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| | Quebec curfew Quebec is implementing a curfew beginning today, between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Restaurants will close to indoor dining and schools will remain closed until Jan. 17. |
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| | Ontario schools The Ontario government is delaying a return to school for students as the province battles record-breaking COVID-19 cases. |
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| | Isolation period Saskatchewan and Ontario are both reducing their COVID-19 self-isolation periods from 10 days to five for fully vaccinated residents. Ontario is also changing how they will administer PCR testing. |
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| | CPP contributions Canadian Pension Plan premiums are going up again next year, and the reason again lies with the unique impacts of the pandemic on the labour market. |
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| | Flights cancelled WestJet is cancelling 15 per cent of its January flights as the airline deals with COVID-19-related staff shortages. |
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