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When feeling lonely and unhappy veers into depression: challenges of these pandemic holidays
Despite all the bright cartoon specials and joy-infused music that pervades this time of the year, it is a well-established fact that not everyone...
Why COVID-19 cases are surging across Canada and what needs to be done
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you haven’t subscribed yet,...
The Liberals had the leverage this week — but it might not last
This week’s excitement ended quietly on Wednesday afternoon, brought to a formal conclusion by a vote of 180 nays to 146 yeas. The...
Alberta unconcerned about OPEC prediction for slower growth in oil demand over next 25 years
Alberta’s energy minister is unconcerned about a new report by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that suggests demand for oil will...
As cases soar, Quebec’s premier must confront a health crisis and fraying social bonds
Most Quebecers began a 28-day quasi-quarantine period on Thursday in a state of confusion about what, suddenly, they aren’t allowed to do. The five million...
Celebrity Engagements of 2020
New bling! Love was in the air in 2020. Wilmer Valderrama, Peter Facinelli and more celebrities announced their plans to walk down the...
Justin Trudeau drops into another pitfall of his own making
Justin Trudeau and his government have shown a remarkable ability to find trouble in novel places — a Christmas vacation, the Shawcross doctrine...
Zoom chats short circuit a brain function essential for trust — and that’s bad for business: Don Pittis
Ever get the sense there is something vital missing on those Zoom meetings? If so, you’re not alone — and there is Canadian science...
Pandemic worsens Canada’s deadly opioid overdose epidemic
An epidemic of fatal drug overdoses across Canada is on the rise amid COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that harm-reduction workers and doctors say exacerbates...
Here’s what different provinces, territories are planning for COVID-19 reopenings
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here’s a look at...
MacKay, O’Toole pitch pandemic recovery plans heavy on tax incentives, fiscal prudence
MacKay, O’Toole pitch pandemic recovery plans heavy on tax incentives, fiscal prudence, Peter MacKay and Erin O’Toole, the two leading contenders to replace...
With air conditioning scarce, Quebec’s long-term care homes struggle with heat during pandemic
When it gets as hot as it is in Montreal this week, with humidex values expected to reach 40 Wednesday, Mendy Fellig becomes all...
Canadians are accidentally poisoning themselves while cleaning to prevent COVID-19
From people experiencing burning eyes and trouble breathing to children drinking hand sanitizer, there’s been a jump in the number of cleaner and...
COVID-19 prompts flood of people to write, change their wills — but quarantine measures are getting in the way
Waves of people concerned about COVID-19 are rushing to write or change their wills, but they’re running into a roadblock caused by the effort to...
Some health experts questioning advice against wider use of masks to slow spread of COVID-19
Science magazine had been trying for days to speak to the elusive George Gao, head of China’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention....
