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Some students walk out as Manitoba schools resume
Some Manitoba students walked out of class Monday to protest the return to school as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. A handful of high school students at College Louis Riel took part in the demonstration.
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Time Published: 4:35 p.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 18
Residents brave winter storm in Toronto
A winter storm plowing through a large swath of southern Ontario caused widespread school closures and transportation disruptions Monday. In Toronto, some people braved the cold to get to work, while others were out running errands, with plans to head back home shortly after for warmth.
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Time Published: 2:50 p.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 18
Coming up later (subject to change on availability):
OTTAWA _ Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole holds a press conference. (expected this afternoon)
OTTAWA _ Filomena Tassi, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, and Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health on Health Canada's approval of Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19. (expected next)
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Quebec hit by massive snowstorm
A winter storm plowing through parts of Quebec caused widespread school closures and transportation disruptions Monday. Environment Canada issued snowfall, winter storm or blizzard warnings with 30 centimetres of snow expected in some areas.
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Time Published: 1:05 p.m. ET Monday, Jan. 17
COVID-19 hospitalizations expected to surge: B.C. health officer
British Columbia is bracing for COVID-19 hospitalizations to continue to climb as provincial modelling shows challenging days ahead for the health-care system. B.C.'s top doctor says new hospital admissions are expected to spike next week, even though the latest wave propelled by the Omicron variant may have already peaked in parts of the province.
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Time Published: 5:00 p.m. ET Friday, Jan. 14
Omicron to peak, hospitalizations to surge: Tam
Canada may be approaching the peak of the Omicron wave of COVID-19, but chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam still expects the high number of cases to drive a surge in daily hospitalizations in the coming weeks. New federal modelling released Friday shows the wave may be cresting — or just about to — but health experts won’t know for sure for another week or so.
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Time Published: 1:45 p.m. ET Friday, Jan. 14
N.S. speeds up child-care cost reductions
Parents in Nova Scotia are set to see an early decrease in their child care fees as the province speeds up its journey to $10-a-day child-care under the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced that parents and caregivers will see an initial decrease of 25 per cent, retroactive to Jan. 1.
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Time Published: 1:00 p.m. ET Friday, Jan. 14
Ice bikes hit the river helping people embrace winter city Winnipeg
A new winter activity has come to Winnipeg with ice bikes that can be used on the winter city’s frozen rivers. Sinan Leylek, co-founder of Spark Rental’s Ice Cycles, says he was inspired to bring the icy activity to Canada after a trip to northern China.
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Time Published: 9:00 a.m. ET Friday, Jan. 14
Quebec to lift COVID-19 curfew Monday
Quebec Premier François Legault says he will will lift a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew on Monday and expand the province's vaccine passport to big box stores.
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Time Published: 6:45 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 13
New Brunswick is imposing a new lockdown to curb rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations
New Brunswick will enter a new lockdown to curb rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, a decision Premier Blaine Higgs says is a last resort. Higgs says it is short-term pain for long-term gain, and the new measures will give the time needed to slow down transmission of the virus.
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Time Published: 4:35 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 13
B.C. expands program to prevent overdose deaths in construction industry
B.C.’s minister of mental health and addictions, Sheila Malcolmson, says the province is providing a $1-million grant to expand access to the Tailgate Toolkit, a program that offers training and resources aimed at preventing deaths from toxic drug poisoning in the construction industry.
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Time Published: 1:40 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 13
Manitoba government says everyone in the province will likely be exposed to COVID-19 in coming weeks
The Manitoba government says everyone in the province will likely be exposed to COVID-19 in the coming weeks, and the province’s effort is shifting away from trying to contain its spread. Dr. Jazz Atwal, deputy chief public health officer, says COVID-19 is no longer an emerging illness, it is here to stay and the ability to contain the virus is limited.
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Time Published: 6:25 p.m. ET Wednesday, Jan. 12
Ontario students, staff to each get two rapid tests
Ontario education minister says students and staff in Ontario schools and child-care settings will each get two rapid COVID-19 tests after schools return to in-person learning on Monday. Stephen Lecce says the rapid tests will be distributed starting next week first to staff, then to children in daycares and students in public elementary schools, followed by high school students.
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Time Published: 5:10 p.m. ET Wednesday, Jan. 12
Saskatchewan extends public health orders, stops short of bringing new measures
Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan's mask mandate and proof of vaccination policy to enter some businesses will remain in place until the end of February. He said his government will not bring any additional public health orders as they are an infringement on people's rights and freedoms.
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Time Published: 3:35 p.m. ET Wednesday, Jan. 12
B.C. now accepting COVID-19 Relief Grant applications
B.C.’s Ministry of Economic Recovery is now accepting applications for its COVID-19 Closure Relief Grant program that was announced after last month’s shutdowns, but Minister Ravi Kahlon stresses businesses who defied health orders are not eligible.
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Time Published: 3:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, Jan. 12
Trudeau says too early to comment on Quebec’s plan to make unvaccinated pay penalty
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he needs to see more details before taking a stance on Quebec’s plan to levy a financial penalty against people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19. But Trudeau says his government has been clear about the importance of vaccination, including by bringing in federal vaccine mandates for air travellers and public-service workers.
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Time Published: 2:20 p.m. ET Wednesday, Jan. 12
Unvaccinated Quebec residents to face financial penalty
Quebec Premier François Legault says adults who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will have to pay a “significant” financial penalty. The announcement comes one day after the sudden resignation of public health director Dr. Horacio Arruda.
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Time Published: 3:00 p.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 11
Conservative MP calls for federal government to boost health capacity
Conservative MP John Brassard says the federal government didn’t work with the provinces to secure the surge capacity needed to cope with the record number of COVID-19 cases this year. He says that the amount of funding the federal government has provided to increase capacity in the health system is clearly not enough.
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Time Published: 1:25 p.m. ET Monday, Jan. 10
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