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 threat of 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 was changed without her…
B.C. couple escapes from ‘debris flood’ that filled home with mud, logs, rocks
A B.C. couple escaped from waist-deep water and mud in their home after it was hit by a dramatic slide called a "debris flood" in the middle…
There’s a new comet in the sky: Here’s how you can see it
If you're willing to get up early this week, you're in for a magnificent sight: an early morning comet. Comet NEOWISE, named for the space telescope that…
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 for the World Health…
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 media that the…
Boy, 9, missing in Winnipeg’s Red River since Friday found dead, police say
The body of a nine-year-old boy who went missing after going into Winnipeg's Red River on Friday afternoon has been found in the water, police said on…
Canadian Broadway actor Nick Cordero, 41, dies from coronavirus complications
Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as Waitress, A Bronx Tale and Bullets Over Broadway, has died…
P.E.I. reports 2 new cases of coronavirus, brings total to 5
P.E.I. reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total active cases in the province to five.The two new cases are both men in their…
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 to self-isolate upon…
Financial scrutiny, back-to-work bonus among Conservative demands ahead of fiscal snapshot
Uncovering what's become of Canada's deficit, implementing a bonus for workers returning to their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and boosting funding for the country's auditor general…