Alberta to announce expanded COVID-19 vaccine booster eligibility
The Alberta government will announce its plan to provide COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to more adult residents Wednesday afternoon, CTV News has learned.
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How is the Omicron variant different and why are scientists so concerned?
Researchers in South Africa first sounded the alarm over the B.1.1.529 variant, now known as Omicron, after finding more than 30 mutations in the spike protein, a component that can alter the way a virus infects cells. But much remains unknown about the finer details of the variant.
No start date yet for airport COVID-19 testing of travellers arriving in Canada
Federal officials have not yet decided when the new on-arrival COVID-19 testing requirements for all air travellers coming from outside of Canada will come into effect, or whether the policy will be expanded to include those coming in from the United States.
8-year-old dead, Girl Guides' members among pedestrians struck in London, Ont.
Police in London, Ont. say an eight-year-old girl has died following a pedestrian crash in the city on Tuesday night.
South African data suggests Omicron gets around some, not all immunity
The Omicron variant appears able to get around some immunity but vaccines should still offer protection against severe disease, according to the latest data from South Africa.
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Canada will have vaccine booster supply if NACI recommends wider usage: PM
As the federal government awaits new advice on prioritizing COVID-19 booster shots in light of concerns over the Omicron variant, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that should the call come to expand access, the supply will be there.
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Alta. to scrap photo radar on most residential roads, double ticketing within 5 minutes in 2022
The Alberta government extended its freeze on new photo radar devices on Wednesday and announced new restrictions around the controversial enforcement practice.
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Alberta to announce expanded COVID-19 vaccine booster eligibility
The Alberta government will announce its plan to provide COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to more adult residents Wednesday afternoon, CTV News has learned.
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Drunk driver who killed family of four near Saskatoon denied full parole
A woman who was convicted of killing a family of four while she was driving impaired has been denied full parole.
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Sask. RCMP investigating after rural church vandalized
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The Saskatoon Tribal Council brought Indigenous culture to the 2021 Tim Hortons Curling Trials.
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Sask. will expand booster shot eligibility soon: CMHO
Saskatchewan could soon be expanding booster shot eligibility – as more people reach the six-month mark after their second dose.
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Bedard among Sask.-based players invited to Hockey Canada World Junior selection camp
Regina Pats’ star Connor Bedard is among three Saskatchewan-based players invited to attend Hockey Canada’s selection camp for the World Junior Hockey Championships.
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TeleMiracle has announced the list of Saskatchewan performers who will be featured on the 46th installment of the charity telethon.
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COVID-19 related ICU cases double in N.S. since Tuesday; 35 new infections
Health officials in Nova Scotia reported 35 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, along with 31 recoveries, increasing the total number of active infections in the province to 203.
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Nova Scotians saw a big drop in price at the pumps Wednesday, after the province's Utility and Review Board invoked its interrupter clause.
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First child between ages five and 11 receives COVID-19 vaccine in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia has marked a vaccine milestone as the first child in the province between the ages of five and 11 received their COVID-19 vaccine.
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Ford welcomes Canada's latest travel rules, says new variant is cause for concern, but not panic
Ontario Premier Doug Ford welcomed the federal government’s latest travel restrictions and testing requirements in response to the Omicron variant, saying local cases are “a cause for concern, but not a cause for panic.”
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More than 900 TDSB staff are working in schools while waiting on vaccine exemptions
More than 900 unvaccinated Toronto District School Board (TDSB) employees are working with students past the board’s deadline while awaiting vaccine exemptions.
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Man pushed onto tracks and dragged by train at Bloor-Yonge station, suspect image released: Toronto police
An aggravated assault investigation is underway after a man was allegedly pushed onto the tracks at Bloor-Yonge subway station and dragged by an approaching train last week, Toronto police say.
Montreal
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Province orders new probe after second video with violent Quebec City police altercation goes viral
Quebec's public security minister has ordered a second investigation into the Quebec City police over another video of a violent arrest.
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No need to panic over Omicron, but vaccination increasingly important, says Montreal public health director
Montreal is seeing a steady rise in cases, and while it's too early to know much about the Omicron variant, it's a good time to start taking precautions -- especially getting kids vaccinated, said the city's public health director.
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Quebec reports 1,196 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, highest since April
Quebec health officials are reporting almost 1,200 new cases of COVID-19 in the province on Wednesday, the highest daily count since April 24.
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Youth charged with assault after student choked in 'tap out game' at Chicopee Hills Public School
Waterloo regional police have charged a youth after another student was allegedly choked and lost consciousness during a 'tap out game' at a Kitchener public school.
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8-year-old dead, Girl Guides' members among pedestrians struck in London, Ont.
Police in London, Ont. say an eight-year-old girl has died following a pedestrian crash in the city on Tuesday night.
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Ontario logs 780 new COVID-19 cases as seven-day average continues to rise
Health officials reported an additional 780 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario on Wednesday, as well as six more deaths related to the disease.
