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Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:55:00 EST
With Omicron causing a spike in COVID cases, what symptoms should you look out for?
For some, symptoms may include sore throat, muscle pain, fatigue, runny nose or a cough.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:40:00 EST
Canada poised to tighten borders, warn against non-essential travel as COVID cases surge
The federal government is poised to all but shut Canada’s borders once again, and is warning Canadians against all non-essential travel.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:29:00 EST
Chrystia Freeland’s fiscal update shows again that women were hardest hit by the pandemic
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s fiscal update highlights the pandemic’s toll on women as caregivers, mothers and workers.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:30:07 EST
Kingston rugby tournament ‘spread Omicron to university communities across’ Canada, says B.C.'s top doctor
B.C.’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, told a briefing Tuesday there had been an outbreak of cases at the University of Victoria.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:09:00 EST
Omicron keeps Liberals’ fiscal update focused on the pandemic
The Liberals' economic update swung between painting a rosy picture of an economy on the rebound and a gloomy portrait of uncertainty.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:51:01 EST
‘Wartime footing.’ Doug Ford to announce expanded booster plan, as Ontario looks at province-wide measures to stop Omicron
Ontario is considering new province-wide measures to stop the spread of the super-contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19, says chief medical officer Dr. Kieran Moore.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:31:00 EST
Surging COVID cases prompt experts to call for crowd restrictions at Ontario pro sports events
The rapid spread of the Omicron variant has one expert suggesting capacity limits and the elimination of concession stands while others said fans shouldn’t be in the stands at all.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:59:01 EST
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin can’t get his vaccine rollout job back because it no longer exists, court told
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin can’t get his old job back leading Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout because it no longer exists — and therefore the appeal of his removal should be tossed — the federal government argues in court filings.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 05:48:00 EST
Today’s coronavirus news: Canada considering new border restrictions as COVID cases surge; Ontario reports 1,429 new cases and five deaths
Meanwhile, Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health restricted gatherings to just five people for the next week to contain the new variant of concern.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 14:55:00 EST
‘One of a kind’: Friends remember Mario Rodgers, victim of Monday’s ‘intentional’ hit-and-run
‘He didn’t care about anything besides putting a smile on people’s faces,’ 22-year-old had a passion for cars. Police continue to investigate the incident.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:44:00 EST
The inside story of how Toronto police zeroed in the Sherman murder ‘suspect’ with the odd gait
A clip of the suspect walking the night of the Sherman murders was taken 1.3 kilometres from the Toronto billionaires’ home, the Star has learned.



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