Coronavirus in Northern Ontario | COVID-19

More vaccinations are needed in the north to meet provincial goals

Experts in the north say they need more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine in order to meet the goals set out by the province.

L.J. Lajoie, 12, attended the walk-in clinic held in the parking lot of the Food Basics grocery store in Timmins on Friday. He received his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. (Lydia Chubak/CTV News)

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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)

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

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North Bay's low-barrier shelter set to re-open

North Bay's low-barrier shelter is set to re-open after health and safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

Northern experts say more vaccinations needed

Health Units in our region say more vaccines need to go into arms in order to meet the provincial goals

Sault College will require some to be vaccinated

As post-secondary schools plan for the upcoming school year, Sault College has announced a vaccination requirement for some students.

Your Finances During the Crisis

How to reset your budget as COVID-19 pandemic restrictions ease

As businesses reopen and social gatherings resume, some Canadians may notice they’re spending more now than they were during the peak of the pandemic. Here's how to stay on track.

People shop and wait in long lines to enter stores along Queen Street West during the COVID-19 pandemic in downtown Toronto on Friday, June 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

One-time payments to seniors over 75 likely to also go to the dead, documents say

Canada's seniors minister was warned in the spring that the Liberal government's plan to send $500 payments to pensioners in August would end with some of the money going to people who had died.

StatCan data shows youth unemployment rates have risen during the COVID-19 pandemic

New data from Statistics Canada shows that while youth unemployment has risen during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding full-time work has been increasingly precarious since the late 1980s.

Retirement levels expected to surge after pandemic-era slump: RBC report

A new report from RBC Economics says it expects a renewed surge of retirements in the second half of this year as Canada works to get past the pandemic.

'I quit': Wave of resignations prompts concerns over labour shortage

As the Canadian economy emerges from more than 15 months of COVID-19 restrictions and workers begin to return to the office, experts say a wave of employee resignations could trigger labour shortages in a variety of sectors.

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Australia's Jess Fox uses condom to fix kayak, wins bronze at Tokyo Olympics

Australian Olympian Jess Fox got a little creative in Tokyo, fixing her kayak with an Olympics-issued condom before going on to win a bronze medal in her event.

Australia's Jessica Fox holds the bronze medal during the ceremony for the Women's K1 of the Canoe Slalom at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

As Vales strike continues, impact on economy in Sudbury grows

The strike by 2,504 workers at Vale for the past 58 days has taken millions of dollars out of Sudbury's economy, says a retired economics professor from Laurentian University.

Ontario man forced to fly home and may miss mother's burial after vaccine mix rejected overseas

An Ontario man says he's devastated after he flew to Trinidad and Tobago only to be turned around and forced to fly home because his vaccine mix is not approved in that country.

Alan Preddie can be seen in this photo with his late mother. He is trying to get to Trinidad to hep bury his mother, but is unable to because his Pfizer-Moderna vaccine mix is not accepted in the island country. (Handout)

Here's what Canada did while you were sleeping on day 6 of Tokyo Olympics

Canada added yet another bronze to its collection at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday after rowing pair Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens landed on the podium.

'It's important that the funds get to where they're needed:' Ontario investing $62M for autism services

Ontario is putting more than $62 million in its autism budget this year to make services more available, as the province works to shore up its delayed revamp of the program.

Ontario man walks in for COVID-19 vaccine, leaves with life-saving diagnosis

Fifty-three year-old Mike Mansor recently walked into a COVID-19 immunization clinic for a life-saving vaccine and walked away with a life-saving diagnosis—having received not just a jab to the arm, but a prick to the finger.

Travellers voice concerns about crowding at Toronto Pearson International Airport

As air travel slowly ramps up again with COVID-19 restrictions easing, some travellers are expressing concern after arriving at Pearson International Airport describing overcrowding and chaotic scenes.

Youth in Sudbury area learning an important life skill

Sudbury Shared Harvest received a $56,900 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2019 to help put together the Youth Agricultural Mentors program.

AIDS Committee of North Bay encouraging people to get tested for Hepatitis C

Wednesday is World Hepatitis Day and the AIDS Committee of North Bay says one to two per cent of the local population is living with the disease. The organization is encouraging people to get tested.

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With COVID-19 on the rise in Alberta, what constitutes a fourth wave in a nation filled with vaccines?

The R-value has climbed to peak COVID-19 levels in Alberta, even as daily case numbers remain fairly low, prompting the question: What constitutes a fourth wave of the pandemic in a country that has enough vaccines to inoculate everyone?

People line up outside an immunization clinic to get their COVID-19 vaccine in Edmonton, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)

Alberta to eliminate COVID-19 quarantine rules as cases rise among the unvaccinated

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, in her first appearance since June 29, said the province will shift its public health response and lift a number of measures related to quarantine, isolation and masks.

Here's what Canada did while you were sleeping on day 6 of Tokyo Olympics

Canada added yet another bronze to its collection at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday after rowing pair Caileigh Filmer and Hillary Janssens landed on the podium.

Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86

Ron Popeil, the quintessential TV pitchman and inventor known to generations of viewers for hawking products including the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, Mr. Microphone and the Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ, has died, his family said.