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Which essential workers should get COVID-19 vaccine priority? Teachers want a place in line
As coronavirus cases spiked in Manitoba this fall, Winnipeg teacher Matt Fabbri shrunk his personal circle down to his wife and their three...
On the edge of a bleak pandemic winter, Freeland offers a vague plan for recovery
The central metaphor of Chrystia Freeland’s speech to the House of Commons on Monday was seasonal. “We know the winter ahead will be...
B.C. NDP will form decisive majority government, CBC News projects
The NDP will form a historic majority government in British Columbia for the first time in more than 20 years, CBC News projects, as...
Technical glitches briefly mar first day of applications for Canada Recovery Benefit
Canadians seeking to access new financial support after missing work because of COVID-19 appeared to briefly run into technical glitches as applications opened for...
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....
A throne speech long on language and ambition, short on specifics
However grandly it’s staged, a throne speech is a difficult thing to judge. Just ask the opposition parties. The first official review of Wednesday’s...
N.B. doctor blamed for COVID-19 outbreak receives letter of support from 1,500 physicians
The package delivered to Dr. Jean Robert Ngola’s home was pressed between two pieces of sturdy cardboard held together by silver tape. After...
With uptick in COVID-19 cases, Quebec could be forced to choose between schools and bars
When Premier François Legault announced Monday that masks will soon be mandatory across Quebec, he also confirmed that the province is witnessing a slight...
For some non-profits, COVID-19 isn’t just a struggle. It’s a do-or-die moment
While some of Canada’s most revered non-profit organizations are struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, others have already been defeated and forced to close their doors...
MacKay, O’Toole pitch pandemic recovery plans heavy on tax incentives, fiscal prudence
MacKay, O’Toole pitch pandemic recovery plans heavy on tax incentives, fiscal prudence, Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole, the two leading contenders to replace...
‘I don’t know how I’m gonna go back to the office’: COVID-19 forces women to rethink careers
Before COVID-19, Rachel Dei-Amoah would typically be asleep by 10 PM. Now, she’s often awake past midnight, reading or online window shopping. The...
Cities grappling with COVID-19 costs call for federal, provincial co-operation for emergency aid
Canada’s cities are continuing to appeal to Ottawa and the provinces for emergency funding to absorb mounting costs associated with COVID-19 — a...
Ontario to reopen provincial parks for limited use, as COVID-19 cases near 20,000
Premier Doug Ford says provincial parks and conservation reserves will reopen for limited day use starting Monday, as cases of COVID-19 in Ontario near...
Five things you should never say to your child
Stop crying immediately! Often, when a child knows s/he will be punished, s/he starts crying. Kids cry very easily because they’re still innocent and don’t...
