Omicron variant forces Canadians to rethink holiday gatherings indoors
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Omicron variant forces Canadians to rethink holiday gatherings indoors
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Omicron variant forces Canadians to rethink holiday gatherings indoors
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Why southwestern Ontario is extra vulnerable to Trump’s tariffs
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Canada election 2025: Why the Conservatives abruptly dropped 2 candidates
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Hamilton feeling pressure from ‘catastrophic’ U.S. steel tariffs
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Snowstorm closes schools across GTA
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Omicron variant forces Canadians to rethink holiday gatherings indoors
Description
December 14, 2021
With Omicron cases multiplying across Canada, the pandemic is once again putting a damper on the holidays, as it forces people to think twice about gathering with friends and family. As Jamie Mauracher explains, provinces are once again facing pressure to reimpose restrictions, as the virus shows dangerously high transmissibility.
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Omicron variant forces Canadians to rethink holiday gatherings indoors02:16 | December 14, 2021 -
ICE taps Ontario firm for 20 armoured vehicles02:06 | December 3, 2025 -
Ottawa, B.C. unveil anti-extortion measures02:08 | November 28, 2025 -
Canada, Ontario spending $3B on small modular reactors02:07 | October 23, 2025 -
Unplugged: GM ending electric van production at Ontario plant01:59 | October 21, 2025 -
How will Stellantis’ U.S. move impact Canada’s auto sector?02:13 | October 15, 2025 -
Hard foul: Why prized Canadian basketball artifacts could move to U.S.02:32 | October 7, 2025 -
Marineland threatens to euthanize 30 beluga whales as Ottawa, Ontario urge each other to take action01:45 | October 7, 2025 -
No injuries reported after small plane crash-lands near Toronto sports field01:30 | September 16, 2025 -
Safety tool or cash grab? Toronto speed camera vandalism sparks debate02:09 | September 9, 2025 -
Speed camera vandals on rise in Toronto as fines issued at mass scale02:06 | September 7, 2025 -
Trailblazing Canadian actor Graham Greene remembered as ‘iconic’02:11 | September 2, 2025 -
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Trump’s tariffs on Canada might be here to stay, U.S. Secretary of Commerce says02:12 | July 20, 2025 -
Teen charged in ‘horrific’ attack on Quadeville, Ont. child01:49 | July 10, 2025 -
‘People are suffering’: Dangerous heat roasts Eastern Canada02:11 | June 24, 2025 -
SGA caps all-time season by leading Thunder to 1st NBA title02:09 | June 23, 2025 -
How Ontario, Quebec are coping with dangerous heat dome01:48 | June 23, 2025 -
Manitoba wildfires force new evacuations, air quality warnings02:07 | June 2, 2025 -
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander becomes 2nd Canadian to win NBA MVP02:03 | May 22, 2025 -
Female complainant in world junior sex assault trial begins testimony02:08 | May 2, 2025 -
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Ontario’s measles outbreak sees biggest spike in cases yet01:59 | May 1, 2025 -
Premiers Houston, Ford blast Conservatives as Poilievre faces uncertain future02:15 | April 30, 2025 -
Canada election 2025: Poilievre tries to woo swing voters in Ont.02:04 | April 23, 2025 -
Stellantis plans temporary shutdown of Windsor, Ont. plant02:03 | April 3, 2025 -
Why southwestern Ontario is extra vulnerable to Trump’s tariffs01:59 | April 2, 2025 -
Canada election 2025: Why the Conservatives abruptly dropped 2 candidates01:40 | April 1, 2025 -
Measles cases spiking across Canada01:48 | March 17, 2025 -
Hamilton feeling pressure from ‘catastrophic’ U.S. steel tariffs02:24 | March 12, 2025 -
Ontario, Quebec digging out of huge snowstorm02:04 | February 17, 2025 -
Snowstorm closes schools across GTA01:38 | February 13, 2025
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Omicron variant forces Canadians to rethink holiday gatherings indoors02:16 | December 14, 2021
-
ICE taps Ontario firm for 20 armoured vehicles02:06 | December 3, 2025
-
Ottawa, B.C. unveil anti-extortion measures02:08 | November 28, 2025
-
Canada, Ontario spending $3B on small modular reactors02:07 | October 23, 2025
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Unplugged: GM ending electric van production at Ontario plant01:59 | October 21, 2025
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How will Stellantis’ U.S. move impact Canada’s auto sector?02:13 | October 15, 2025
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Hard foul: Why prized Canadian basketball artifacts could move to U.S.02:32 | October 7, 2025
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Marineland threatens to euthanize 30 beluga whales as Ottawa, Ontario urge each other to take action01:45 | October 7, 2025
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No injuries reported after small plane crash-lands near Toronto sports field01:30 | September 16, 2025
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Safety tool or cash grab? Toronto speed camera vandalism sparks debate02:09 | September 9, 2025
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Speed camera vandals on rise in Toronto as fines issued at mass scale02:06 | September 7, 2025
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Trailblazing Canadian actor Graham Greene remembered as ‘iconic’02:11 | September 2, 2025
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Global National: July 2022:29 | July 20, 2025
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Trump’s tariffs on Canada might be here to stay, U.S. Secretary of Commerce says02:12 | July 20, 2025
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Teen charged in ‘horrific’ attack on Quadeville, Ont. child01:49 | July 10, 2025
-
‘People are suffering’: Dangerous heat roasts Eastern Canada02:11 | June 24, 2025
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SGA caps all-time season by leading Thunder to 1st NBA title02:09 | June 23, 2025
-
How Ontario, Quebec are coping with dangerous heat dome01:48 | June 23, 2025
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Manitoba wildfires force new evacuations, air quality warnings02:07 | June 2, 2025
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander becomes 2nd Canadian to win NBA MVP02:03 | May 22, 2025
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Female complainant in world junior sex assault trial begins testimony02:08 | May 2, 2025
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Global National: May 222:13 | May 2, 2025
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Ontario’s measles outbreak sees biggest spike in cases yet01:59 | May 1, 2025
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Premiers Houston, Ford blast Conservatives as Poilievre faces uncertain future02:15 | April 30, 2025
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Canada election 2025: Poilievre tries to woo swing voters in Ont.02:04 | April 23, 2025
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Stellantis plans temporary shutdown of Windsor, Ont. plant02:03 | April 3, 2025
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Why southwestern Ontario is extra vulnerable to Trump’s tariffs01:59 | April 2, 2025
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Canada election 2025: Why the Conservatives abruptly dropped 2 candidates01:40 | April 1, 2025
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Measles cases spiking across Canada01:48 | March 17, 2025
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Hamilton feeling pressure from ‘catastrophic’ U.S. steel tariffs02:24 | March 12, 2025
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Ontario, Quebec digging out of huge snowstorm02:04 | February 17, 2025
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Snowstorm closes schools across GTA01:38 | February 13, 2025
Omicron variant forces Canadians to rethink holiday gatherings indoors
Description
December 14, 2021
With Omicron cases multiplying across Canada, the pandemic is once again putting a damper on the holidays, as it forces people to think twice about gathering with friends and family. As Jamie Mauracher explains, provinces are once again facing pressure to reimpose restrictions, as the virus shows dangerously high transmissibility.
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