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Canada adds more countries to travel ban list over Omicron variant concerns
Canadian health authorities have restricted travel to 10 countries to prevent the spread of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus. Nigeria, Egypt, and Malawi have been added to the list as of today. The…
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Ontario doctor leaving practice after unfounded claims she denied care to unvaccinated patients
Storm of abuse on social media got ‘very nasty,’ mayor says. The only full-time family physician in a small northern Ontario town says she feels personally attacked after a spate of COVID-19 misinformation and anti-vaccination…
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Ontario’s top doctor says province can manage any potential outbreak of new COVID-19 variant
First 2 cases of new variant of concern dubbed omicron detected in Ottawa. Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says the province has the infrastructure in place to manage any potential outbreak of a newly discovered…
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Only nine Ontarians under the age of 60 have ended up in the ICU with a breakthrough case of COVID-19
There have been more than 17,000 so-called breakthrough cases of COVID-19 involving fully vaccinated Ontarians over the last year but the number of those people under 60 who eventually ended up in an intensive care…
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B.C. woman fined $5,700 at border said agents unaware of new travel exemption issued by Canadian government
Marlane Jones fined after 10-minute trip to Washington state to buy gas. Marlane Jones thought she was doing the right thing by heading across the border to buy gas in the U.S. Instead, her 10-minute…
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Mount Pearl parents left fuming at school board after alleged assault on teenage son
Former O’Donel High student says he was brutally attacked by six boys during New Year’s Eve party last year. The parents of a Mount Pearl teenager are wondering where to turn after an alleged violent…
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RCMP arrest 14, clear main road in operation against Wet’suwet’en pipeline resistance
Hereditary chief issues 11th-hour call for talks with prime minister and B.C. premier. The RCMP says it arrested 14 people and cleared a forest service road in northern British Columbia that was barricaded by a…
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Health Canada expected to approve Pfizer vaccine for kids on Friday
The approval will be for use in children ages 5 to 11 In a major move for families across the country, Health Canada will announce the approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages five…
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Abbotsford, B.C., issues urgent appeal to evacuate Sumas Prairie citing possible catastrophic flooding
Pump station set to fail, posing a significant risk to life, officials say. Officials in Abbotsford, B.C., are urging residents who were told to evacuate Sumas Prairie earlier Tuesday to leave immediately saying worsening conditions pose “a significant…
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Poor communication between CSIS and RCMP stalling investigations, says watchdog
‘CSIS’s formal disclosures of information have been very limited and not always useful,’ says report. Flaws in the way Canada’s spy agency and the national police force share information are stalling investigations — including one involving…
