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Syrian woman builds better life through unlikely friendship with Saint John retiree and his wife
If all of your friends look like you, talk like you and are the same age as you, you can have a good life. But...
Ford shuffles cabinet, Rod Phillips replacing Merrilee Fullerton as long-term care minister
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is shuffling his cabinet, with former finance minister Rod Phillips — who resigned from his post following a Caribbean vacation...
Canada’s largest transplant centre slowly marches toward normal after weeks of ‘wasted’ organs
Last July, Sarah Frazer learned she had two years at most before she would need to replace her failing kidneys. “I was 23 at...
Doctors worry they won’t be able to help every cancer patient diagnosed, treated late due to COVID-19
Around the end of June last year, Karen Townsend started to experience abdominal pain. At the time, she could only book a phone...
Black employees slam Ontario Public Service for rampant, systemic racism
On his first day as a corrections officer at a Toronto jail, Glendon Thomas was barred from entering. Back in 2004 as a Black...
Family remembers RCMP Const. Shelby Patton as ‘one of the best’
Saskatchewan RCMP Const. Shelby Patton’s family said they’re devastated by the death of a young man who loved his job and his community. Patton,...
Bank of Canada keeps benchmark interest rate at record low
The Bank of Canada decided to keep its benchmark interest rate steady at a record-low 0.25 per cent on Wednesday. The central bank...
Carpenter faces $15M lawsuit for criticizing sexual harassment comments in construction podcast
Two men who run a prominent construction industry podcast that aired remarks about cat-calling and trying to grab women have filed a $15...
More new mothers are seeking mental health supports amid overwhelming strain during the pandemic
Abigail Morran was no stranger to anxiety, but for years, she had it under control. Then the first-time mom, who lives in a...
More Shoppers Drug Mart customers complain they were pushed to use self-checkout
Michael Kerwin said he was furious when at two Toronto-area Shoppers Drug Marts last month, he was told he must purchase his goods using...
Premier rejects calls to apologize to N.B. doctor after COVID-19-related charge withdrawn
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is rejecting calls to apologize to a family doctor who had been blamed for a COVID-19 outbreak in Campbellton last year...
With reports of a labour shortage, can the pandemic recovery help raise wages?
As Canadians wait for Friday’s latest jobs numbers, there are growing reports that a shortage of labour will lead to rising wages as...
Partially paralyzed Indigenous man left in wheelchair he can’t operate outside Toronto ER files complaint
It felt like –7 C outside when Charles Hussin found himself kicked out of a downtown Toronto hospital’s emergency department in January and...
Benefits of having a job
It is not a secret that many people hate their jobs. For some people, it’s because of their boss or colleagues. For others,...
Teacher who came out as transgender at school inspires students and colleagues to live their truths
Michael Megenbir was someone who generally kept his personal life separate from work. That is, until one June day in 2017. Sitting among...
Why experts say 2nd vaccine doses should be rolled out now
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you...
