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- 12/16/2021
Manitoba tightens restrictions to battle Omicron COVID variant
Starting Tuesday, the province says indoor gatherings with vaccinated people will be limited to household members plus 10 others. - 12/16/2021
Canada reinstates molecular test for all travellers, lifts ban on African countries
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said that requirement will return as of Tuesday, which is only about a month since Canada waived the need for a test for those taking short cross-border trips. - 12/16/2021
Northwest Territories loosens COVID-19 isolation requirements, increases testing
People who travelled outside the territory with an unvaccinated or vaccinated family member were previously required to isolate. - 12/16/2021
My doctor said 'I have to get waxed' South African PSA has Canadians giggling
The video is a public service announcement from South Africa, featuring a man who misunderstands instructions from his doctor on how to ensure a long and happy life. - 12/16/2021
N.L. reports 46 new cases of COVID 19, introduces new restrictions to fight Omicron
Finance Minister Siobhan Coady says today is the deadline for public service workers to be fully vaccinated, adding that 99.4% of employees have complied. - 12/16/2021
Yukon to focus on measures to reduce spread of transmissible Omicron variant: premier
Premier Silver told the media Wednesday there are no cases of Omicron currently in Yukon and the two people who had it earlier this month have recovered. - 12/16/2021
Aversion to rapid antigen home kits by B.C. is a pandemic failure
When a surgeon decided to delay a patient’s scheduled (non-urgent) operation recently because she had a cough and no one could get a straight answer about her vaccinations status, she became belligerent, threatening to complain to the government that she was being refused healthcare. - 12/16/2021
Alberta justice dismisses doctors' requests to be exempt from vaccine policy
An Alberta judge has dismissed an application by four doctors who wanted to be exempt from an Alberta Health Services requirement that all healthcare workers be vaccinated against COVID-19. - 12/16/2021
New Brunswick reports 163 new COVID-19 cases as interim restrictions set to take effect
Distancing must be maintained at all times in businesses, retail stores, gyms, salons and in spas, while in restaurants, a two-metre distance must be kept between tables.