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How Montreal’s health experts are dealing with the risks of daily life
Health experts in Montreal — including ER doctors, epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists — are getting haircuts again and hanging out with friends, but many...
Canada’s largest school board considers eliminating French as it plans for safe return in fall
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) says it is preparing for new possibilities when school returns in September that may include no French classes...
Human clinical trials begin for Quebec-made coronavirus vaccine candidate, but CEO urges caution
Canadian trials have just begun for a prospective coronavirus vaccine, but its Quebec-based manufacturer is already downplaying its potential impact. Dr. Bruce Clark, president...
Quebec mother heartbroken over death of 2 young daughters as police narrow search for father
Amélie Lemieux wept uncontrollably as she looked over a colourful, makeshift shrine of stuffed animals, heartfelt messages, candles and flowers placed in a...
Why it may be harder to catch COVID-19 from surfaces than we first thought
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you...
It’s time to let family caregivers back into Ontario nursing homes, medical officer says
Dr. Jobin Varughese knows all too well the heartbreaking toll wrought by COVID-19 at Ontario’s long-term care homes. He’s chief medical officer at...
How a Canadian woman pushed a popular South Asian matchmaking site to drop its skin-tone filter
When Meghan Nagpal decided to take her chances at finding love by signing up for a popular matchmaking website, she never expected to...
Eliminating COVID-19 cases in Canada will exact too heavy a toll on society, health experts say
Some public health and infectious disease experts are pressing for governments in Canada to shift to minimizing, not eradicating, COVID-19 while allowing society to...
Volunteer placements on pause as Liberals try to restart troubled student grant program
Students slated to start volunteering this week in order to receive the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) have seen their placements grind to...
CFL sponsor threatens to cut ties unless Edmonton changes team name
One of the sponsors of the Canadian Football League’s Edmonton Eskimos says it will cut ties with the team unless it changes its name....
Does the Trudeau government have a plan to end the pandemic economy?
In a normal year, the federal government tables a budget in the spring and then an economic statement or fiscal update in the fall....
Why the WHO won’t say the coronavirus is airborne and driving the pandemic
The World Health Organization has refused to cave to pressure from more than 200 experts calling for it to update its messaging on the...
Former WE Charity employee says staff tried to silence her by rewriting anti-racism speech
A former employee of WE Charity says a speech she wrote for a WE Schools tour about her experiences as a Black woman...
Controversy over airborne transmission of COVID-19 ‘a tempest in a teapot,’ Dr. Bonnie Henry says
B.C.’s provincial health officer says the controversy over airborne transmission of COVID-19 has been overblown, after hundreds of scientists signed a letter calling...
Walmart pulls ‘All Lives Matter’ shirts following protests, but Amazon is still selling them
Walmart has pulled merchandise bearing the slogan “All Lives Matter” sold by independent dealers on its website. The move follows outrage expressed on social...
Halifax man walks off flight to St. John’s over COVID-19 concerns
A man walked off a flight from Halifax to St. John’s before takeoff on Saturday after realizing almost everyone on the flight would need...
