Fitness
Canada’s private COVID-19 testing industry is booming, but some experts say oversight is lacking
Whether you’re a traveller getting a mandated COVID-19 test at the airport, or a worker on a job site like a film set...
Riding out the pandemic on Lake Ontario
The pandemic has driven many Canadians deeper into their winter burrows to binge watch shows until warmer weather returns, but some have decided...
Alberta will begin easing COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants, gyms Feb. 8, premier says
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province will begin loosening up its health measures on Feb. 8 as part of a new “path forward for...
How I spent a year learning to respect my body instead of wishing for a different one
This is an opinion piece by Martha Neovard, a childbirth and infant feeding educator — and a mother of three — in southern Saskatchewan. For...
High school athletes struggle to score scholarships in COVID times
Madison Shanks dreams of getting a scholarship to play volleyball at a Canadian university. The 17-year old student’s athletic prowess helped her team...
Fines issued in Manitoba as more than 100 protesters gather in Steinbach to protest COVID-19 restrictions
Less than an hour after Manitoba announced its highest single-day jump in COVID-19 deaths, dozens of people gathered in Steinbach to protest heightened...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Friday
The latest: Faced with mounting COVID-19 case numbers, Quebec is considering temporarily closing schools as part of its efforts to “break” the second...
Alberta preparing to introduce further restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise
Alberta’s government is weighing new restrictions for the province as it sees record-breaking COVID-19 numbers. Possible restrictions could include capacity limits on worship services and...
How businesses and schools are dealing with airborne COVID-19 and preparing for a winter indoors
On a sunny Friday in October, the 9Round fitness club in midtown Toronto was as busy as it could be, according to local...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
The latest: Health officials across the country are asking Canadians to continue following COVID-19 safety measures and protocols as the number of confirmed cases...
How dissecting superspreading events can help people take COVID-19 measures seriously
It’s a snapshot of a superspreading event: one person unknowingly infected with COVID-19 transmitted the contagion to 23 other passengers scattered on a tour...
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...
After 37 years, convicted B.C. child killer to argue wrongful conviction
On an October day in 1983 in the coastal B.C. town of Prince Rupert, a first-degree murder trial began for a 17-year-old named...
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...
NHL hub cities: Which are best equipped to host hockey in a pandemic
When the NHL first announced plans in May to salvage its season, it “only” had the health limitations of a global pandemic to...
From oxygen-level checks to no masks — customers face wide range of COVID-19 safety protocols
A Volkswagen owner goes into a dealership and is shocked to see that none of the employees are wearing masks. A dental patient...
