Timmins chamber hosts Q&A on enforcing COVID health rules
The Timmins Chamber of Commerce said it's receiving many calls from local businesses asking about the enforcement of vaccine passports and other COVID-19 health regulations.
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Calls to extend wage, rent subsidies
With Ottawa's wage and rent subsidy programs re about to end soon, Restaurants Canada is asking they be extended into 2022.
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The Sudbury Jail is being closed for at least two weeks following a COVID-19 outbreak. Alana Everson reports.
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The federal government has announced a suite of changes to the popular income and business support programs put in place during the pandemic and set to expire on Saturday. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland reminded Canadians on Thursday that the measures were always intended to be 'temporary.'
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A new survey suggests that the rising cost of living and the added burden of COVID-19 are forcing Canadians further into debt.
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The Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy are set to expire on Oct. 23.
Can an employer reduce an employee's pay if they're permanently working remotely?
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Diesel spill cleared on Hwy. 11 in Powassan
Highway 11 has reopened after a diesel spill that closed the highway and forced evacuations
Day honours child care workers, early childhood educators
It was Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day on Thursday, a day to recognize early child care professionals who work with young children on a daily basis.
MADD Canada says impaired numbers have increased for the first time since 2011
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Sault addictions group wants funding for overdose crisis, not downtown plaza
A group of community advocates plan to gather outside Sault Ste. Marie city hall to demand action on the continuing overdose crisis in the city.
Timmins chamber hosts Q&A on enforcing COVID health rules
The Timmins Chamber of Commerce said it's receiving many calls from local businesses asking about the enforcement of vaccine passports and other COVID-19 health regulations.
Northern Ontario School of Medicine offering course in self-care
Recognizing a need for wellness and a culture change in medicine, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is offering a course titled 'Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities.'
Travel agencies in the north say people are eager to get to warm destinations
: Local travel agents say the pandemic has forced them to change the way they operate when assisting clients who want to travel.
Bold moose crashes northern Ontario shed hangout
Recently, a northern Ontario man and his friends were hanging out in his shed on a Saturday night when a large moose came to join the party.
Sudbury police investigating sudden death downtown, 2nd in tent city this month
Sudbury police say no foul play is suspected after a man was found dead inside a tent in a park downtown.
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Canada no longer advising against non-essential travel, first time since March 2020
The Canadian government has quietly lifted its advisory against non-essential international travel, marking the first time since March 2020 that the notice has been lifted. 'Be aware that although you are better protected against serious illness if you are vaccinated, you may still be at risk of infection from the virus that causes COVID-19,' the updated advisory states.
Search resumes for potential unmarked graves outside former hospital that treated Indigenous patients
A search prompted by ground-penetrating radar is resuming again on land in Edmonton that houses a former hospital where Indigenous patients suffered abuse.
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BREAKING | Alec Baldwin fired shot from prop gun on movie set that killed woman: sheriff
A prop firearm discharged by veteran actor Alec Baldwin, who is producing and starring in a Western movie, killed his director of photography and injured the director Thursday at the movie set outside Santa Fe, authorities said.
Edward Rogers out as chair of Rogers Communications as boardroom drama continues
Edward Rogers is out as board chair of Rogers Communications Inc., a move that comes as the latest development in a boardroom drama that has prompted the departure of a senior executive and the launch of an executive oversight committee.
Buckingham Palace: Queen spent night in hospital after scrapping trip
Queen Elizabeth II spent a night in a hospital for checks this week after cancelling an official trip to Northern Ireland on medical advice, Buckingham Palace said Thursday. The palace said the 95-year-old monarch went to the private King Edward VII's Hospital in London on Wednesday for 'preliminary investigations.'
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New vaccine passport for international travel announced
The federal government says provinces will issue a standardized vaccine passport for international travel. Joyce Napier has more.
Big changes coming to Canada's COVID-19 support programs
Glen McGregor takes a look at the newly announced Canadian COVID-19 support programs as others are set to expire this weekend.
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Watch Annie Bergeron Oliver's full interview with Canada's Governor General Mary May Simon.
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The video shows a group of surfers seemingly unaware of the threat just below them.
N.Z. swears in first Indigenous woman as governor-general
Watch Dame Cindy Kiro as she becomes the first Maori woman to be sworn in as New Zealand's governor-general.
NBA: Raptors are back in Toronto for season debut
After being forced to play only in the U.S. because of the pandemic, the Raptors are back in Toronto. John Vennavally-Rao reports.
