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Tim Hortons says it has reached a proposed settlement in multiple class action lawsuits alleging the restaurant’s mobile app violated customer privacy which would see the restaurant offer a free coffee and doughnut to affected users.

British Columbia and Ontario will split the $70 million Lotto Max jackpot.There were 15 available Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each, and five winning tickets were drawn.Two of the tickets are each shared between two winners, splitting the money, while one ticket will claim the entire $1 million prize.Three of the Maxmillion winners are in Ontario, one is in B.C.

Zellers has confirmed its comeback date at select locations starting in Ontario and Alberta.

Most Canadians will wind their clocks forward an hour tonight, but legislation in the United States that could put an end to the seasonal time change is also moving ahead.

Family Day in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick, while Manitoba is celebrating Louis Riel Day.Nova Scotia residents have the day off due to Heritage Day, while those living on Prince Edward Island will mark Islander Day.

COVID-19 vaccine dose, but with less than half of the population having received a third shot and most restrictions lifted across the country, experts are questioning the “mixed messaging” coming from public health officials.On Tuesday, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) published new guidance, recommending second boosters for older Canadians over the age of 70. Most provinces have no plans to reimpose COVID-19 restrictions as cases surge Several provinces, including Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Alberta and Manitoba, have announced their plans to roll out fourth doses to older demographics.The rollout comes as Canadian provinces grapple with a sixth wave of COVID-19, which public health officials say is being driven by the highly-transmissible BA.2 subvariant of Omicron and lifting of restrictions including masking and proof of vaccination, in most settings.Experts say Canadians need more information and better communication from public health authorities on how this fourth dose could be helpful in fighting the latest Omicron surge.“I think a lot of the messaging right now is very mixed,” said Dr.

some food items and increased prices as the Omicron COVID-19 variant snags supply chains and a vaccine mandate takes effect for cross-border truckers, according to industry experts.However, they say that Canadians should not worry about food availability and that no one needs to panic buy.“There is food on the grocery shelves,” said Michelle Wasylyshen, spokesperson for the Retail Council of Canada, which represents big-box grocery stores in the country.She said, though, that there could be shortages of certain products, such as soups, cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables, and meats. Grocery stores could close if labour, product shortages worsen: experts Some Canadians may have noticed empty shelves recently, but Wasylyshen said that is a result of the winter storm that hit Canada over the previous week.While weather plays a role in shipment delays, other, long-term issues still persist that has the retail council “concerned,” Wasylyshen said.These include labour shortages from absenteeism and the Omicron COVID-19 wave, which has caused workers to have to isolate and impacted operations.Fortunately, both British Columbia and Ontario have said that it appears the peak of the fifth wave of the pandemic has been reached, so more workers are expected to return, Wasylyshen said.Another hit likely to impact supply is the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers on both sides of the border.Canada’s mandate came into effect on Jan.

Although Canada is not out of the pandemic yet, parts of British Columbia and Ontario are lifting their COVID-19 capacity limits as of midnight Monday. The easing of rules for both provinces comes while Saskatchewan’s hospitals are still grappling with the strain of COVID-19 patients.

COVID-19 vaccine this week as provinces continue to ramp up their immunization efforts.The two million shots represent the only expected shipments in what should be a comparatively quiet week of vaccine arrivals after Moderna delivered one million doses ahead of schedule last week.The next shipment of Moderna jabs isn’t due until next week, while the federal government has not said when Canada will receive more doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Johnson and Johnson vaccines.The arrival of more Pfizer-BioNTech shots comes as British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are set to expand the list of people eligible for vaccines over the next seven days.

coronavirus cases and hospitalizations spike across the country, officials are urging Canadians to rethink their spring holiday plans this year — such as Easter and Ramadan.Many provinces are battling high COVID-19 rates as deadlier, more transmissible variants are spiking among Canadians — especially young people.

With COVID-19 cases rising and variants spreading, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec are ramping up restrictions.

coronavirus quarantine accomodations for air travellers returning to Canada.In a statement emailed to Global News on Sunday, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said it is currently accepting more hotels as government-authorized accommodations (GAAs) “to ensure additional rooms are available for travellers.” Travellers booking COVID-19 quarantine hotels report long wait times, lack of options Last month, the federal Liberals implemented a new set of rules for those entering the country, which included a three-day quarantine period at a hotel for those arriving by air.Currently all of the GAAs are located in the four provinces where airports are accepting international flights — Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec.“It is

COVID-19 pandemic is coming under researchers’ microscopes.Three new projects are aiming determine how many teachers and school staff in Canada have had COVID-19, to help inform prevention strategies in neighbourhoods, schools and daycares.About $2.9 million will be spent on the research in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec as part of the work of the national COVID-19 immunity task force.All three projects will ask teachers for blood samples to determine how many have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, which would indicate a previous COVID-19 infection. Teachers may be bigger drivers of COVID-19 in schools than students: U.S.

COVID-19 quarantine hotel stays will go into effect. The new rule is part of an effort to reduce non-essential travel and get ahead of the new virus variants — three of which have already been confirmed inside the country.Anyone flying into Canada will be forced to stay in an approved hotel either in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario or Quebec while they await negative test results.

coronavirus variant are being detected in other parts of the country health experts in Quebec believe it’s only a matter of time before it’s found there as well.Those looking into the new COVID-19 mutation, which was first identified in the U.K., include Dr. Jörg Hermann Fritz, an associate professor in the department of microbiology and immunology at McGill University in Montreal.“The new B.1.1.7 variant of SARS CoV-2 is a variant, not a strain,” he told Global News from outside his office.

Microsoft PC software, such as Windows, Word and Excel, between 1998 and 2010, may be entitled to a cash payment due to a massive class-action lawsuit. And a receipt may not be needed as proof.The claims period of the class-action lawsuit was launched Sept.

COVID-19 cases that surpasses a spike last spring must not be shrugged off as merely a byproduct of increased testing.“I think minimizing right now is a real mistake,” said Dr. Lynora Saxinger of the University of Alberta.“People are not wanting to believe that this is a thing, because I think they don’t want to return to the state that we were living in earlier in the year.

COVID-19 pandemic has pummelled Canada’s automobile industry but it’s the lack of supply that’s helping to short-circuit electric vehicle adoption across the country.Electric vehicle sales plunged along with gasoline-fuelled models in the second quarter of the year, when dealerships joined widespread lockdowns to prevent the virus’s spread. As the economy reopens, consumers are starting to return to auto showrooms — but finding an electric vehicle continues to be a problem, especially outside Quebec, British Columbia and Ontario.A series of roadblocks are contributing to the shortfall, including battery shortages and manufacturers prioritizing shipments to China and Europe rather than North America.

opioid use, and she suggests decriminalizing hard drugs should be part of the discussion to find solutions.Dr. Theresa Tam says several provinces — including British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta — are seeing concerning spikes in overdose deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic began.During a news conference Friday, she said the situation is “escalating as we speak.” Canada’s police chiefs support decriminalizing drug possession.

FilmLA is offering a snapshot of production intensity in Los Angeles sound stages prior to the pandemic. In its newly releasedSound Stage Production Report, the nonprofit has aggregated data supplied by an expanded list of studio partners in an effort toquantify occupancy, film use, and non-film use of 246 certified sound stages and adjoining backlots in Greater Los Angeles in 2018.

Alberta Parks announced on Friday it was suspending camping reservations until mid-May amid the coronavirus pandemic.

According to government and union numbers released this weekend, more than 100 inmates and corrections officers working at Canadian federal institutions have now tested positive for COVID-19.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread throughout several parts of Canada, the country hit 10,113 confirmed cases on Wednesday.

As Canada buckles down under a string of restrictions to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, doctors are asking Canadians to consider self-assessing for the illness as a first step.