Health
Ontario’s pharmacy vaccine rollout leaves some hard-hit communities with limited access to shots
A month after Ontario began shipping COVID-19 vaccines to pharmacies around the province, an analysis by CBC News shows some of the hardest-hit...
Vulnerable Inuk man left homeless as public guardian argues it is not responsible for housing
An Iqaluit man under the protection of Nunavut’s public guardian is being forced into homelessness while government officials struggle to figure out how...
Lessons from Quebec City’s gym outbreak, one of Canada’s largest COVID-19 superspreading events
We still don’t know exactly how it started — a runner on a treadmill, or perhaps someone lifting weights — but an outbreak...
Alberta NDP would likely form majority if election held today, new poll suggests
EDITOR’S NOTE: CBC News and The Road Ahead commissioned this public opinion research in March, just as the third wave of COVID-19 cases was building...
‘An ugly stain for years to come’: Laurentian University interests reeling from staff, program cuts
Monday was one of the worst days on record for the Laurentian University community, with the news roughly 100 professors lost their jobs...
22-yr-old Winnipeg man hospitalized with coronavirus variant hopes his story will serve as warning
If you think you can’t get seriously ill from COVID-19 because you’re young and healthy, think again. That’s the message a 22-year-old Winnipeg man...
More than 60 programs to be cut as Laurentian University moves through insolvency process
The pace of change at Laurentian University, which is in the midst of insolvency negotiations, is speeding up as termination notices for faculty...
Trudeau, O’Toole and Singh aren’t all talking about the same problems
Speaking to the Liberal convention on Saturday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau argued that politics should be about finding “real solutions” for the...
How parts of Canada are going about vaccinating teachers against COVID-19
This weekend, teachers and school staff in Ontario’s Niagara region are getting their first chance at a COVID-19 vaccine, thanks to the recommendation of...
Liberal delegates endorse a universal basic income, reject capital gain tax hike
Liberal delegates to the party’s policy convention have overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution calling for the establishment of a universal basic income (UBI) in...
Ontario reports 4,227 new cases of COVID-19, nearly topping single-day record
Ontario reported another 4,227 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the second-most on a single day at any point during the pandemic. The province logged...
Ontario hospitals allowed to transfer patients without consent
The Ontario government’s health agency has issued two emergency orders to help hospitals cope with a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations and intensive care admissions that is threatening the province’s critical...
Vancouver Canucks says ‘no culprit’ in team’s COVID-19 outbreak
The Vancouver Canucks team physician said the player who first contracted COVID-19 and then brought it into the team acted within NHL and...
Canada adds jobs, unemployment falls to 7.5% despite 3rd wave of COVID-19
Despite a third wave of COVID-19, Canada’s unemployment rate fell to a post-pandemic low of 7.5 per cent in March as the economy added...
‘If you’re sick, stay home’ is a non-starter for many Canadians
The debate around paid sick leave has grown louder and more urgent in the past several weeks as COVID-19 cases have continued to soar...
Here’s why Canadians have reason to be more optimistic about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Comparing apples to oranges isn’t necessarily useful if you’re trying to learn more about apples. And that is exactly what some experts say...
