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Canada monitoring spread of coronavirus variants, says chief public health officer
The latest: Canada’s chief public health officer says the federal government is closely monitoring the spread of coronavirus variants that have been discovered...
Global economy faces fears of a ‘lost decade’ as COVID-19 cases surge
Optimism that the early arrival of a vaccine meant that the global economy would be out of the woods in 2021 is facing...
The trillion-dollar question is how federal spending will position the economy for post-pandemic success
This column is an opinion by Robert Asselin, senior vice-president of policy at the Business Council of Canada, where he leads the development of strategies...
Are we all in this together? The political perils of pandemic travel
COVID-19 is a threat that requires collective action. Unfortunately, some Canadian politicians are demonstrating how hard it can be to marshal a response to...
New rules on removal of illegal online content could help in battle against child pornography
The federal heritage minister will soon introduce legislation aimed at compelling companies to do a better job of policing illegal content posted online —...
How 3 educators are inspiring students to learn during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended schools across Canada for students and educators from kindergarten through post-secondary. Amid the waves of upheaval caused by school...
Majority of borrowed books across Ontario libraries in 2020 weren’t published this year
In a year dominated by a global pandemic and American politics, some might find it fitting that the library book most likely to...
The dark side: 2020 was a boom year for horror on-screen — and that’s no accident
The meaning behind Netflix’s The Platform is hard to miss: “an accidentally timely political allegory,” the New York Times called it, “a brutal...
Governor General announces 61 new Order of Canada appointments
A public health researcher, a disability sports advocate and several trailblazing women who achieved firsts in their fields are among the 61 people...
Ontario identifies first cases of COVID-19 U.K. variant in the province
Ontario announced on Saturday its first two confirmed cases in the province of the COVID-19 variant, first identified in the United Kingdom. Ontario...
After a turbulent year, Canada’s energy industry braces for more upheaval in 2021
Turbulent, chaotic, overwhelming — it’s been the kind of year that tests a person’s nerves and their vocabulary. At times, there have been...
Vice-Admiral Art McDonald named new chief of the defence staff
The country’s next top military commander will come from the navy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Vice Admiral Art McDonald as the new...
The pandemic undercut Canada Post’s business model — and showed it a new one
The global pandemic posed major challenges to Canada Post — and pointed the way to a new business model for the Crown corporation — as limits...
University of Ottawa student told to repay $12K from CERB says he was given bad info
A University of Ottawa student who owes the federal government $12,000 is blaming the big bill on bad information he received when applying...
Nurse who left her 4 children to care for COVID-positive seniors would do it again in a heartbeat
Nearly a month ago, Terri Taylor, a licensed practical nurse, had to tell her children she was leaving and didn’t know when she...
Tight controls on COVID-19 vaccine may limit queue-jumping for the well connected
With vaccinations against COVID-19 now underway, at least one prominent individual has said he won’t jump the queue to procure a dose for himself — the CEO of the giant pharmaceutical...
