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COVID-19 vaccines to roll out for priority groups in early 2021; Atlantic bubble pops

COVID-19 vaccines to roll out for priority groups in early 2021; Atlantic bubble pops

A top public health official said Thursday that priority groups in Canada should start receiving COVID-19 vaccine doses early next year as new restrictions for those entering New Brunswick effectively popped the so-called Atlantic bubble.
CERB recipients should be prepared to pay income tax on payments, experts say

CERB recipients should be prepared to pay income tax on payments, experts say

OTTAWA — The Canada Emergency Response Benefit was a financial lifeline for many when COVID-19 forced businesses to shutter and brought the economy to a screeching halt in the spring.
CERB recipients should be prepared to pay income tax on payments, experts say

CERB recipients should be prepared to pay income tax on payments, experts say

OTTAWA — The Canada Emergency Response Benefit was a financial lifeline for many when COVID-19 forced businesses to shutter and brought the economy to a screeching halt in the spring.
CERB recipients should be prepared to pay income tax on payments, experts say

CERB recipients should be prepared to pay income tax on payments, experts say

OTTAWA — The Canada Emergency Response Benefit was a financial lifeline for many when COVID-19 forced businesses to shutter and brought the economy to a screeching halt in the spring.
Fewer businesses closed when COVID-19 case counts steadied in August

Fewer businesses closed when COVID-19 case counts steadied in August

As tighter COVID-19 restrictions are once again challenging businesses, new data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday shows which industries were able to endure and bounce back from the first set of lockdowns.
Fewer businesses closed when COVID-19 case counts steadied in August

Fewer businesses closed when COVID-19 case counts steadied in August

As tighter COVID-19 restrictions are once again challenging businesses, new data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday shows which industries were able to endure and bounce back from the first set of lockdowns.
Fewer businesses closed when COVID-19 case counts steadied in August

Fewer businesses closed when COVID-19 case counts steadied in August

As tighter COVID-19 restrictions are once again challenging businesses, new data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday shows which industries were able to endure and bounce back from the first set of lockdowns.
Seeing Santa during a pandemic: Photo-ops cancelled, virtual visits continue

Seeing Santa during a pandemic: Photo-ops cancelled, virtual visits continue

Nothing says Christmas like the obligatory photo of the kids — sometimes squealing with glee, sometimes shrieking in terror — on Santa’s knee at the mall.
At odds over whether doctor’s note needed to not wear mask

At odds over whether doctor’s note needed to not wear mask

Police are encouraging people with medical exemptions to the province’s mask mandate to carry a doctor’s note, but a disability advocate says no one should be asked to prove that they are disabled. B.C.
Hockey Canada suspends world junior selection camp after positive COVID-19 tests

Hockey Canada suspends world junior selection camp after positive COVID-19 tests

RED DEER, Alta. — Hockey Canada has temporarily shutdown national junior team selection camp following the confirmation of two positive COVID-19 tests among players.