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Support for new travel rules and Myanmar military in control: In The News for Feb. 2 Shubenacadie Sam looks around after emerging from his burrow at the wildlife park in Shubenacadie, N.S. on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan February 02, 2021 - 1:15 AM In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 2 . What we are watching in Canada . The vast majority of Canadians support tighter restrictions on international travel imposed by the federal government, a new poll suggests. ....
The vast majority of Canadians support tighter restrictions on international travel imposed by the federal government, a new poll suggests. Eighty-six per cent of respondents agree with stricter measures that suspend flights to most sun destinations and require quarantining at a hotel at the passenger s expense upon arrival in Canada, according to an online survey by Léger and the Association for Canadian Studies. The poll also found that 87 per cent of respondents think the government should go further by banning international travel until there are several consecutive days of reduced COVID-19 numbers. The wariness of foreign trips stems in part from more transmissible and possibly more lethal variants of the virus emerging abroad as well as homegrown politicians jetting off to far-flung beaches during the holidays, says Léger executive vice-president Christian Bourque. ....