B.C. mayor apologizes for U.S. trip to visit family, get vaccinated
The mayor of a West Kootenay town has apologized for what she now says was a wrong decision to travel to the United States for COVID-19 vaccines…
Ontario isn’t ruling out another delay to school spring break as COVID-19 cases rise
Premier Doug Ford is dangling the possibility that Ontario's already-delayed March Break for schools could be postponed yet again as the province confronts its third wave of…
‘People are talking about the same things they talked about back then’: COVID stirs up memories of polio
When Elizabeth Lounsbury was eight years old, she snuck out of the house to go swimming with her friends.She had been taught to fear polio, a virus…
Wedding dresses never worn, pets surrendered: Kijiji sales show people’s pandemic losses
As the World Health Organization prepared to declare COVID-19 a global pandemic last March, online classified platform Kijiji was inundated with high-priced listings for hand sanitizer, face…
Estate of slain Hells Angels prospect who led double life split between spouses in court battle
Michael Widner's death in March 2017 left a lot of questions unanswered — and not just for the investigators tasked with solving the targeted killing of a…
For homeless people trying to stay safe in pandemic, federal housing program is a lifeline, say advocates
In the past year, the word "stay" has been repeated over and over as Canadians have been urged — even ordered at times — by public health…
B.C. extending pandemic restrictions indefinitely
The current orders restricting daily life and socialization in B.C. are going to stay in place indefinitely, the province announced Friday.The orders had been set to expire…
Arriving in Ontario from another country by plane? You’ll need to take a COVID-19 test starting today
The latest:Ontario is reporting its first case of the more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus first discovered in South Africa, as new rules take effect in…
They were together 55 years. They died days apart after COVID-19 diagnosis
A B.C. couple who met at Christmas dinner in 1965 found out they both had COVID-19 on Christmas Day in 2020. In the 55 years between those…
Canada’s COVID-19 case numbers show early positive signs
Cases of COVID-19 are declining in many parts of Canada, but experts say those early positive signs are dependent on widespread restrictions. Quebec, now under a province-wide…
Body of New Brunswick man recovered after workplace accident in Alberta’s oilsands
The body of a New Brunswick man who died in a workplace accident in northern Alberta earlier this week has been recovered.Patrick Poitras, 25, of Saint-André, N.B.,…