![]() In addition, government House leader Mark Holland says all regional and national Liberal caucus meetings Wednesday will be entirely virtual. The federal government is vastly reducing the number of Liberal MPs present in the House of Commons due to the lightning spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Read the full story from the Star’s Alex McKeen.Ĩ:29 p.m. A rugby tournament is being linked to the spread of COVID-19 cases - including Omicron cases - across Canada. Read the full story from the Star’s Laura Armstrong.Ĩ:39 p.m. Others said fans shouldn’t be in the stands at all. The surge of cases has some experts calling for restrictions to crowds at professional sporting events in Ontario, with one suggesting capacity limits and the elimination of concession stands. Fans filled Scotiabank Arena on Saturday to catch the Maple Leafs, and then again on Monday to cheer on the Raptors.Įven as tens of thousands of people gathered for the two games, daily COVID-19 case counts in Toronto and across the province were quickly climbing, with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Read the full story from the Star’s Tonda MacCharles.Ĩ:50 p.m. Those include requirements of Canadians who do travel abroad to once again produce negative PCR tests even for short trips of 72 hours or less - a condition that was briefly lifted before the onset of the Omicron variant. However, Ottawa intends to unveil new travel restrictions that include ramped up border testing and quarantine measures, the Star has learned. The federal government is poised to tighten Canada’s borders once again, weighing a ban on foreign nationals including those from the U.S. Read the full story here from Alex McKeenĨ:55 p.m. It is the most recent tournament listed on the University of Victoria rugby team’s schedule, and, according to several teams’ websites, it marked the end of the rugby season for 2021. The Victoria rugby team attended a national championship tournament in Kingston, Ont., that was hosted by Queen’s University, on Nov. health officials said it involved a tournament with Queen’s University. Though she did not name the tournament, B.C. “The introduction of Omicron (was) related to a rugby tournament, which sadly has spread Omicron to university communities across the country,” Henry said. Bonnie Henry, told a briefing Tuesday there had been an outbreak of cases at the University of Victoria, involving both Omicron and Delta variants. ![]() ![]() Web links to longer stories if available.ĩ:37 p.m.: A rugby tournament is being linked to the spread of COVID-19 cases - including Omicron cases - across Canada.ī.C.’s provincial health officer, Dr. This file will be updated throughout the day. The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Tuesday. ![]()
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