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One northern Ont. hospital to require masks again starting Monday

As of Monday, anyone visiting patients at the North Bay Regional Health Centre will have to wear a mask.

Coronavirus: What you need to know

VACCINES EXPLAINED

A healthcare worker gets ready to administer a COVID-19 vaccine in Portland, Ore., Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. (Kristyna Wentz-Graff/Pool Photo via AP)

COVID-19 IN CANADA

People receive their COVID-19 vaccination at the Ontario Food Terminal in Toronto on Tuesday May 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

AROUND THE WORLD

People wait to receive vaccine for COVID-19 outside a vaccination centre in Mumbai, India, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

HOW IT AFFECTS ME

Mother putting a face mask on her daughter. (August de Richelieu/ Pexels)

Virus & Vaccine Trackers

Northern COVID-19 Video Reports

Sudbury COVID-19 testing centre switches focus

As memories of the COVID-19 pandemic fade, staff at the testing centre say their focus has changed away from testing.

One of North Bay’s top docs says wear a mask

Northern health experts talk new booster

Your Finances During the Crisis

Canadians increasingly turning to charities to meet essential needs, but cost of living also hitting donations

Every Giving Tuesday, many Canadians generously dig into their wallets to donate to charities, but as the cost of living climbs, research suggests many Canadians are also in need of help.

What is the grocery code of conduct, and will it help to lower the cost of food?

Canada's grocery code of conduct is in the final stages with advocates saying it would help lower food prices while big grocers say it won't.

Poor Inuit housing 'direct result of colonialism': federal housing advocate

A federal housing advocate is accusing every level of government in Canada of failing to uphold the Inuit's right to housing -- and therefore denying their human rights.

Having financial problems? Don't get caught in debt relief scams

With inflation, rising interest rates, and higher costs for gas, groceries and housing, many Canadians are feeling the financial pinch and now personal bankruptcies are on the rise.

Do you tip at a restaurant like Chipotle? Here’s what a survey found

But the majority of Americans say they tip 15 per cent or less for a typical meal at a sit-down restaurant, according to a wide-ranging new poll on tipping attitudes from Pew Research Center. The poll surveyed nearly 12,000 people.

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WATCH LIVE

WATCH LIVE Canadian government reaches C-18 online news deal with Google

The Canadian government has reached a deal with Google over the Online News Act known as C-18, Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge announced Wednesday. The agreement will see the tech giant continue to share Canadian news content, and in return Google will make $100 million in annual payments to news companies.

Sudbury senior killed in Hwy. 69 crash Tuesday

A 65-year-old from Greater Sudbury was killed in a single-vehicle crash just after midnight Tuesday on Highway 69.

Suspect driving company vehicle in northern Ont. was impaired, asleep and had suspended licence

An employee driving a company pickup truck from Wawa to Chapleau was reported missing by the company this week.

Winter weather forecast: A warm start thanks to El Nino, but then what?

Chilly nights and snow-covered slopes may not be easy to come by in much of Canada during the first part of the winter season, according to the winter outlook from one of Canada's prominent forecasters.

Sudbury pickup truck driver involved in head-on crash was impaired, police say

A commercial motor vehicle and a pickup truck were involved in a head-on collision early Wednesday morning, Ontario Provincial Police say

Sault victim beaten with a broom handle, property damaged, one charged

A suspect who was wanted for an assault incident that took place in August was arrested and charged this week.

Police recover stolen rifles in northwestern Ont.

Ontario Provincial Police say they have recovered rifles stolen from a residence in Marathon earlier this month.

Provincial police in northern Ont. lay charges in historical sexual assault investigation

While not saying when the incidents took place, Ontario Provincial Police charged a suspect Sunday in a historical sexual assault investigation in the Town of Cochrane.

B.C. Sikh leader one of 'so many targets,' undercover officer allegedly told in U.S. assassination plot

U.S. officials have charged an Indian national in a plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on American soil – in a case they say is connected to the slaying of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia.