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New order, in effect until Oct. 31, calls for at least 10 fire detection patrols every 24 hours on stretches of track that run through Lytton, B.C., makes conductors responsible for spotting and reporting fires on those lines

Canada Border Services Agency says incoming traffic has increased about 25 per cent after quarantine rules were waived Monday for fully vaccinated Canadians, permanent residents and others already allowed to cross the border

Provincial officials say they hope to include more family care practitioners in the immunization campaign in an effort to reach residents still without first doses, slowly shift away from mass clinics

As of the end of June, more than 4.7 million Canadians between 12 and 39 years old had yet to get their first shot, about one-third of that entire population

Latest variant of interest has popped up in Canada in small numbers, but 'it's too early to know how widespread it is or what impact it could have,' Tam says

More than half of 758 kids aged eight to 12, 70 per cent of 520 adolescents aged 13 to 18 reported significant depressive symptoms from February to March

Goal to reach those who haven't had a shot, eventually winding down mass immunization sites

Prediction comes even with the dominance of the Delta variant, which is proving to be harder to stop with just one dose of vaccine

Despite positive pandemic trends, Health Minister Christine Elliott indicated that the province would stick with its 21-day wait between reopening stages

Dr. Kieran Moore noted that classes in Ontario schools are due to pick up in less than two months, with the goal of holding more classes and extracurriculars in person