COVID-19 vaccine clinic for kids in Kingston administers hundreds of doses
As COVID-19 cases rise in the Kingston-area, a drive-through vaccine clinic helped to vaccinate hundreds of the youngest eligible for the shot in the region Saturday.
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Quebec reported 1,512 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the largest single-day increase in several months.
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Extended COVID-19 pandemic benefits to cost feds $873M: PBO
Extending both the sickness and caregiving benefits into next spring – as proposed in Bill C-2 – will cost the government approximately $873 million, the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) estimates.
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Some CERB recipients set to get notices that they owe feds some of the aid
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The Liberal government introduced a new pandemic aid bill Wednesday afternoon that would maintain some financial supports for businesses and workers until at least the spring of 2022.
Will gas prices in Canada be affected by Biden tapping into U.S. oil reserves?
U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday authorized the release of oil reserves with the hopes of curbing high energy costs, but one Canadian expert says it won't be enough to turn around rising gas prices and may in fact be followed by a small increase.
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5 to 10 cm of snow, freezing rain expected to hit Ottawa Sunday night and Monday
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Third straight day of 60 or more new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa
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Santa Claus brings snow for the return of the Help Santa Toy Parade
The snowfall served as a backdrop for a scaled-down version of the Help Santa Toy Parade Saturday morning in downtown Ottawa, after last year's event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fire destroys semi-detached home in Val-des-Monts, Que.
The MRC des Collines de l'Outaouais police said 911 received several calls at approximately 5:15 p.m. Saturday reporting a fire in a semi-detached home on Rue Adonis.
Pedestrian killed on Highway 417
Ontario Provincial Police say a 45-year-old man is dead after being hit by a vehicle on Highway 417 overnight.
Driver caught going nearly double the speed limit on Highway 416
Ontario Provincial Police are urging drivers to keep extreme speeds at the racetrack after a driver was caught going nearly double the speed limit on Highway 416, south of Ottawa.
'I've had a few sleepless nights': Senators general manager discusses the team's start to the season
Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion says players, coaches and management must all be better for the Senators to turn around their season.
Community rallies around Renfrew, Ont. family who lost everything in house fire
People in the town of Renfrew are rallying around a father of two boys whose home was gutted by a fire just weeks before Christmas.
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Omicron shows need for global vaccine coverage, as Canada doses slowly reach African clinics
COVID-19 vaccine doses donated to COVAX by Canada have recently begun to arrive at their intended destinations, all while the spread of Omicron highlights one of the dangers of failing to ensure global vaccine coverage.
'I'm looking at summer 2022:' Experts divided on travel as Omicron spreads, restrictions grow
Experts are divided on whether travel is advisable in light of the Omicron variant spurring restrictions at the border and new travel bans leading into the holiday season.
Omicron variant may have picked up a piece of common-cold virus
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Michigan parents found in building; bond set at US$500K apiece
A judge imposed a combined US$1 million bond for the parents of the Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School, hours after police said they were caught hiding in a commercial building.
OPP commissioner receives rare Indigenous honour
Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique received a rare offering of thanks from members of the province's Indigenous community for the department’s work on cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
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An Abbotsford, B.C. employment company is set to fill 400 jobs for the city’s recovery effort. CTV’s Penny Daflos reports.
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