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Ontario officially extends state of emergency and stay-at-home order by 14 days
Ontario has officially extended the province's state of emergency and all orders associated with it, including the stay-at-home order, for an additional 14 days.
U.K. variant confirmed at Barrie, Ont., care home where 41 have died
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit confirms the U.K. variant has been identified at Roberta Place Long-Term Care home in Barrie
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Ontario reports fewer than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases on anniversary of first infection
Ontario is reporting fewer than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases Monday as the province marks the anniversary of detecting its first infection.
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Motorcyclist facing several charges after fleeing officers, police say
A 20-year-old Markham man with a motorcycle beginner's license faces several charges after police say he fled from provincial police on Highway 400 in Parry Sound.
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Rifles, shotgun seized as police execute warrant in Clearview Twp
Several rifles and a shotgun were seized as police executed a search warrant at a home in Clearview Township.
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How COVID-19 has changed daily life a year after Canada's first case
On January 25th, 2020, Canadians were still living their lives like they always had: commuting to the office, visiting friends, dining out, hugging loved ones, vacationing. But the announcement that day of Canada's first COVID-19 case set in motion a chain of events that would soon change everything, even one year later.
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UPDATED | 'It feels like a decade': Experts reflect on one year of COVID-19
One year since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Canada, two of CTV's dependable infectious disease experts reflect on a year that felt more like '20 dog years in one.'
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Health officials investigating possibility of U.K. variant at second Ont. LTC home
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is investigating the possibility that the U.K. variant of COVID-19 may be present in a second local long-term care home in outbreak
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Barrie police investigate south end robbery
Barrie police are searching for suspects involved in a robbery in the city’s south end
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Ontario to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination of residents at long-term care, high-risk retirement homes
Provincial officials say they plan to administer first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to all long-term care home residents in Ontario 10 days sooner than planned as at least one facility in outbreak has reported multiple cases of the UK variant.
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Roberta Place staff ‘quite scared’
CTV's Craig Momney has the latest on the deadly outbreak at Roberta Place in Barrie.
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Freeland hints at potential hotel quarantines for returning travellers
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is "looking seriously" at tougher travel measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, including mandatory hotel quarantines for air travellers returning from non-essential trips abroad.
Ontario officially extends state of emergency and stay-at-home order by 14 days
Ontario has officially extended the province's state of emergency and all orders associated with it, including the stay-at-home order, for an additional 14 days.
BREAKING | MP removed from Liberal caucus over allegedly 'dangerous' accusations about colleagues
MP Ramesh Sangha has been removed from the Liberal caucus over allegedly 'baseless and dangerous accusations against a number of his caucus colleagues,' according to Liberal Whip Mark Holland's office.
U.S. House sending Trump impeachment to Senate, GOP opposes trial
The impeachment case against Donald Trump is heading toward its historic Senate trial, but Republican senators are easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to convict him over the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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UPDATED | 'It feels like a decade': Experts reflect on one year of COVID-19
One year since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Canada, two of CTV's dependable infectious disease experts reflect on a year that felt more like '20 dog years in one.'
NEW | MPs agree to call on feds to declare Proud Boys a terrorist entity
On the proposal of NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, members of Parliament unanimously agreed Monday to call on the federal government to declare the Proud Boys a 'terrorist entity.'
Facing push to expel, Lynn Beyak retires from the Senate
Facing a call for her colleagues to expel her from the Senate, Sen. Lynn Beyak has announced her early retirement. Her decision to leave follows a commitment to only serve eight years in the upper chamber, she said.
Suspected RCMP secrecy breach fallout upgraded to 'severe': newly released documents
New documents show Canada's cyberspy agency was so alarmed by the potential fallout from an alleged secrecy breach by a senior RCMP employee that it revised a damage assessment to "severe" from "high" in the days after his arrest.
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U.K. variant is in Ontario and will spread, warns de Villa
Toronto's Medical Officer of Heath, Dr. Eileen de Villa says the U.K. variant is in Ontario and it is likely to spread.
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