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Ontario seeing more and larger wildfires this year, officials say

27 July 2021

By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS

The number and size of wildfires in northern Ontario this year are substantially higher than average, and have forced thousands …

COVID-19

Pearson airport won’t sort passengers based on vaccination status

27 July 2021

TORONTO – Canada’s largest airport is no longer splitting arriving international passengers into different customs lines based on their vaccination …

COVID-19

Only half of one per cent of new COVID-19 cases are in fully vaccinated: Trudeau

27 July 2021

THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONCTON, N.B. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging Canadians who still have not gotten a COVID-19 vaccine to roll …

RCMP have spent years investigating abuse allegations at Manitoba residential school

27 July 2021

WINNIPEG – Manitoba Mounties say they have been conducting a large-scale, years-long investigation into allegations of sexual abuse at a …

Common cold virus could appear ahead of schedule

27 July 2021

By Melissa Couto Zuber
THE CANADIAN PRESS

Pediatricians are warning of a potential resurgence of a certain respiratory virus in kids that could appear this summer following …

COVID-19

Several Ontario mass vaccination clinics wind down as focus shifts to smaller sites

26 July 2021

By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS

Several mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics across Ontario, including the Northwestern Health Unit, are winding down as first-dose registrations wane and …

COVID-19

Ontario reports 172 new COVID-19 cases, two new deaths

26 July 2021

TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 172 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths.

There are 48 new cases in …

Pandemic pares back pomp of Mary Simon’s installation

26 July 2021

THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA – When Mary Simon walks into the Senate on Monday to be installed as the country’s next governor general, …

COVID-19

Pandemic changed people’s views on long-term care: survey

26 July 2021

By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO – A survey from the Angus Reid Institute suggests that the pandemic has changed the way most Canadians think …

Climate change expected to bring longer wildfire seasons and more area burned

26 July 2021

By Hina Alam
THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER – A combination of drought, heat and drier fuels is causing larger areas to burn in British Columbia, says …

COVID-19

Technical difficulties on first day to register in Quebec vaccination lottery

26 July 2021

MONTREAL – Quebecers might need to be patient as they try to register in Loto-Quebec draws intended for those who …

COVID-19

International passengers may have to line up by vaccination status

26 July 2021

THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO – International travellers arriving at Canada’s largest airport may now be funnelled into different customs lines based on their …