Ontario reports 2,005 new COVID-19 cases, 18 more deaths
Ontario is reporting 2,005 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday and 18 more deaths linked to the virus.Sunday's figure marks the lowest number reported since Dec. 14, when…
Ontario identifies first cases of COVID-19 U.K. variant in the province
Ontario announced on Saturday its first two confirmed cases in the province of the COVID-19 variant, first identified in the United Kingdom.Ontario is the first province to…
Casual social contacts can help combat loneliness and improve well-being during pandemic, psychologists say
Jennie Aitken, 33, began noticing it weeks into the pandemic.The Victoria woman has a family and was frequently checking in with good friends, but since her management…
What two brothers taught me about drug addiction. And why I need to apologize.
It's not unusual for any journalist who pushes stories and topics with a degree of zeal to apologize from time to time for mistakes that get on…
Pandemic isolation sees booming demand for pets — and for businesses that cater to them
All those new pet photos you've been seeing on social media don't lie. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted booming demand for pets from Canadians feeling isolated after…
For many Canadians, being safe this holiday season means being apart from family
There's a caveat in the popular holiday standard I'll Be Home for Christmas — "if only in my dreams" — and it's taken on additional meaning as…
Their parents died from COVID-19 two days apart; final moments with family shared over Zoom
Sisters Julie, Shelley and Melanie gathered on a Zoom call Sunday to comfort their father in his final moments in hospital as he battled COVID-19 and told…
New Brunswick family creates plastic bubble for son’s self-isolation
Eric Bélanger's self-isolation was a lot less lonely than he expected.For two weeks, he spent his time playing cards and eating meals with his parents — all…
Immigrants face financial, emotional ruin as plans to resettle in Canada are clipped by COVID-19
Those who were on the verge of immigrating to Canada before the pandemic struck say the government's sluggish effort to renew their immigration documents is causing them…
5 Ontario regions tightening restrictions, Peel and Toronto to remain in lockdown
Ontario is tightening public health restrictions in five regions as hospitals say they are inundated with COVID-19 patients. Those regions include Hamilton, which will move to the…
These nursing home chains have the highest COVID-19 death rates in Ontario, data analysis finds
Not all for-profit long-term care homes in Ontario are equal when it comes to containing COVID-19, an analysis of provincial data by CBC's Marketplace has found. While…