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Gas prices to take major drop in Ontario this weekend

Gas prices in Ontario are expected to take the biggest single-day drop in more than a decade this weekend.

A man prepares to fill his car's gas tank in Toronto. (Michelle Siu / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Doug Ford calls new COVID-19 variant concerning as Canada implements travel ban

Canada is implementing travel restrictions on all flights from southern Africa for the next two months after a discovery of a new variant of concern.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford reaches for a glass of water after responding to the final question at a press conference announcing the enhanced COVID-19 vaccine certificate system, at Queen's Park in Toronto on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Canada bans travellers from southern Africa as concerns mount over coronavirus variant

Canada will be banning the entry of all foreign nationals who have travelled through southern Africa in the last 14 days as concerns over a new coronavirus variant grow.

People line up to get on the Air France flight to Paris at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday Nov. 26, 2021. A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant that has been detected in South Africa. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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TABLE TALK | 67-year-old Toronto restaurant owner cooks up to 600 meals a week for the city’s homeless community

Just before 1 a.m., Danny Adiev arrives at his restaurant in Toronto’s east-end to start chopping. But he’s not preparing for the loyal brunch crowd at Chew Chew’s Diner, he’s cooking for Toronto’s homeless community, nourishing up to 600 stomachs every week.

Toronto police to patrol immunization sites as vaccinations for kids aged 5 to 11 ramp up

Toronto police say officers will be patrolling near immunization sites in the coming days as vaccinations for children aged five to 11 ramp up.

Police identify man found dead in garage of Toronto home after shooting

Homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting after a 25-year-old man was found dead inside the garage of home in Toronto early Friday morning.

Nearly 400 additional City of Toronto workers have now become compliant with vaccine mandate, hundreds more on unpaid leaves

Nearly 400 additional City of Toronto employees have become fully vaccinated over the last week as the city continues to see an increase in the number of its workers who are choosing to get immunized.

Ontario logs highest daily COVID-19 case count since beginning of September with more than 900 new infections

Ontario is reporting the highest COVID-19 case count seen since the beginning of September.

Police looking for information after deceased dog found with signs of trauma in Mississauga park

Peel Regional Police are turning to the public for information after a dog was found dead with signs of trauma in a Mississauga park.

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Canada bans travellers from southern Africa as concerns mount over coronavirus variant

Canada will be banning the entry of all foreign nationals who have travelled through southern Africa in the last 14 days as concerns over a new coronavirus variant grow.

'Only a matter of time' before Omicron COVID-19 variant reaches Canada, expert says

It’s 'only a matter of time' before cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant are detected in Canada, according to the medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.

Ottawa and British Columbia promise co-operation on province's flooding

The federal and British Columbia governments have created a joint committee of cabinet ministers to deal with the devastation caused by flooding, while also promising to match donations given to the Canadian Red Cross.

World races to contain new COVID threat, the Omicron variant

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world raced Friday to contain a new coronavirus variant potentially more dangerous than the one that has fueled relentless waves of infection on nearly every continent.

Environment Canada issues 'red alert' for B.C. as more storms approach

An 'extraordinary' amount of rain has fallen on British Columbia this fall, saturating the ground and making disasters like the one that struck the province earlier this month more likely, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.