Why is there no flu amid so many COVID cases? Your COVID-19 questions answered
We're answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to COVID@cbc.ca, and we'll answer as many as we can. We publish a selection of answers online and…
The retail sector has a racial bias problem — and this Sephora survey suggests it’s costing it customers
A study commissioned by beauty giant Sephora on racial bias in the U.S. retail sector is having reverberations in Canada — at Sephora's Canadian stores and for…
Edmonton woman out $320 as e-transfer fraudsters cash in during pandemic
Alysia Lok may be the creator of a brand of sweet snacks, but says she's soured on how few protections can exist when e-transfers get hacked."I was…
The next generation of PPE: How Canadian researchers are making masks, gowns better
Anesthesiologists recently came to Ravi Selvaganapathy and his colleagues at McMaster University with a problem.They needed a superior face shield that would protect them from the coronavirus…
Lights still on in federal buildings in National Capital Region even as civil servants work from home
The lights remain on at some federal government buildings in Canada's capital region, even though most civil servants have been working at home for nearly a year…
NDP repays multimillion-dollar campaign debt amid tough fundraising climate during pandemic
The NDP says it has paid off its multimillion-dollar campaign debt — and the federal party did it during Canada's worst economic recession in decades.NDP national director…
COC has spoken to federal government about COVID-19 shots for Canadian Olympians
The Canadian Olympic Committee has spoken to the federal government about having Team Canada vaccinated prior to going to the Tokyo Olympics. In an interview with Ian…
B.C. ordered to pay $964K to former correctional officer targeted for being Black
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has ordered the province to pay compensation of almost a million dollars to a former corrections officer who was targeted on the…
Jail guards scanned him as negative for drugs. He died hours later with fentanyl hidden in his body
Ever since her son died of a massive fentanyl overdose behind bars, Angela Vos has been kept awake at night by a single question: How did Jordan…
Ailing aviation sector pleads for aid as Ottawa considers new travel restrictions
As the federal government prepares to impose additional restrictions on international travel, the aviation industry is warning its long-term survival is at risk if the government doesn't…
2 Canada Post workers in Regina suspended after refusing to deliver Epoch Times
Two Canada Post workers in Regina were temporarily suspended earlier this month after they refused to deliver the latest sample edition of the Epoch Times.The head of…