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Signs that Omicron peaking, but hospitalizations rising: Tam
Canada’s chief public health officer says there are signs that Omicron cases have peaked, but hospitalizations and intensive-care admissions are still on the rise. Dr. Theresa Tam also says we cannot “trivialize” Omicron because it can cause serious outcomes including death.
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Category: News
Time Published: 2:00 p.m. ET Friday, Jan. 21
Canada to give Ukraine $120M loan amid fears of Russian invasion
Canada is giving Ukraine a $120-million loan to help bolster its economy and aid as it faces a hostile buildup of Russian forces on its borders. After announcing the loan, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked whether Canada will provide weapons to Ukrainian forces or impose further sanctions on Russia.
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Category: News
Time Published: 12:00 p.m. ET Friday, Jan. 21
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VICTORIA _ B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry hold a news conference to update the COVID-19 situation in the province. (NO LONGER AVAILABLE)
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Official for town in southern Manitoba shocked by deaths of four trying to cross border into U.S.
Emerson-Franklin Reeve Dave Carlson says illegal border crossings have gone down in recent years so he was surprised to hear of the deaths. RCMP say two adults, a teen and a baby likely froze to death while trying to cross the border. American authorities have charged a man from Florida with human smuggling in the case.
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Category: News
Time Published: 8:50 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 20
Too risky to relax Quebec COVID-19 measures despite drop in hospitalizations: Legault
Quebec Premier François Legault says that situation in the province's hospitals remains too fragile to relax COVID-19 restrictions, unlike neighbouring Ontario which announced a plan to reopen gyms, restaurants and cinemas by the end of the month.
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Category: News
Time Published: 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 20
Indigenous Services Canada top doctor warns against relaxing restrictions
Tom Wong, chief public health officer for Indigenous Services Canada, says the Omicron-driven pandemic wave may be flattening in First Nations, as long as communities maintain restrictions.
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Companion: COVID-Cda, COVID-First-Nations
Category: News
Time Published: 5:00 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 20
Four people found dead in Manitoba near U.S. border
The bodies of four people — including an infant and a teen — were found in the snow near the United States border in Manitoba. RCMP said they believe the deaths resulted from a border crossing attempt during a freezing blizzard.
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Category: News
Time Published: 3:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 20
Yukon declares overdose emergency
The Yukon government has declared a substance-use health emergency after toxic drugs pushed overdose deaths to new peaks. Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee says the drugs are killing people and creating a mental health crisis in every community in Yukon.
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Category: News
Time Published: 4:00 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 20
Ontario lays out phased reopening plan
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will begin to lift public health restrictions Jan. 31 as COVID-19 trends are starting to improve in the province. Ford says the phased reopening plan which lifts restrictions on gatherings and businesses every 21 days will depend on health indicators at the time.
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Category: News
Time Published: 2:40 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 20
Feds ink agreement to hand over more records on residential schools
Canada’s Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa has reached an agreement with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to hand over more records on residential schools that Ottawa had been holding back. The federal government says the agreement outlines how and when it will send the historical documents to the Winnipeg-based centre, will make them available to residential school survivors and work to preserve them.
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Category: News
Time Published: 1:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 20
Justin Trudeau gives no indications of plans to rein in government spending after a critical report
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is giving no indications of plans to rein in government spending after a critical report by the parliamentary budget officer that questioned the Liberals’ case to spend tens of billions in planned stimulus. Trudeau pointed instead to the Liberals’ plan to keep the debt as a percentage of the economy, known as the debt-to-GDP ratio, on a steady decline.
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Category: News
Time Published: 2:40 p.m. ET Wednesday, Jan. 19
Trudeau concerned about Russian aggression
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is concerned about the rise of Russian aggression on the Ukraine border as tensions and fear of war mount on the border in eastern Europe. Trudeau says Canada is making military and diplomatic contingency plans and won’t say whether the government will extend its training mission of Ukraine military personnel. Trudeau spoke as a Canadian warship was departing Halifax to join NATO allies in the region.
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Category: News
Time Published: 2:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, Jan. 19
Ontario sees ‘glimmers of hope’ in Omicron fight, health minister says
Ontario’s health minister says the province is starting to see “glimmers of hope” in its fight against the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Christine Elliott says cases are expected to peak this month, with a peak in hospitalizations and ICU admissions to follow.
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Category: News
Time Published: 12:15 p.m. ET Wednesday, Jan. 19
Toronto students head back to schools after remote learning, snowstorm
Students in the Greater Toronto Area returned to schools Wednesday after a brief period of remote learning, followed by a snowstorm. Parents dropping off their kids expressed mixed emotions at the return to in-person learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Category: News
Time Published: 12:00 p.m. ET Wednesday, Jan. 19
Fitness centres can reopen in B.C.
Gyms and other exercise facilities are being allowed to reopen in British Columbia, but other restrictions that went into effect in December will remain in place because of the high rates of transmission of COVID-19.
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Companion: COVID-BC
Category: News
Time Published: 7:25 p.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 18
Health Minister preaches patience, vaccinations
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé says hospitalizations are starting to slow, but with 12,000 health workers still off the job there’s no immediate plans to remove health measures. Dubé says he knows people are fed up, but he’s preaching patience and pushing vaccination.
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Companion: COVID-Que
Category: News
Time Published: 4:11 p.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 18
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says why he opposes Quebec’s ‘anti-vax tax’
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he opposes Quebec’s plan to tax people who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 because it threatens to erode the principle that health care should be universally accessible.
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Companion: COVID-Cda
Category: News
Time Published: 1:40 p.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 18
Roberta Bondar reflects on impact of space mission after 30 years
Canada's first woman in space talks about how the mission has affected her and her work.
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Category: News
Time Published: 9:00 a.m. ET Tuesday, Jan. 18
Chinese claim that Omicron variant was introduced to Beijing resident through mail from Canada
A Chinese state-controlled news outlet first reported that the January 7th infection of a Beijing resident with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was the result of receiving a letter or parcel from Canada that passed through Hong Kong. The Chinese report attributed that scenario to the deputy director of the Beijing Centre for Disease Control in a briefing, even though organizations such as the World Health Organization and Canada Post say the risk of contracting coronavirus from a piece of mail is low.
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Category: News
Time Published: 7:05 p.m. ET Monday, Jan. 17
Health Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 treatment
Health Canada has approved Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19, which can help prevent high-risk people from ending up in the hospital. But extremely limited supplies mean provinces and territories must prioritize the treatment for people at most risk of serious illness, including severely immune-compromised patients and some unvaccinated people over the age of 60.
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Companion: COVID-Treatments, COVID-Cda
Category: News
Time Published: 6:35 p.m. ET Monday, Jan. 17
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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Companion: COVID-Mba
Category: News
Time Published: 4:35 p.m. ET Monday, Jan. 17
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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Category: News
Time Published: 2:50 p.m. ET Monday, Jan. 17
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
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