Beginning tomorrow, November 30, 2021, Canadian travellers who spend less than 72 hours in the United States do not need to show a negative PCR test result upon re-entry to Canada. The change, announced November 19 and which comes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday morning, removed the requirement to […]
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By Nicole Thompson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Ontario detected Canada’s first two known cases of Omicron on Sunday, a new COVID-19 variant of concern that has led to a slate of fresh border restrictions around the world, and is following up on four possible cases. Both known cases of the variant were found in the […]
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OTTAWA – The federal government is preparing to table a new, tougher bill today in its latest effort to ban conversion therapy in Canada. The legislation, if passed, would make practices designed to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity illegal. The latest bill is widely expected to close some […]
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TORONTO – Ontario is reporting 964 new COVID-19 cases today and one more death from the virus. The numbers mark the highest daily case count recorded in the province since May 30, the last time on which new infections topped the 1,000 mark. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 519 of […]
By Laura Osman
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos attended an urgent meeting of G7 health ministers today to discuss the emergence of the highly mutated Omicron variant of COVID-19. The new variant appeared in South Africa, coinciding with an increase in COVID-19 cases in the region. The news prompted border closures as […]
By Noushin Ziafati
THE CANADIAN PRESS
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The number of First Nations people who died from opioid-related deaths in Ontario more than doubled during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s one of the key findings of a report released by the Chiefs of Ontario and the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network on Friday, which examined […]
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VANCOUVER – Residents of another handful of properties in Abbotsford, B.C., were ordered to evacuate late Sunday night while some others were placed on evacuation of alert due to the continuing flood threat. Meanwhile, crews in the city, including members of the Canadian military, worked through the night to pump […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO – Modelling suggests Ontario intensive care units could be treating around 200 COVID-19 patients by January, but the head of the agency overseeing the health system says a provincewide reduction in services is less likely to happen during this wave of the pandemic. Dr. Chris Simpson, medical vice-president of […]
By Emma Tranter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
IQALUIT – The Canadian military says it has temporarily stopped its water treatment operations in Iqaluit after high winds knocked down one of its tents. The tent, covering holding tanks filled with purified water from a nearby river, was knocked down Monday night. Iqaluit residents haven’t been able to consume […]
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TORONTO – Optometrists in Ontario say they will start resuming eye exams for children and seniors on Tuesday. The optometrists withdrew provincially insured eye services on Sept. 1 in a funding dispute with the province. The Ontario Association of Optometrists said in a statement Monday that it had agreed to […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
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TORONTO – The Ontario government is ignoring the public’s right to consultation on environmentally significant decisions as it allows companies off the hook for pollution costs and harm to at-risk species, according to a new set of environmental audits. The auditor general’s annual report on the environment found the government […]
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OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will outline the agenda for his third Liberal mandate in a speech from the throne today. The throne speech is expected to be short and contain no surprises, recapping themes laid out in the Liberal platform during the recent federal election campaign, which produced […]
