assault investigation has led to the discovery of alleged crimes against children dating back to 2005.
Nearly 1,000 wildfires have burned across Canada so far this year. Here's an overview of the situation in Canada.
Less than a week after two public sculptures featuring a livestream between Dublin, Ireland, and New York City debuted, 'inappropriate behaviour' in real-time interactions between people in the two cities has prompted a temporary shutdown.
An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, 'So I raped you,' has been detained in France after a three-year search.
The annual list of Canada's top restaurants in the country was just released and here are the places that made the 2024 cut.
Captain John Tavares scored 15 seconds into overtime and saved his teammates some embarrassment as Canada held on for a 6-5 win over Austria on Tuesday at the world hockey championship.
The doctor who led Toronto through the COVID-19 pandemic as the city’s top public health official is stepping down.
A team is ready to help an entangled North Atlantic right whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
A $200 reward is being offered by a North Vancouver family for the safe return of their beloved chicken, Snowflake.
Two daughters and a mother were reunited online 40 years later thanks to a DNA kit and a Zoom connection despite living on three separate continents and speaking different languages.
Mother's Day can be a difficult occasion for those who have lost or are estranged from their mom.
YES Theatre Young Company opened its acclaimed kids’ show, One Small Step, at Sudbury Theatre Centre on Saturday.
An Ottawa pizzeria is being recognized as one of the top 20 deep-dish pizzas in the world.
A family of fifth generation farmers from Ituna, Sask. are trying to find answers after discovering several strange objects lying on their land.
A Listowel, Ont. man, drafted by the Hamilton Tigercats last week, is also getting looks from the NFL, despite only playing 27 games of football in his life.
The threat of zebra mussels has prompted the federal government to temporarily ban watercraft from a Manitoba lake popular with tourists.