Coronavirus in Northern Ontario | COVID-19

More people rolling their sleeves up for a vaccine as passport rolls out

Despite the rain, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit administered close to 200 vaccines at its mobile clinic Wednesday evening.

A vaccine is shown in the hands of a health care professional. (Getty Images)

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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Northern COVID-19 Video Reports

Increase in vaccination as new rules take effect

North Bay health officials say there has been an uptick in the number of people wanting to get the COVID-19 vaccine amid new rules.

Some restaurants closing dining rooms due to rules

Some restaurants in Sudbury have decided to close their dining rooms as they deal with new rules surrounding COVID-19 vaccination status.

Dentists won't ask for proof of vaccination

The Ontario Dental Association says dental care is an essential service and clinics won't be checking the vaccination status of patients.

Your Finances During the Crisis

Canadian hospitals spend $23,000 on typical COVID-19 patient, report finds

Canadian hospitals spent nearly $1 billion caring for patients with COVID-19, with the average cost per patient being $23,000.

ICU health-care workers enter a negative pressure room to care for a COVID-19 patient on a ventilator at the Humber River Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Canadians with lowest credit scores led wave of pandemic credit card debt repayment

Canadians with the lowest credit ratings repaid the most credit card debt in the first year of the pandemic as part of a wave of non-mortgage debt repayments, Statistics Canada said Monday.

Seniors cut off from income supplement after receiving emergency benefits

New Democrats say they've have been flooded with calls from Canadians aged 65 and up who suddenly find themselves cut off from monthly government payments due to the pandemic benefits they relied on last year.

Canada Recovery Benefit now unavailable to people who didn't file taxes in 2019, 2020

The Canada Recovery Benefit is now unavailable to people who haven't yet filed their taxes for 2019 or 2020, according to recent changes on the Government of Canada’s website.

Canada extends pandemic benefits through to Oct. 23

The federal government is tapping the brakes on its plans to phase out pandemic aid programs this summer, deciding instead to freeze benefits at current levels and extend help by an extra month beyond the previously planned end date.

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Catholic bishops apologize for abuses at residential schools

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has apologized for the first time for the horrors that occurred in residential schools it ran for the federal government for more than a century.

Two women embrace at a monument outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School where flowers, cards and stuffed animals have been left as part of a growing makeshift memorial to honour the 215 children whose remains have been discovered buried near the facility, in Kamloops, B.C., on Friday, June 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Sudbury city councillor helping with access to proof of vaccination

It's day three of the new proof of vaccine rule and people need to have a valid proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter many private and public places.

Sudbury City Councillor Bill Leduc in front of Independent Living Sudbury-Manitoulin on Durham Street. Sept. 24/21 (Alana Everson/CTV Northern Ontario)

Ontario eases restrictions on capacity limits for some indoor and outdoor settings

The Ontario government is easing restrictions on capacity limits for some indoor and outdoor settings where proof of vaccination is required.

Inspiring tourism innovation in Sault Ste. Marie

Destination Northern Ontario is launching the Spark program in Sault Ste. Marie, designed to encourage innovation among the region's tourism operators.

High-profile Toronto police inspector arrested for impaired driving, suspended with pay

A high-profile Toronto police inspector with 30 years in the service has been arrested and charged with impaired driving.

OPP says there will be 'zero-tolerance' at Wasaga Beach car rally

Thousands of car enthusiasts are expected to rev into Wasaga Beach this weekend, but some residents want the highly criticized unauthorized rally stopped in its tracks.

CTV Coats for Kids returns to the Sault

The CTV Coats for Kids drive makes its return this year, after a hiatus due to pandemic restrictions in 2020.

Policing changes coming to Callander, Ont.

Callander Mayor 'shocked' that a deal couldn’t be reached with the North Bay Police service.

Four arrested in Cedar Street incident: North Bay police

Few details are known, but North Bay police have reopened Cedar Street after an incident Friday morning that triggered a 'hold and secure' protocol at several area schools.

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Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China

Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were free and bound for home late Friday after being imprisoned in China for nearly three years, while Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was heading in the other direction, her own legal saga ending in a deal with the United States.

Huawei executive returning as China releases Canadians

China's government was eagerly anticipating the return of a top executive from global communications giant Huawei Technologies on Saturday following what amounted to a high-stakes prisoner swap with Canada and the U.S.

German election to set direction after 16 years under Merkel

Germany's closely fought election on Sunday will set the direction of the European Union's most populous country after 16 years under Angela Merkel, whose party is scrambling to avoid defeat by its center-left rivals after a rollercoaster campaign. The environmentalist Greens also are eyeing at least a share of power.

Israel says U.S. booster plan supports its own aggressive push

Israel is pressing ahead with its aggressive campaign of offering coronavirus boosters to almost anyone over 12 and says its approach was further vindicated by a U.S. decision to give the shots to older patients or those at higher risk.

Catholic bishops apologize for abuses at residential schools

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has apologized for the first time for the horrors that occurred in residential schools it ran for the federal government for more than a century.