Do you find it hard to end a conversation? You’re in the majority, study finds
Conversation is common, but not easy. That's why computers can pilot an airplane around the world but still can't master small talk. Turns out, neither can most…
Canadian researchers to release recommendations for treating youth eating disorders online
Sarah White sets a timer to remind herself to eat. She sets it six times a day so that she eats three meals and three snacks.White says…
Canadians shouldn’t shop around for vaccines with higher efficacy rates, experts say
The approval of a fourth vaccine in Canada should not give Canadians the green light to hold off on getting inoculated in order to wait for other…
College cautions doctor after complaints about COVID-19 tweets
The regulatory body for doctors in Ontario has issued three separate cautions to a pediatrician following a series of complaints about her tweets on COVID-19 and the…
Teachers in 3 provinces recruited for COVID-19 immunity research
The debate over the safety of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic is coming under researchers' microscopes. Three new projects are aiming determine how many teachers and school…
Benefits and risks of delaying 2nd doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Federal and provincial health officials are poring over emerging data on the advantages and disadvantages of extending the time between shots of two-dose COVID-19 vaccines. Here are…
In face of deadly pandemic, Ontario long-term care homes continue breaking COVID-19 safety rules
Ten months into the COVID-19 pandemic, inspectors were still catching Ontario long-term care homes violating crucial infection prevention and control measures.A CBC News data investigation has found…
So you got your COVID-19 shot. Does that mean life goes back to normal?
After Toronto family physician Dr. Tali Bogler received her final dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in January, she felt a newfound sense of relief — but also…
Do we know how effective vaccines are against the variants? 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…
Yes, the pandemic will end — but COVID-19 isn’t going away any time soon
As the months passed in 2020, and a mysterious new virus spread around the world, prompting lockdowns and whirlwind scientific research, it was hard to shake one…
Why it might be best to avoid painkillers as a precaution before your COVID-19 vaccine
Billions of people worldwide will receive vaccines to protect against COVID-19 and some will temporarily feel a sore arm, fever or muscle aches. But reaching for some…