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Carpenter faces $15M lawsuit for criticizing sexual harassment comments in construction podcast
Two men who run a prominent construction industry podcast that aired remarks about cat-calling and trying to grab women have filed a $15...
Federal COVID Alert app caught 400 cases of COVID-19 in April
The federal government’s COVID Alert app sent out 35,000 exposure notifications last month that resulted in the identification of at least 400 COVID-19 cases,...
New coast guard ship beset by malfunctions, training delays 18 months after N.S. arrival
A year and a half after Canada’s new offshore fisheries science vessel, the Capt. Jacques Cartier, was delivered to its Halifax-area base, the coast guard...
In one of Ontario’s hardest-hit regions, COVID-19 takes a toll on essential workers
In Peel Region, which has been hit harder by COVID-19 than almost any other part of Ontario, essential workers — many of whom...
Toronto police arrest 3 men following anti-lockdown, pro-Palestinian protests
Toronto police have arrested and charged three people following demonstrations at Queen’s Park and Nathan Phillips Square on Saturday. At Queen’s Park, people...
2,000 patients have been transferred around Ontario to free up beds — but it’s taking a toll
When Alison McVinnie’s husband, Kevin Crozier, suffered a massive stroke in February, he was transferred between three different hospitals, all in a matter...
What Canada can learn from U.S., U.K. about COVID-19 vaccinations and reopening
For a few brief weeks in February and March, Nancy Olaoye envied her friends in Canada. The 30-year-old, who moved from Toronto to...
These South Asians in Toronto are helping with India’s COVID-19 crisis — while managing their grief from afar
As India grapples with a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases, many South Asians in the Toronto area are rallying together to help. “Our heart...
Vaccination rates lagging in poor Montreal areas, but outreach workers see surge in interest at pop-up clinic
Shahista Hussein walks along the lineup stretching around the corner of Hutchison Street and Jean-Talon Boulevard in Montreal’s Parc-Extension neighbourhood. Public health officials seemed to...
As ICUs fill up, doctors confront grim choice of who gets life-saving care
Hospitals are shifting critically ill patients around, looking for any empty bed. Nurses and doctors are putting in exhaustion-defying amounts of overtime. Some...
Suncor fined $100K for gas release at Edmonton Refinery
Suncor Energy pleaded guilty to one count of breaking Alberta’s environmental protection law after a release of a poisonous gas at its refinery just...
Liberals, NDP could use a bump in the polls — at each other’s expense
The Liberals and New Democrats are holding duelling virtual conventions this week, with party activists debating which policies will appeal the most to...
Why comparing COVID hospitalization numbers between provinces isn’t apple-to-apples
The number of COVID-19 patients in hospital and intensive care has been on the rise in many provinces lately, but comparing these numbers...
Brian Nadler recounted troubled times at Saskatoon hospital to Nevada medical board
The doctor charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Ontario hospital patient — and who once told a U.S. medical board how...
StatsCan says it’s ready to conduct census despite pandemic’s resurgence
Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s ready to conduct the 2021 census next month despite concerns about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Ford to impose Ontario-wide shutdown as 3rd wave of COVID-19 hits hard
With a record number of COVID-19 patients in Ontario’s intensive care units and its highest-ever rate of new cases in schools, multiple sources...
