Small towns dig deep during pandemic to save their rinks and halls, one cheesecake at a time
As a national news reporter for CBC, I usually cover the most pressing stories from my province — and there have been plenty in the past year.…
Former soldier pleads guilty in high-profile military sexual assault case
A Canadian ex-soldier at the centre of a high-profile case of sexual assault in the military has pleaded guilty.Former warrant officer André Gagnon was charged with assaulting…
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…
After COVID-19 outbreak in retirement home, families want mandatory vaccines for staff
Even though Susan Asa-Katz's mother is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the 92-year-old spent last week isolated in her room after unvaccinated staff at her Thornhill, Ont., retirement…
Inquiry to learn more about Lionel Desmond’s in-patient psychiatric treatment
The Lionel Desmond inquiry will learn more about the two-and-a-half months the Afghanistan veteran spent at an in-patient psychiatric facility, with more employees of the hospital set…
Couples fight for refunds after COVID-19 cancels wedding events
Joyce Fung and Calvin Chan thought they'd be newlyweds by now — partway through their first year of wedded bliss, not still locked in a months-long battle…
Jews in Russian city scarred by WWII massacre watch Canada’s decision on Nazi interpreter
As the evening light falls over the gentle slope of the ravine, Natalia Yefimushkina, her head tightly bound in a red scarf, stares into the heart of…
B.C. boy permanently brain damaged after eating lettuce contaminated with E. coli
E. coli outbreaks used to mainly be linked to hamburgers, but the last decade has seen recall after recall of tainted romaine lettuce coming into Canada from…
Ontario to (finally) pull the plug on fax machines in public service
For the generation comfortable communicating using only emojis or through TikTok videos, it's a baffling sight still found in many offices: a bulky photocopier-type machine hooked up…
Genetic genealogy pushes Toronto detectives close to identifying killer in 2 cold cases from 1983
Detectives with the Toronto Police Service say they are close to identifying the killer responsible for two cold cases from 1983.They have been mining family tree records,…
Mom vows to fight for daughter who died by suicide in hospital psychiatric unit
Hillary Hooper was so desperate to find help for her depression, she took her boyfriend's gun in the middle of the night, drove to the local high…