60% higher risk of death from coronavirus variants, Ontario analysis finds: sources
Variants of the virus behind COVID-19 double the risk of someone being admitted to intensive care — and increase the risk of death by roughly 60 per…
Hundreds of ICU patients transferred between Ontario hospitals as COVID-19 admissions rise
For Toronto critical care physician Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, nearly every workday involves sending a handful of COVID-19 patients to other intensive care units.Sometimes that means transferring those…
As Quebec’s economic recovery gallops ahead, many risk being left behind
Quebec's economy is roaring back to life after a year of closures, restrictions and curfews, according to economists at the major banks.Finance Minister Eric Girard will table…
Why Alberta has identified more variant cases but they’re believed to be more prevalent in Ontario
Alberta has identified more COVID-19 variants of concern to date than any other province, but the variants are actually estimated to have gained a larger foothold in…
Alberta to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions
The latest:A cabinet committee of Alberta's United Conservative government is expected to meet Monday to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions. Premier Jason Kenney said…
Ontario’s 3rd wave of COVID-19 could hit younger adults harder. Here’s why
In Scarborough, the east-end Toronto area that's been hit hard by the pandemic, Dr. Lisa Salamon was shocked by the impact of COVID-19 on two younger adults…
Peter Nygard has phone in jail cell for constant contact with legal team, court documents reveal
Peter Nygard has been given what no other inmate at Manitoba's Headingley Correctional Centre has access to: a phone in his cell that he can use 16…
People are celebrating their COVID-19 vaccine shots with selfies. Some think it’s time to give it a rest
Initially, Dr. Alan Drummond welcomed the idea of the so-called vaccine selfie — people sharing their COVID-19 vaccination pictures on social media — as a celebration and…
N.L. government won’t release COVID-19 modelling that Furey said justified election call
The Newfoundland and Labrador government is refusing to disclose COVID-19 modelling that Liberal Leader Andrew Furey said helped justify his decision to call an election amid a…
Military conducted secret investigation of reservist Patrik Mathews as a possible terrorist threat
The military's counter-intelligence unit secretly investigated Patrik Mathews — a former Manitoba army reservist and alleged recruiter for a neo-Nazi group — as a possible terrorist threat…
From restaurant staff to pilots, pandemic is pushing people in hard-hit professions to retrain for new jobs
When COVID-19 hit, Ryan Sullivan was a pilot for Porter Airlines and he loved his job. These days, though, he spends his days and many evenings leading…