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NewsYahoo News CanadaCOVID-19 rule change: Ontario increases capacity limits in indoor, outdoor settings after vaccine certificate comes into effect
The Ontario government announced Friday that capacity limits will be loosened for some indoor and outdoor settings where proof of vaccination is required, as of Sept. 25 at 12:01 a.m.
NewsYahoo News Canada'Isn't this ludicrous?': Glitches, contradictions take the spotlight after first day of COVID-19 vaccine certificate in Ontario
Ontarians share their thoughts on the first day of Ontario's proof of COVID-19 vaccination system.
NewsYahoo News CanadaOntario COVID-19 vaccine passport: What you need to know about the certificate, fines and exemptions
What you need to know about Ontario's proof of vaccination system, which comes into effect on Wednesday, Sept. 22.
NewsYahoo News CanadaStudents, staff lash out at University of Toronto for lack of COVID-19 prevention protocols, posting allegedly 'fake' photos
Now that universities have reopened campuses for the first time since the pandemic, one is facing criticism for not doing enough when it comes to proper distancing protocols.
NewsYahoo News Canada'I want to see the Premier of Alberta prosecuted’: Canadians stunned as Kenney refuses to apologize for easing COVID-19 restrictions
The Alberta government has now declared a state of public health emergency as COVID-19 continues to significantly spread across the province. "We may run out of staff and intensive care beds within the next 10 days," Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said at a press conference on Wednesday.
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Ontario's vaccine ‘passport': What you need to know about the certificate, fines and exemptions
The Ontario government provided additional details on the province's upcoming proof of vaccination system.
NewsYahoo News CanadaCanada's ‘hospitals are building barricades’: COVID-19 pandemic reaches ugly heights with anti-vaxx protests
On Monday, Canadian healthcare workers and patients faced a number of anti-vaxxer protesters outside hospitals, including University Health Network's Toronto General Hospital.
NewsYahoo News Canada'Your life in Alberta is only worth $100': Canadians furious after Alberta's promise to pay unvaccinated residents to take the shot
Adults in Alberta who haven't been fully vaccinated yet have now been given an incentive to do so with the provincial government announcing that it is offering $100 to anyone who receives a first or second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine between Sept. 3 and Oct. 14.
NewsYahoo News CanadaCanada's 'window of opportunity' to stop COVID-19 cases reaching 15,000 daily is 'narrowing,' top doctor says
As COVID-19 continues to spread, Canada's top doctors are stressing the "urgent need" to get more 18-39 year olds vaccinated in Canada as the fourth wave continues to "accelerate along the strong resurgence trajectory."
NewsYahoo News CanadaOntario's COVID-19 vaccine certificate: Premier Doug Ford takes 'serious step' requiring residents to show proof at restaurants, bars
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a proof of vaccination system that will be implemented as of Sept. 22.
NewsYahoo News CanadaOntario’s vaccine passport: ‘I think it’s the right time to do it,’ experts say as Premier Doug Ford gets set to unveil plan
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to announce a proof of vaccination system that is expected to be introduced in the province later this month.
NewsYahoo News Canada'You should stay in the U.S.': U.S. ironically tells American travellers to 'reconsider travel' to Canada, despite soaring numbers
Canada has been moved into the more severe Level 3 travel advisory for Americans, which means the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that U.S. travellers "reconsider travel" to Canada.
NewsYahoo News Canada'Where is Doug Ford?': Ontarians want premier to take action, as residents 'play roulette' by not getting COVID-19 vaccine
Ontario's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Kieran Moore, is indicating that we're starting to have to "live with the risk" of COVID-19 into the future.
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Do you want COVID-19 vaccine cards? B.C. applauded for 'solid system', while Ontario, Alberta strongly oppose the idea
Now that British Columbia has joined Quebec in mandating proof of COVID-19 vaccination to access services like restaurants and gyms, recently released poll results identify that areas of the country that are the most, and least, supportive of vaccine certification for domestic use.
NewsYahoo News CanadaCOVID-19 back to school: Canadians in favour of 'barring' unvaccinated students from in-person learning, Yahoo/Maru poll says
As proof of COVID-19 vaccination continues to be mandated in various sectors, industries and workplaces across Canada, newly released poll results show that the majority of Canadians support "barring" students, including children, from in-person learning if they are not vaccinated.
NewsYahoo News CanadaCanadians split on new COVID-19 travel rules that require vaccine: 'I'll just fly out of Buffalo from now on'
On Aug. 13, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced that all air, provincial train, and cruise ship travellers must show proof of vaccination to board. Government-issued vaccine passports are already in the works for fully vaccinated Canadians who plan to travel internationally as well starting this fall.
HealthYahoo News CanadaCOVID-19 Delta pauses Ontario reopening: 'It's going to be a difficult fall and winter,' officials say
The Ontario government is pausing any additional reopening progress and has called for new COVID-19 vaccine policies in certain settings, as Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, expresses concerns about the virus spreading in the fall and winter.
NewsYahoo News CanadaCOVID-19 in Canada: 'A fourth wave is underway' -- and one group is leading transmission, Dr. Theresa Tam says
Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, warned the public on Thursday that the country is in the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NewsYahoo News CanadaCOVID-19 vaccine passport for Canada: Travellers will have to carry certification for international trips
The Canadian government is moving forward towards a pan-Canadian COVID-19 vaccine passport, expected to be put in place early this fall, for international travel.
NewsYahoo News Canada'If U.S. folks can easily enter...why not India?': Canada's extended COVID-19 travel ban on India draws criticism after U.S. border opening
The Canadian government confirmed on Monday that the ban on direct commercial and private passenger flights from India to Canada will continue until at least Sept. 21.
NewsYahoo News CanadaCOVID-19 in Canada: What you need to know about Quebec's vaccine passport
Quebec's Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé, has revealed more details on the province's COVID-19 vaccine passport, a system that will be deployed in September.
NewsYahoo News CanadaCanada COVID-19 border problem: ‘Brisk increase’ in U.S. Delta cases may spell fourth wave trouble for provinces
With case numbers rising in several Canadian provinces and U.S. states, the Canada-U.S. border is likely to lead to a spike in new cases.
NewsYahoo News Canada'U.S. has done nothing’: Why Canadians can’t cross the border into America
Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents are now allowed to come to Canada for non-essential travel purposes (including day trips across the land border), but at this point, plans for when that cross-border movement will be allowed for Canadians wishing to go to the U.S. are still “up in the air.”
NewsYahoo News Canada'This is not where we wanted to be': New restrictions on gatherings, bars, vacation rentals in B.C.
Amid an active COVID-19 outbreak in the Central Okanagan region of British Columbia, the provincial government has now implemented more restrictive rules to prevent additional spread of the virus.
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Canada-U.S. border crossing: What American travellers need to know before coming to Canada in the age of COVID-19
As of 12:01 a.m. ET on Aug. 9, fully vaccinated American citizens and permanent residents of the U.S. are allowed to come to Canada for non-essential travel, including for leisure or vacation purposes.
