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COVID-19: Unvaccinated Canadian truckers will not have to quarantine when crossing border: CSBA

COVID-19: Unvaccinated Canadian truckers will not have to quarantine when crossing border: CSBA

New rule will still take effect for American truckers starting this weekend, with drivers being turned away at the border unless they've been inoculated
CANADA: Government extends repayment deadline to emergency business account to 2023

CANADA: Government extends repayment deadline to emergency business account to 2023

Loan forgiveness deadline also extended
BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario to temporarily change G driving test to help tackle backlog: government

BEYOND LOCAL: Ontario to temporarily change G driving test to help tackle backlog: government

A spokeswoman for Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney says the province will remove some elements from the G test that are also assessed in the lower-level G2 test
COVID-19: Quebec to force unvaccinated to pay 'significant' financial penalty

COVID-19: Quebec to force unvaccinated to pay 'significant' financial penalty

About 10 per cent of adult Quebecers aren't vaccinated, but they represent about half of all patients in intensive care, Legault said, adding that the unvaccinated 'should be forced to pay for the extra burden they are placing on the health-care system'
CANADA: Rapid spread of Omicron showing 'tale of two pandemics: rich and poor'

CANADA: Rapid spread of Omicron showing 'tale of two pandemics: rich and poor'

As provinces scale back eligibility for PCR testing, private testing companies in Ontario can offer same-day results for those willing to pay $160 or more for the service
BEYOND LOCAL: Why it’s grim, but unsurprising, that the U.S. Capitol attack looked like something out of a zombie movie

BEYOND LOCAL: Why it’s grim, but unsurprising, that the U.S. Capitol attack looked like something out of a zombie movie

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
U.S. POLITICS: Reject false narratives, political violence, Biden urges on Capitol riot anniversary

U.S. POLITICS: Reject false narratives, political violence, Biden urges on Capitol riot anniversary

'Are we going to be a nation that lives not by the light of the truth, but in the shadow of lies?'
BEYOND LOCAL: Guelph senior shocked by $6,255 fine at border crossing for 'non-compliance'

BEYOND LOCAL: Guelph senior shocked by $6,255 fine at border crossing for 'non-compliance'

Connie Cross, 74, plans to fight the ticket
CANADA: World junior hockey championship cancelled due to COVID-19 cases on multiple teams

CANADA: World junior hockey championship cancelled due to COVID-19 cases on multiple teams

A third game forfeited in two days left organizers with few options to continue a tournament with competitive integrity
CANADA: Statistics show the 'she-cession' is over, but experts say not so fast

CANADA: Statistics show the 'she-cession' is over, but experts say not so fast

Many women are still struggling to balance work and family life