Muskoka COVID-19 infection rates hit record levels
The District of Muskoka is experiencing a significant spike in COVID-19 cases, with variant strains attributed to driving infection rates.
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Simcoe County reports 'unprecedented' housing market
While much of the economy has been struggling over the last year, the real estate market is hotter than ever.
Ontario woman who was eight months pregnant left paralyzed after horrific car crash
An Ontario woman who was eight months pregnant has been left paralyzed from the waist down and will likely never walk again after a horrific car crash earlier this week.
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Beeton, Ont. man on day 12 of hunger strike to protest new town hall
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Wasaga Beach man gains freedom with one wish after 6 months indoors
Wasaga Beach resident Paul Corrigan had one simple wish - to go outside.
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Simcoe Muskoka logs fewer than 100 COVID-19 cases for first time in a week
The Simcoe Muskoka health unit reports a dip in new COVID-19 cases, with 87 infections confirmed after one week of counts over 100.
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More people with COVID-19 are dying before seeking medical care than in past waves: Ontario's chief coroner
Provincial health officials are now investigating an alarming new trend of people with COVID-19 who are rapidly deteriorating and dying before seeking medical care, Ontario's chief coroner and coordinator of the province’s outbreak response team said Thursday.
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Collingwood considers restricting development amid potential water shortage
Explosive growth in Collingwood over the past two decades is causing concerns about the town's water treatment capacity.
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'The system is beyond capacity,' Health expert weighs in on status of ICUs
CTV's Craig Momney speaks with infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch about the status of intensive care units across the province.
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'We got it wrong': Doug Ford apologizes for some of Ontario's enhanced public health measures
Premier Doug Ford apologized and said the province moved 'too fast' in announcing sweeping new measures aimed at curbing the third wave of COVID-19 in Ontario and said his government is working on a provincially-run sick leave benefit to curb the spread of infection.
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Canada imposes ban on passenger flights from India, Pakistan for 30 days
The federal government is imposing a 30-day ban on all commercial and private flights from India and Pakistan effective Thursday at 11:30 p.m. EST, as COVID-19 infections continue to surge in those countries.
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Timmins police charge two Toronto-area residents with breaking emergency COVID restrictions
Two people from the Toronto area, ages 17 and 18, are facing fines for breaching emergency orders imposed by the province to try and slow the spread of COVID-19.
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RVH staff ‘burning out’ as more than 70 per cent of ICU fills with GTA patients
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is supporting overwhelmed GTA hospitals as the province tries to "load balance" patients across the system, resulting in dozens of patient transfers to the Barrie hospital.
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Canada imposes ban on passenger flights from India, Pakistan for 30 days
The federal government is imposing a 30-day ban on all commercial and private flights from India and Pakistan effective Thursday at 11:30 p.m. EST, as COVID-19 infections continue to surge in those countries.
1.9M vaccine doses coming next week, but Canada could administer 3.1M: PHAC head
Canada could be administering 3.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses a week, but well into what the federal government has coined the 'ramp-up' phase of Canada's vaccine rollout, the number of shots coming into Canada most weeks is still below what provinces and territories are capable of putting into arms, according to the head of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
5 things to know for Friday, April 23, 2021
Canada has now administered at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 32.27 per cent of the country's eligible population.
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NEW | Woman at centre of sexual misconduct allegations against Vance tells House committee he fathered 2 of her kids
Maj. Kellie Brennan says she was subject to unfair power imbalances throughout her years with the Canadian Armed Forces, including those in her relationship with former defence chief General Jonathan Vance, who she says fathered two children with her.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to receive AstraZeneca vaccine on Friday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, are scheduled to receive their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.
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UPDATED | SpaceX rocketship launches 4 astronauts on NASA mission to space station
NASA and Elon Musk's commercial rocket company SpaceX launched a new four-astronaut team on a flight to the International Space Station early on Friday, the first crew ever propelled toward orbit by a rocket booster recycled from a previous spaceflight.
Labour minister says pandemic highlights need to settle on right-to-disconnect rules
The federal labour minister says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to give workers the ability to avoid work emails and text messages as the lines between home and work lives blur.
$18B Indigenous spending in Budget 2021 meant for short-term gaps: Miller
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says the 2021 federal budget marks a historic level of investment in Indigenous communities, but he acknowledges much of this spending addresses systemic funding gaps and that longer-term, sustained spending will need to continue.
'Unnecessary sadness': Inside Ontario's strained intensive care units
Ontario's hospitals and ICUs have been crushed by a punishing third coronavirus wave, as depleted resources and overworked staff push Canada's healthcare system -- often held up as a model for the rest of the world -- to the brink.
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Witness recalls 'boys club culture' of Canada’s military
CTV’s Annie Bergeron-Oliver has details about a 'boys club culture' inside Canada’s armed forces after one witness spoke out.
Ont. Premier Ford admits lockdown measures were a mistake
Ont. Premier Doug Ford apologizes for his sweeping new public health measures that he says, 'went too far.'
Some Calgary residents under lockdown over armed standoff
Juni: Ontario needs 'practical' paid sick leave program now
Dr. Peter Juni, part of Ontario's COVID-19 Science Table, says the province needs new restrictions and a practical paid sick leave program now.
India facing a dire shortage of hospital beds, oxygen
COVID-19 fatalities are rising in India after the country reported a global record of new infections.
Trudeau announces bold new emissions goal at virtual summit
Trudeau is promising to slash Canada's greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent over the next nine years.
Race against the clock to rescue Indonesian submarine
Indonesian authorities are working to rescue a submarine with 53 people on board that went missing during training on April 21.
Canada banning flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days
Canada is banning flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days to stop the spread of new variants.
