For many Canadians, being safe this holiday season means being apart from family
There's a caveat in the popular holiday standard I'll Be Home for Christmas — "if only in my dreams" — and it's taken on additional meaning as…
Anti-hate groups call for changes after ‘white nationalist’ receives federal COVID-19 funds
Anti-hate groups are urging the federal government to reconsider which employers can apply for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) after self-described white nationalist Paul Fromm received…
Health-care workers lining up for COVID-19 vaccine, but some warn of ‘real troubles’ with hesitancy
Melissa Vitug had mixed feelings about getting a vaccine for COVID-19 — a choice which would make her part of the first wave of health-care workers in…
5 Ontario regions tightening restrictions, Peel and Toronto to remain in lockdown
Ontario is tightening public health restrictions in five regions as hospitals say they are inundated with COVID-19 patients. Those regions include Hamilton, which will move to the…
Oncologist fears ‘tsunami of cancer’ after COVID-19 lockdowns limited screening
In the months since the pandemic hit, many parts of normal life have come to a stop.But while so much has been on hold or locked down…
Retirement homes push Ontario for mandatory COVID-19 testing for caregivers, support workers
The group representing retirement homes in Ontario is asking the province to make COVID-19 testing mandatory for all caregivers and support workers, guidance that is already in…
Can mRNA vaccines alter your DNA? More of your COVID-19 vaccine questions answered
We're answering your questions about the pandemic. Send them to COVID@cbc.ca, and we'll answer as many as we can. We publish a selection of answers online and…
3-digit suicide prevention hotline gets green light from House of Commons
The House of Commons took a step closer to establishing a national three-digit suicide prevention hotline today.MPs voted unanimously in favour of a Conservative MP's motion calling…
Ottawa to hike federal carbon tax to $170 a tonne by 2030
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today released the government's strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 — and its centrepiece is a gradual hike in the…
Which essential workers should get COVID-19 vaccine priority? Teachers want a place in line
As coronavirus cases spiked in Manitoba this fall, Winnipeg teacher Matt Fabbri shrunk his personal circle down to his wife and their three kids. That meant a…
700 families waiting for children’s health services at Toronto hospital as pandemic backlog grows
Just six months after he was born, Ivona Nowak's son Noah was diagnosed with cancer in his spinal cord.The tumour, though treatable, left the Toronto infant paralyzed…