Lulu Anderson: The history and present of Black civil rights in Alberta
This story is part of the Black on the Prairies project, a collection of articles, personal essays, images and more, exploring the past, present and future of…
These South Asians in Toronto are helping with India’s COVID-19 crisis — while managing their grief from afar
As India grapples with a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases, many South Asians in the Toronto area are rallying together to help. "Our heart is broken to…
This critical care paramedic worked a week of 12-hour shifts to help keep Ontario’s ICUs from overflowing
When cases of COVID-19 surged as the pandemic's third wave hit Ontario, Joanne Skinner told her 11-year-old son she'd soon need to go help people in Toronto.A…
More Canadians hospitalized from substance use since pandemic started, report finds
More Canadians have ended up in the hospital after using substances like opioids, alcohol and stimulants during the pandemic than they have in years past.In the first…
In a Montreal ICU, health-care workers strain to treat younger patients and COVID-19 deniers
It's still hard for Ramtin Saeedi to breathe or talk. His words are slow and deliberate. He has to catch his breath between sentences."The first day I…
While the U.S. and EU talk COVID passports, Canada says it still has concerns about virus spread
As the European Union and the United States begin discussing a return to non-essential international travel, the federal government is expressing caution and insisting its decisions will…
Deaths, hospitalizations dropping among oldest Canadians as COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up
After a sluggish start, Canada's vaccination efforts are starting to pay off, with COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths among the oldest Canadians now dropping at a faster…
Doug Ford’s popularity plummets as pandemic takes its toll
If Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defeated in next year's provincial election, he might look back at this past week as the beginning of the end for…
Toronto, Peel to close businesses with 5 or more COVID-19 cases linked to the workplace
Toronto and Peel Region are issuing orders to force businesses with five or more cases of COVID-19 in the past two weeks to close.Peel's top doctor said…
Here — once again — is why B.C. isn’t planning on increasing restrictions soon
Weeks into B.C.'s third wave, with cases still around 1,000 a day and hospitalizations still increasing to new heights every day, there are some who would like…
Conservatives’ climate plan would replace Liberal carbon tax with lower levy of their own
After years of criticizing the Liberal carbon tax, the Conservative party is proposing a climate plan that also puts a price on carbon for consumers, according to…