New gathering limits come into effect in Quebec as COVID-19 cases soar across Canada
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The province is capping private gatherings as of Boxing Day Sunday after reporting more than 10,000 cases of COVID-19 on Christmas Eve and another 9,206 on Christmas Day.
New public health restrictions come into effect in Quebec Sunday as COVID-19 case counts soar across the country.
The province is capping private gatherings at six people or two family bubbles as of Boxing Day Sunday, after reporting more than 10,000 cases of the coronavirus on Christmas Eve and another 9,206 on Christmas Day.
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Officials have said the daily numbers are likely an underestimation because the province’s testing centres are overwhelmed and can’t keep up with demand.
The highly infectious Omicron variant of the virus has been driving a surge in COVID-19 cases across much of Canada in recent weeks.
Ontario reported 9,826 new COVID-19 cases Boxing Day.
Christmas Day was the third day in a row that Ontario broke its record for daily case counts with 10,412 infections.
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Several cabinet ministers on Tuesday downplayed Donald Trump's reported remarks to Justin Trudeau suggesting that Canada should become a 51st state in the face of tariffs.
Scotiabank kicked off earnings season for Canada's big banks with a fourth-quarter profit boost as it set aside a smaller amount for bad loans compared with a year ago.
The Toronto Public Library is apologizing after a mother took to social media, saying they refused to let her lost child use their phone to call for help.
The last few weeks have seen an 'exponential' rise in fraud attempts, says says Octavia Howell, chief information security officer at Equifax Canada.
One the men, Owyn McInnis, was killed. The two others, Riley Brinnen and Owen Waterhouse, sustained life-altering injuries.
The airport expects to see the most travellers on December 20th, 23rd and 27th. During the holiday season around 100 flights are going in and out of YEG per day.
A motorist fleeing police collided with a car in north of London, Ont., leaving three hospitalized, two with life-threatening injuries. The SIU is investigating.
A memorial service has been scheduled for Dec. 11 by a support agency for a homeless man who died in Windsor, N.S., last week.
A new poll suggests that Quebec premier François Legault approval rating is now worse than that of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which recent polls have pegged around 30 per cent.
On Friday, the Tories released the text of a motion they planned to bring to the House of Commons on Monday, quoting NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's criticism of the Liberals.