Sisters cross Canada-U.S. border, camp in parents’ backyard to be with dying father
Carmen and Lara Messerlian only have one more sleep to go until they can finally squeeze their dad simultaneously in a giant bear hug. The two sisters…
Case of Manitobans with COVID-19 who failed to isolate after travel raises enforcement questions
Two people who travelled out of Manitoba, came into contact with a known case of COVID-19 and did not self-isolate for two weeks upon their return could…
How COVID-19 has changed Canada’s economy for the worse — but also for the better
Every facet of Canadian life has been changed by the current pandemic, from how and where we live, to how we shop, eat and work. While not…
How one of Toronto’s COVID-19 hot spots is struggling through the pandemic
The community of Thorncliffe Park has the highest rate of COVID-19 infection compared to all the adjacent neighbourhoods, yet it has managed to avert a far worse…
Military mission ending in most Ontario long-term care homes
Ontario drivers are being told to stay on the lookout for military vehicles on the roads this week as hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members deployed…
National Indigenous Peoples Day goes virtual amid pandemic restrictions
Organizers of a major Indigenous festival in Ottawa considered postponing or cancelling it entirely after COVID-19 restrictions meant they couldn't gather in person. Instead, the National Indigenous…
It’s been 72 years since Thomas Falls was killed in custody. His family says it’s time for justice
When retired lance-corporal Thomas Falls died in solitary confinement at Montreal's Bordeaux jail in 1948, 10 days after being severely beaten by police, there was no public…
New StatsCan data reveals hundreds of ‘excess’ deaths in Canada amid pandemic
Hundreds more Canadians died in the early weeks of the pandemic than in the same period in previous years — but not all were directly connected to…
‘He was a good and caring person,’ says wife of migrant worker who died of COVID-19 on Ontario farm
The wife of 31-year-old Bonifacio Eugenio-Romero, a Mexican migrant worker who died of COVID-19 while labouring on a southwestern Ontario farm last month, said her husband was…
‘It matters to families’: Canada does not keep track of probable cases of COVID-19
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you…
China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
Chinese prosecutors charged two detained Canadians with spying Friday in an apparent bid to step up pressure on Canada to drop a U.S. extradition request for a…