Is the NHL rigged against Canada? Not really
After winning in overtime last night, the Montreal Canadiens have managed to live to fight another day in their made-for-Disney playoff run.It's an underdog success story almost…
Vaccine passports ignite debate over privacy vs. public health
As a steadily rising number of fully vaccinated Canadians emerge from hiding to test the gradual return to pre-pandemic normalcy, a conundrum looms: what to do about…
Be vulnerable and examine Catholic Church’s residential school past, Manitoba pastor urges
WARNING: This story contains distressing details.Some Manitoba Catholics are calling on church leadership to atone for their wrongs in light of the discovery of unmarked graves on…
Crews battle more than 170 wildfires in B.C. as drying conditions continue
The BC Wildfire Service is facing another challenging day on Saturday as firefighters continue to battle over 170 blazes burning across the province.According to the B.C. Wildfire…
Alberta health minister and family swarmed by COVID protesters on Canada Day
Supporters of Calgary mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston, incarcerated on charges of violating public health orders and threatening Alberta Health Services staff, cornered the family of Alberta…
The high, human cost of global shipping in the pandemic: Sailors stuck at sea for months
For 11 months, Rolly Pague was stranded at sea, stuck on a giant shipping vessel feeding insatiable global demand sparked by the pandemic.The 31-year-old was unable to…
Why Canada is divided over reopening despite controlling COVID-19
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you haven't subscribed yet,…
‘Where is their soul?’: Inside the failed push to make Catholic Church pay for its residential school abuses
Residential school survivor Rick Daniels and his wife, Judy Greyeyes, live in a small apartment just a few kilometres from Saskatoon's towering $28.5-million Holy Family Cathedral.The cathedral…
Why reports of COVID-19 infections after 2 vaccine doses aren’t cause for alarm
At first glance, reports of people getting infected with COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated can sound alarming, as if this crop of long-awaited vaccines aren't doing their…
Survivors, community honour 751 unmarked graves at Sask. residential school site with vigil
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Seven-hundred and fifty-one lights spanned the entirety of the unmarked graves discovered on Cowessess First Nation in southeast Saskatchewan where a…
Lack of LGBTQ health education for doctors is ‘medically harmful,’ researchers warn
All medical students in Canada need to learn about LGBTQ health through a mandated, standardized curriculum, say advocates and researchers. Right now, LGBTQ health education in Canadian…