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Officials said Thursday that people who develop symptoms can resume their regular activities sooner than the required five days — the new isolation period for fully vaccinated people and kids under 12 — if two rapid tests taken at least 24 hours apart come back negative, and if their symptoms improve for 24 hours

In Ontario where the number of COVID patients in hospital has ballooned by a factor of five in just two weeks to 2,279, numerous hospitals are reporting massive staff absences due to COVID-19 diagnoses

The Ontario government announced this week new COVID-19 restrictions, which included a ban on indoor sports activities until Jan. 27, with the exception of certain professional and 'elite amateur' sports leagues

In the 20 years that zombie apocalypse narratives have grown and reached critical mass in popular media, such comparisons at an insurrection at the seat of American democracy are disturbing, but unsurprising

'The league has reaffirmed its commitment to continue the 2021-22 OHL season'

Thursday marks one year since frenzied supporters of Donald Trump, spurred on by the outgoing president's bogus claims of a stolen election, laid siege to the U.S. Capitol in what's now widely seen as an organized effort to prevent Joe Biden from taking over as commander-in-chief

Tests on around 9,000 donated blood samples from across Canada show that antibodies in the blood which fight the virus declined in October among all age groups, with experts saying the waning immunity is likely to have continued in November and December

'Are we going to be a nation that lives not by the light of the truth, but in the shadow of lies?'

Sault Chamber hopes to have more free kits for businesses by end of January

Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, McMaster Children’s Hospital, the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Kingston Health Sciences Centre made a joint statement on the issue Wednesday