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Toronto staff may be shifted to cover critical services amid COVID surge
City of Toronto officials say they are preparing to redeploy hundreds of staff to support critical and essential services in response to a surge in new COVID-19 cases fuelled by the highly contagious Omicron variant.
COVID positive health workers may continue working in some provinces
Even as some provinces have reported record-high daily COVID-19 case counts, health experts are warning the real infection rate is likely much higher, pointing out that data has been clouded by holiday delays and with hospitals and testing centres reaching their limits.
Canada's 2,026,399 cases of COVID-19
With Canada recording more than two million total COVID-19 cases, there are mounting concerns over how provincial health systems will cope with an expected surge in cases after the holidays.
Access to Information Act plagued by delays and secrecy
Canadians using the Access to Information Act have voiced concerns about excessive delays in producing government records and even a “culture of secrecy.”
B.C. braces for storms, ice as 'Arctic air' approaches over the holidays
British Columbia residents are being urged to prepare for extremely cold temperatures, power outages and slick streets as a series of winter storm and freezing rain warnings covered most of the province.
COVID surge worries Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair
The rapid spread of the Omicron COVID variant is prompting more provinces to reinstate and tighten public health restrictions, with new regulations taking effect this week.
Foreign Affairs Minister Joly isolates after positive COVID test
Joly tweeted she will continue to work in isolation as she has been doing for a number of days.
Arctic outflow, snow and sleet on the way for parts of B.C.
Cold and winter storm warnings have been posted throughout many parts of B.C.
Coquihalla highway reopens to truck traffic
British Columbia's "hobbled" supply chains received a major boost with the reopening of the primary transport route for goods heading to and from Metro Vancouver, a spokesman for the trucking industry said.
B.C. Mounties are monitoring Coastal GasLink pipeline protest
The RCMP say they are investigating allegations that protesters threatened security officials, set off flares and damaged vehicles at a drill site for the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern British Columbia.