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Ship’s ban on tight clothes has ‘nothing to do with gender,’ says director of polar research institute
The director of a prominent Arctic research institute says dress codes that prohibit female participants from wearing tight-fitting clothing are not meant to be sexist....
For many workers, reduced hours or pay cuts beat pandemic layoffs. Just ask a WestJet pilot
After the airline industry was grounded in the spring when governments around the world introduced COVID-19 lockdown measures, WestJet pilots were facing significant and...
Why a 2nd wave of COVID-19 is more dangerous than it looks
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,...
Ontario implementing stricter public health measures as province sets COVID-19 case record
Ontario announced tighter COVID-19 restrictions Friday amid mounting criticism that the government was ill-prepared for a second wave of the pandemic, which has seen crippling lines...
Military’s anti-racism push expands to include navy, air force
Canada’s navy and air force are now both promising to issue special orders that will give individual commanders of ships and installations across the...
Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers claim U.S. tried to ‘trick’ judge in extradition case
A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou accused the United States Wednesday of abusing the privileges of its extradition treaty with Canada to try to...
Seth MacLean died in July. Authorities buried him weeks later without telling his family
Seth MacLean’s family spent the last part of this summer pounding the pavement in downtown Toronto desperately searching for a loved one who...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday
The latest: Quebec has ordered new restrictions on bars and restaurants in coronavirus hot spots, while Ontario’s premier warned of a “more complex”...
Members fighting sale of MEC say planned COO hire clashes with Canadian company’s values
Members of Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) fighting its takeover by an American investment firm say the hiring of an executive from a U.S. company...
Confusion and anxiety reign for Canadians dependent on CERB as pandemic program winds down
Roger Wiebe is one of millions of Canadians who has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, despite never contracting the virus. The...
Black Canadians get sick more from COVID-19. Scientists aim to find out why
Race-based data shows that Black Canadians are far more likely to get sick and be hospitalized for COVID-19 than other ethnic groups. A...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday
The latest: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam are asking Canadians to remain vigilant against the spread...
Why stock markets are up 44% amid the worst economic contraction in history
The economy is in a ditch, and millions of Canadian workers still find themselves unemployed or underemployed compared with where things were before COVID-19....
RCMP faces criticism over mask policy for bearded front-line officers
The RCMP is facing accusations of discrimination because of a policy requiring front-line officers to wear properly fitting medical grade face masks which may not be...
Canadians should make mask-wearing a ‘reflex’ in daily life as COVID-19 cases rise, experts say
Let’s face it: No one enjoys having a mask cover half their face. They can be scratchy, sweaty, stuffy — all reasons why...
Public health officials call for tighter restrictions, warn COVID-19 could spiral out of control
Infectious disease experts say Canadian health authorities must tighten restrictions again or hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 will increase exponentially in the coming weeks. Echoing comments made...
