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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.

Timmins business owner Jonathan St-Pierre says checking COVID vaccination QR codes is quick and easy. (Lydia Chubak/CTV News)

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)

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Timmins businesses learn about COVID enforcement

Timmins Chamber of Commerce hosted an information session to learn more about who should be called to enforce various COVID regulations.

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.

COVID-19 outbreak closes Sudbury Jail

The Sudbury Jail is being closed for at least two weeks following a COVID-19 outbreak. Alana Everson reports.

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Travelling abroad: Experts say you need insurance before you go

As tourism resumes across much of the world, experts say purchasing travel insurance is necessary if Canadians want to stay safe and enjoy a trip abroad.

FILE - Tourists read on a beach in Khao Lak, Thailand, on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

New benefit for workers only intended for those in 'complete' lockdowns: Qualtrough

The federal government intends for the newly proposed lockdown benefit to apply only to individuals whose work is interrupted by a complete COVID-19 lockdown in their region. Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough said the details of the new Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit are still being ironed out, and will depend too on the public health restrictions imposed by provinces and territories.

Pattie Lovett-Reid: The perfect storm is brewing for cash-strapped Canadians

With inflation soaring, some economists are predicting that interest rate increases won't be far behind. CTV's chief financial commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid looks at what that means for your finances in her latest column on CTVNews.ca.

As some pandemic benefits expire, feds to spend $7.4B on new programs

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.'

Rising cost of living, burden of COVID-19 forcing Canadians further into debt: survey

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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Sault protest calls for increased addictions, mental health supports

A group of community advocates were at Sault Ste. Marie's city hall Monday to demand action on addictions, mental health and homelessness.

Chronic shortage of school bus drivers wreaking havoc with routes in Sudbury

Thirteen more school bus routes were cancelled in the Sudbury area Monday morning, with more expected by Tuesday.

Report urges Sudbury to extend pilot project that added security guards downtown

A report headed to city council Tuesday urges councillors to extend a pilot project that added security officers downtown.

Every three years, cities are mandated by the federal and provincial governments to count their homeless population. This week in Sudbury, a count was done and vulnerable people were asked to voluntarily fill out surveys. (Alana Everson/CTV News)

Woman sent to hospital in critical condition after being rescued from Flour Mill townhouse fire

One person was rescued from a fire at a multi-unit housing complex last Thursday night in the Flour Mill area of Greater Sudbury.

Not in my neighbourhood: Residents against planned transitional housing project

It was a decision made back in August, but now Sudbury residents are speaking up. City council decided to move forward with a transitional housing project and even decided on a location, but a new petition is hoping to change that.

Timmins receives extension to complete work at sewage treatment plant

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has granted the City of Timmins more time to complete work on the Whitney-Tisdale Pumping Station No. 4 project.

Ontario public schools now account for 36 per cent of the province's active COVID-19 cases

Ontario’s publicly-funded school boards are reporting another 88 new cases of COVID-19 today as they continue to account for an increasingly large share of Ontario’s active caseload.

Temiskaming OPP charge driver of heavy commercial vehicle with stunt driving

Ontario Provincial Police in Temiskaming say they have charged the driver of a commercial motor vehicle with stunt driving.

Charges laid after person attacked with a knife in Espanola

Ontario Provincial Police in Espanola said Monday that one person has been charged following reports of a knife attack Oct. 20 just after noon.

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Former PM Chretien called out over comments on residential schools

Former prime minister Jean Chretien is being called out over his recent comments on residential schools, after stating he was not aware of any abuses happening in these institutions while he was minister of then-Indian affairs. In the CTV interview, Chretien was asked whether he takes some responsibility or would apologize for his role in Canada's residential school legacy. 'We were not informed of any abuse at that time,' he said.

Prime minister's mother spoke at event hosted by organization that received federal funding for jobs program

An organization that received $5.8 million from the federal government to help job seekers from under-represented communities is refusing to say if it paid the prime minister's mother, Margaret Trudeau, to speak at an event it held in October.

Here are the key players in the Rogers family drama

The telecommunications giant Rogers Communications Inc. has found itself embroiled in family drama that experts believe could have implications in all factions of the media conglomerate.

Duelling Rogers boards creating uncertainty for company, CEO and Shaw deal

It's not clear who's in charge at Rogers Communications Inc. The telecommunications giant finds itself with two groups claiming to be in control.

Assistant director of fatal prop gun film 'Rust' was fired after 2019 mishap

The assistant director of the movie that Alec Baldwin was making when he fatally shot a cinematographer was fired from a previous job in 2019 after a gun went off on a set and slightly wounded a member of the film crew, a producer said Monday.