Travel to Moncton, Campbellton being discouraged as COVID-19 alert level raised
People from P.E.I. and Nova Scotia have even more reason to abandon plans for trips to Moncton this Thanksgiving weekend, after New Brunswick confirmed a bad COVID-19…
Ontario experiencing spike in new COVID-19 ICU admissions not seen since June, data shows
A new daily increase in COVID-19 patients admitted into critical care this week is a spike not seen in Ontario since June, according to new data obtained…
Trudeau says any approved COVID-19 vaccine will be free for all Canadians
The latest:Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday any COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada will be free for all Canadians through the health-care system. Trudeau made the…
Collaborating artist and model say they will no longer work with Vancouver fashion designer
An Indigenous artist who has collaborated with Vancouver fashion designer Chloë Angus says he will no longer work with her in response to concerns about cultural appropriation…
Innu Nation suing for $4B over disruption to land and culture caused by Churchill Falls project
Saying their community's culture and way of life was devastated by the construction of a hydroelectric project, the Innu Nation of Labrador is taking Hydro-Québec and Churchill…
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.Antje Boetius, the…
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 immediate job losses.In…
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 at…
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 country explicit direction…
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 deliver the Huawei executive…