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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

Here's how much more your Christmas dinner will cost this year

Celebrating with your family this December could come with increased expenses as data shows many traditional holiday foods are going up in price.

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.

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How to watch the 2023 CTV Lions Children's Christmas Telethon

Once again, the annual Sudbury tradition of the CTV Lions Children's Christmas Telethon returns Saturday, Dec. 2 and is marking a major milestone with its 75th anniversary this year.

One dead, one in hospital after vehicle crashes into Lake Ontario

A man is dead and another is in hospital after a vehicle crashed into Lake Ontario early on Saturday morning.

Sudbury Wacky Wings owner ‘heartbroken’ restaurant being expropriated, vows to reopen

While he’s a big supporter of what the city has planned for downtown, the owner of Wacky Wings on Shaughnessy Street says he and his staff are “heartbroken” they are being forced out of their location.

Search for runaway kangaroo in Ontario continues

The search continues for the kangaroo that is hopping around somewhere in Ontario after it escaped zoo handlers from a transport truck Thursday night.

Bonnie Crombie wins Ontario Liberal leadership after 3 rounds of voting

Ontario Liberals have selected Bonnie Crombie, a three-term big city mayor and former MP who boasts that she gets under the skin of Premier Doug Ford, as their next leader to go head to head with the premier in the next provincial election.

OPP investigates deadly assault at Orillia long-term care facility

Provincial police are investigating the death of a resident at a long-term care facility in Orillia.

Sault students go ‘Beyond the Game’ in Esports tournament

Organizers of an Esports tournament at St. Mary's College in Sault Ste. Marie are hoping it will show students how they might go about turning their gaming interest into a career.

Walmart Canada investing $1 billion in modernization, 'store of the future'

Walmart Canada says it will invest nearly $1 billion this fiscal year on a slew of projects meant to modernize the retail giant's Canadian footprint.

U.S. assassination attempt charges 'confirm' Trudeau's claims about India had 'real substance,' former national security advisers say

The indictment of an Indian national for the attempted assassination of a Sikh separatist and dual U.S.-Canadian national 'validates' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations that the Indian government may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen as having 'real substance,' according to two of Canada's former national security advisers.