N.L. health-care workers likely heading to Ontario Tuesday
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, left, has spoken with Premier Doug Ford and says promised help for Ontario should be heading out on Tuesday. (CBC) Health-care…
QMJHL only junior hockey league still going ahead with playoffs
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is now the only major junior league in the country that is still trying to complete its playoffs for this season.The…
Ontario health unit partially closes 2 Amazon fulfilment centres to control COVID-19 outbreaks
Peel Public Health announced on Saturday that it has partially closed two Amazon fulfilment centres to control COVID-19 outbreaks in those workplaces.The centres are located in Brampton,…
B.C. pharmacy vaccine rollout leading to frustration over lack of central booking system
B.C.'s multi-pronged rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has left frontline workers and eligible adults wondering why there isn't a centralized system that allows them to easily book an…
More than 1,500 tree planters prepare to head west to reforest B.C. Interior
More than 1,500 tree planters from Quebec and Ontario are expected to travel across the country to the B.C. Interior in the next two weeks to help…
With one budget, Freeland overturned 3 decades of political orthodoxy
Nearly seven years ago, a rookie politician surveyed the political landscape across the democratic world and saw the outlines of a new era."What we are seeing, in…
Canada’s new home construction hits record high in March
Canadian housing starts rose 21.6 per cent in March compared with the previous month, easily beating expectations and hitting a new record, data from the Canadian Mortgage…
Rogers identifies cause of Canada-wide wireless outage, but no time given for service return
Rogers apologized after an outage affecting its wireless users stretched well into Monday evening, as the company's chief technology officer said the software issue has been addressed…
Award-winning teen birdwatcher launches mobile game in which players explore birding hotspots
One of the small pleasures of this pandemic spring for some British Columbians has been getting to know their local birds — and now they can virtually…
Here — once again — is why B.C. isn’t planning on increasing restrictions soon
Weeks into B.C.'s third wave, with cases still around 1,000 a day and hospitalizations still increasing to new heights every day, there are some who would like…
What you can and cannot do now that Ontario has tightened its stay-at-home order
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced new public health measures on Friday that tighten the stay-at-home order already in place and include new restrictions on travel between provinces.The…