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Virtual schools face rocky start — with delays, confusion and technical problems
Some Canadian parents might have looked longingly at neighbouring provinces getting the option of distance learning this school year, but getting virtual schools...
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...
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...
Canadian Red Cross goes completely electronic amid COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has launched the Canadian Red Cross into transferring funds electronically to those they support. In the past, when people turned...
‘I don’t want to hold on to hatred’: B.C. woman seeks to forgive hit-and-run driver who left her for dead
In the years since a hit-and-run driver left Patricia Anne Peters for dead on a highway north of Whistler, B.C., in the middle of...
Media not allowed to cover sex offender Donnie Snook’s parole board hearing
A former Saint John city councillor who sexually abused numerous boys will have a Parole Board of Canada hearing in July, but journalists...
He quit his job to take a new position — but the job offer was a scam
Tony Monize was tired of waiting to be called back to work. The Toronto man had been temporarily laid off from his job...
Sisters cross Canada-U.S. border, camp in parents’ backyard to be with dying father
Carmen and Lara Messerlian only have one more sleep to go until they can finally squeeze their dad simultaneously in a giant bear hug. ...
Supreme Court of Canada could open door to class-action lawsuit against Uber
Canada’s highest court will issue a ruling this morning in a case involving the ride-sharing service Uber that could have broad implications for...
‘It matters to families’: Canada does not keep track of probable cases of COVID-19
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...
China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case
Chinese prosecutors charged two detained Canadians with spying Friday in an apparent bid to step up pressure on Canada to drop a U.S....
Canadian Museum for Human Rights employees say they were told to censor gay content for certain guests
Current and former employees of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg say its management would sometimes ask staff not to show...
Air Canada apologizes after barring passenger from flying to U.S. to see terminally ill husband
Air Canada has apologized to passenger Mayette Musclow of Kelowna, B.C., after it barred her from flying to Cleveland last month to visit her terminally ill...
Families of seniors who died in nursing home coronavirus outbreak demand accountability
It was a haunting scene. A small group of mourners gathered at the Elgin Mills cemetery in Richmond Hill, Ont. They had come...
Witness video captures violent takedown of elderly Black couple at GTA hospital
An elderly Black couple are alleging that Durham Regional Police and staff at an Ajax, Ont., hospital, assaulted and abused them during a fall...
Alberta purges judicial vetting committee for former Tory cabinet ministers, political supporters
Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer purged the entire committee that vets potential provincial court judges and recruited new members through a closed process...
