Orillia hospital in talks to take control of Roberta Place LTC as COVID-19 outbreak rages
A deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Roberta Place is devastating the Barrie long-term care home as cases skyrocket.

A deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Roberta Place is devastating the Barrie long-term care home as cases skyrocket.
On the day that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden takes office, he intends to kill the Keystone XL Pipeline deal, according to documents reviewed by CTV News.
One person remains unaccounted after a search in the waters of Victoria Harbour Sunday
The head of the Ottawa Hospital says he’s confident most of the capital can be immunized by the summer. CTV's Jeremie Charron has more.
Windsor officials say they have quickly adjusted service delivery and staffing requirements under the stay-at home orders.
Betty White says she is celebrating her 99th birthday by eating a hot dog, feeding her favourite ducks.
An Ontario man known as ‘COVID Elvis’ has made it his mission to put a smile on people's faces.
Hospitals are seeing a rise in tobogganing and sledding injuries and doctors are warning of the dangers.
Ruth Stryzewski has another reason to celebrate ahead of her 109th birthday after recovering from COVID-19.
A man went to great lengths to bring a young deer to safety after it fell through ice.
A Florida waitress says she knew something was wrong when an 11-year-old boy sitting at one of her tables was forbidden from ordering anything to eat.
On the day that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden takes office, he intends to kill the Keystone XL Pipeline deal, according to documents reviewed by CTV News.
U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on his final full day in office Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the matter, a major batch of clemency actions that includes white collar criminals, high-profile rappers and others but -- as of now -- is not expected to include Trump himself.
U.S. defence officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event.
Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole pushed back against attempts to link his party to Trump-style politics on Sunday, saying there is 'no place for the far right' in the Tories while accusing the Liberals of divisive dirty tricks.
While critics of Canada's vaccine rollout continue to point to the more accelerated COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci says he isn't planning on American life getting back to some semblance of normality any earlier than Canadian officials are aiming for.
Several Canadian experiences from the first Gulf War were collected by Historica Canada and released on Sunday as part of a new video on what is a largely forgotten chapter of Canada's military history.
Small groups of right-wing protesters -- some of them carrying rifles -- gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday, outnumbered by National Guard troops and police brought in to prevent a repeat of the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol. As darkness fell, there were no reports of any clashes.
Turning off the camera during Zoom or video meetings can actually help reduce a person's carbon footprint by 96 per cent, a new environmental study finds.
New Brunswick is reporting 36 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the number of active cases in the province to 292, the largest number of active cases in the province since the pandemic began.
As Inauguration Day approaches, D.C. is guarded by more American troops than there are in Iraq and Afghanistan.
U.S. COVID-19 deaths near 400,000, hospitals reach capacity
A new report from StatsCan says more than 87,000 people have left big cities for smaller nearby communities.
Provinces scrambling amid Pfizer’s drop in production
Before a province-wide lockdown was ordered, new data shows people flocked to malls outside of where they live.