Why a 2nd wave of COVID-19 is more dangerous than it looks
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Ontario implementing stricter public health measures as province sets COVID-19 case record
Ontario announced tighter COVID-19 restrictions Friday amid mounting criticism that the government was ill-prepared for a second wave of the pandemic, which has seen crippling lines at…
Military’s anti-racism push expands to include navy, air force
Canada's navy and air force are now both promising to issue special orders that will give individual commanders of ships and installations across the country explicit direction…
Getting into nature could benefit your mental health during the pandemic
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‘It’s not easy’: Survivors of deadly Icefield tour bus crash near Jasper, Alta., file $17M lawsuit
An Alberta woman who survived the deadly crash of a tour bus in Jasper National Park this summer says she lives with the pain of her injuries…
Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers claim U.S. tried to ‘trick’ judge in extradition case
A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou accused the United States Wednesday of abusing the privileges of its extradition treaty with Canada to try to deliver the Huawei executive…
Seth MacLean died in July. Authorities buried him weeks later without telling his family
Seth MacLean's family spent the last part of this summer pounding the pavement in downtown Toronto desperately searching for a loved one who had seemingly vanished without…
No sex? No marriage, rules B.C. judge in rare annulment because husband couldn’t maintain an erection
There was a time when couples who claimed their marriages couldn't be consummated were forced to prove they couldn't copulate in front of a jury. Justice Wendy…
Toronto Public Health orders 3 restaurants to close to slow COVID-19 spread
Toronto Public Health has ordered three restaurants on King Street West to close to protect the public from COVID-19.In a news release on Saturday, the public health…
Black Canadians get sick more from COVID-19. Scientists aim to find out why
Race-based data shows that Black Canadians are far more likely to get sick and be hospitalized for COVID-19 than other ethnic groups. A new study looking at…
P.E.I. restaurants suffered the worst downturn in the country in July
While the pandemic hit the bottom line of restaurants across the country, as summer arrived it was restaurateurs on P.E.I. who were hit the hardest.Tourism numbers released…