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Some of the rowdy and partying 'influencers' who flew to Mexico maskless have made it back to Canada--as 'pariahs'

Videos shared online of the raucous party on a Dec. 30 Montreal-Cancun charter flight sparked anger from politicians and an investigation by Transport Canada in conjunction with the federal health and public safety departments.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | January 8th 2022

Jobs data for December shows calm before Omicron storm

The Canadian jobs market was fairly flat in December, with Ontario the source of most growth and youth jobs back at pre-pandemic levels. But the survey data was taken before the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 led to school closures and renewed restrictions.

By Morgan Sharp | News, Next Gen Insider | January 7th 2022

People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in Montreal, on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

From prisons to hospitals, public services sag under Omnicron's heavy weight

Record-breaking COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations are challenging Canadians

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By Brittany Hobson | News, Politics | January 7th 2022

Canada should accommodate the unvaxxed during Omicron wave: O'Toole

Canadians unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should be accommodated through measures like rapid testing, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said on Thursday, January 6, 2022, as health experts warned the lightning-fast spread of the Omicron variant threatens to overwhelm hospitals.

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By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | January 7th 2022

A Montreal police officer helps a homeless man find shelter from the cold on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, in Montreal. File photo by The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

Montreal homeless shelters fear COVID explosion

The heads of several Montreal homeless shelters say they're facing a crisis, as rising staff absences due to COVID-19 threaten to disrupt services during the coldest part of winter.

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By Morgan Lowrie | News, Politics | January 7th 2022

Ambulance workers transport a patient to the emergency room as hospitalizations continue to rise due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 in Montreal. File photo by The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

Health and emergency sectors short staffed as workers fall ill

With COVID-19's latest wave showing few signs of abating concerns are deepening as more and more workers in vital sectors are sidelined by the pandemic.

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By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | January 7th 2022

Troy Weppler, who lives in Saskatoon and is shown in this handout image, says he sent a box of five rapid tests to family members in British Columbia because they were unable to get any in that province. Handout Photo Canadian Press

There are have and have not provinces when it comes to COVID rapid tests

Saskatchewan residents are swimming in COVID tests, leading some residents to send them to family members in other provinces where the tests aren't available.

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By Kelly Geraldine Malone | News, Politics | January 7th 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks as Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, seen via VC, participate in a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa, on Jan. 5, 2022. Photo by Th

Feds to ship large numbers of rapid tests to provinces this month

Federal officials are adding more COVID-19 rapid tests to Canada's arsenal as surging infections from the Omicron variant push some public sectors to the brink.

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By Kelly Geraldine Malone & Laura Osman | News, Politics | January 6th 2022

A Sunwing Airlines jet prepares to take off at Montreal's Trudeau International Airport, on Friday, March 20, 2020. File photo by The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

Investigation called for raucous Sunwing party flight to Mexico

Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has asked Transport Canada to investigate reports of "unacceptable" behaviour on a recent Sunwing Airlines flight from Montreal to Cancun, Mexico.

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By Jacob Serebrin & Christopher Reynolds | News, Politics | January 5th 2022

Her Majesty's Penitentiary, a minimum security penitentiary in St. John's, N.L., overlooks Quidi Vidi Lake on June 9, 2011. File photo by The Canadian Press/Paul Daly

As prison COVID cases rise, calls are mounting for inmate release

Experts and advocates are calling for governments to release some inmates in provincial jails and federal prisons as outbreaks of COVID-19 driven by the infectious Omicron variant spread through the country's correctional facilities.

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By Sarah Smellie | News, Politics | January 5th 2022

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