Ford to impose Ontario-wide shutdown as 3rd wave of COVID-19 hits hard
With a record number of COVID-19 patients in Ontario's intensive care units and its highest-ever rate of new cases in schools, multiple sources say Premier Doug Ford…
Ontario now has more COVID-19 patients in ICU than ever before
Admissions of COVID-19 patients to Ontario's intensive care units (ICUs) have surpassed the previous pandemic high, a government agency that tracks hospitalizations said Wednesday.There are now 421…
Vanessa Bryant Shares Exciting News About Daughter Natalia
Despite the plethora of college admissions Natalia Bryant has received, the University of Southern California seems to have a special place in her family's heart. Her mom…
Hundreds of ICU patients transferred between Ontario hospitals as COVID-19 admissions rise
For Toronto critical care physician Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, nearly every workday involves sending a handful of COVID-19 patients to other intensive care units.Sometimes that means transferring those…
Ontario’s 3rd wave of COVID-19 could hit younger adults harder. Here’s why
In Scarborough, the east-end Toronto area that's been hit hard by the pandemic, Dr. Lisa Salamon was shocked by the impact of COVID-19 on two younger adults…
Why moving to daylight time is ‘a challenge on top of a challenge’ in 2021
Clocks jumped forward in most parts of Canada this weekend and sleep experts say the ritual will cause more stress for those already tossing and turning at…
5 graphs that help tell the story of the pandemic
It's been one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, and Canada is just beginning to understand how the coronavirus has changed the…
Health Canada approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
After a months-long review, Health Canada regulators today approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University-AstraZeneca for use in Canada — clearing the way for millions more inoculations…
Do we know how effective vaccines are against the variants? Your COVID-19 questions answered
We're answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to COVID@cbc.ca, and we'll answer as many as we can. We publish a selection of answers online and…
Driver killed 2 in crash, admitted drinking, but police didn’t test him and charges were never laid
After his car struck two people in a crosswalk, the driver of a Volkswagen Jetta told a Calgary police officer he'd been speeding, had drank 12 ounces…
As COVID-19 exposes long-term care crisis, efforts grow to keep more seniors at home
Lucy Fernandez volunteered in a long-term care home for 20 years.Although she saw first-hand how much of an effort staff and her fellow volunteers made to keep…