Quebec gathering caps reduced, hospitals shut to visitors as province battles with explosive Omicron wave
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Quebec is tightening restrictions once again as the province struggles to combat a surge in COVID-19 cases due to the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
Starting Sunday, restaurants and private gatherings are limited to six people or two-family bubbles. Outdoor gatherings are to be kept to a maximum of 20 people.
The province reported 9,206 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths Saturday, and over 10,000 infections the day before. Details on COVID-19-related hospitalizations and vaccinations will be released next week.
Premier Francois Legault had asked people to delay their Christmas celebrations as much as possible to help curb the spread of COVID-19.
Two major hospital centres, the MUHC and the CHUM, have halted nearly all patient visits in certain departments in order to limit the spread of Omicron to staff and those in care.
School buses across the north are cancelled Wednesday due to poor road conditions and snow squall warnings.
Environment Canada has issued a blowing snow advisory for the London region Wednesday.
A developing low pressure skirting colder air in place across eastern parts of the country will bring snow, rain, and wind to the Maritimes on Thursday.
Toronto could see the first taste of winter weather this morning as a low-pressure system brings snow to the city on Wednesday morning.
Montreal's transit authority failed to properly consult with the public over its 'indefensible' plan to force an elderly couple out of their home to build a new ventilation station in Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie, a commission was told Tuesday evening.
In the oldest Chinatown in the entire country sits Loy Sing, a business that holds the title of longest continually run Chinese business in North America. It has now been in operation for 136 years and counting.
The Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan is recommending that the province improve its system of monitoring sales of farmland to foreign entities.
With seven months under their belt, Gather Local Market at River Landing continues to try new ideas to move their concept forward. The latest addition is helping small businesses get off the ground.
A Quebec man has been sentenced to prison after attempting to smuggle more than 1,000 forged documents into the country, including Canadian permanent resident cards and driver's licences.
An outspoken former Calgary bishop who was outspoken on several issues such as LGBTQ policy and school HPV vaccinations has died.
Revelations about a cheeky comment during a dinner meeting at president-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort between Trump and Prime Justin Minister Trudeau last week are creating waves.