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Health Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in this country, with 168,000 doses expected to arrive by the end of the year....
Calgary judge to hear legal challenge of Alberta’s COVID-19 restrictions ‘cancelling Christmas’
A Calgary judge is set to hear an emergency application seeking a ruling that would nullify COVID-19-related public health orders, including restrictions on...
5 Ontario regions tightening restrictions, Peel and Toronto to remain in lockdown
Ontario is tightening public health restrictions in five regions as hospitals say they are inundated with COVID-19 patients. Those regions include Hamilton, which will...
Instagram model, NYC talent agency among Peter Nygard co-conspirators named in new lawsuits
Two women who allege fashion executive Peter Nygard raped them when they were teenagers are suing Nygard’s so-called “top girlfriend” and “recruiter,” and the talent agent and agency...
IPOs this week have DoorDash and Airbnb worth billions of dollars despite not turning a profit
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a boon for tech company shares as lockdown measures for millions of people feed record demand for digital services. And two...
Alberta tried to build ‘a wall of defence’ around its most vulnerable citizens. It has crumbled
The Alberta Legislature was suspended in the spring due to COVID-19 and, when it resumed in late May, Premier Jason Kenney spoke at length...
Tracking the not-so-clear trail of $240B in federal COVID-19 spending
This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...
Common-law spouse among 3 charged with giving N.S. shooter ammunition
The common-law spouse of the man responsible for killing 22 people in April’s mass shooting in Nova Scotia has been charged with providing...
Canada reaches grim milestone of 400,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases
The latest: Long-term care workers, residents should be first in line for COVID-19 vaccine, committee says. Quebec reports 1,345 new COVID-19 cases and 28 more deaths, day after province cancels plans to allow...
Where you live is who you are: Erin O’Toole and the new culture war
In the midst of the worst public health emergency in a century and the greatest economic disruption since the Great Depression, Erin O’Toole...
Canadian actor Elliot Page shares he is transgender
Elliot Page, Halifax’s own Hollywood star, has shared that he is transgender. The actor is known for his Oscar-nominated role in Juno, as well as Inception and...
Distribution, lack of national registry top hurdles for Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Vaccine distribution, the inability to pull off a mass campaign that could spark crowds and the absence of a national immunization registry are...
Pandemic ‘pressure cooker’ is driving more couples to seek advice about separation, divorce
Tara Mandarano found herself stressed and frustrated during the COVID-19 lockdown last spring. Like millions of Canadians, she was struggling to work from...
Ethics commissioner received complaint about Liberal MP hiring sister years ago
The office of Canada’s conflict of interest and ethics commissioner received a complaint about MP Yasmin Ratansi employing her sister using public funds...
Here’s how much Southern Charm’s Leva Bonaparte is actually worth
Leva Bonaparte and her husband Lamar Bonaparte are owners of several high-end bars and restaurants in Charleston. Per Distractify, among the couple’s establishments...
Why Melissa Fumero isn’t a fan of Canada’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine remake
Melissa Fumero blasted Escalade 99‘s absence of Hispanic representation, likewise keeping in mind that the Brooklyn Nine-Nine remake cast a non-Latina starlet to...
