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Casual social contacts can help combat loneliness and improve well-being during pandemic, psychologists say
Jennie Aitken, 33, began noticing it weeks into the pandemic. The Victoria woman has a family and was frequently checking in with good...
When feeling lonely and unhappy veers into depression: challenges of these pandemic holidays
Despite all the bright cartoon specials and joy-infused music that pervades this time of the year, it is a well-established fact that not everyone...
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...
Hospital visitation policies should reflect what loved-ones contribute to a patient’s recovery
This column is an opinion by Courtney Sas and Dr. Alexandra Rendely. Sas, a clinical social worker at a University of Toronto affiliated hospital, has a master’s...
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...
Black Friday brings massive crowds, multiple fights to Calgary mall
Despite new provincial restrictions introduced this week, large crowds descended on Chinook Centre during Black Friday sales — and Calgary police say a couple of...
Winter is already a trying time for some seniors. COVID-19 will make it worse
Georgiana Del Casino has spent most of the past eight months alone inside her one-bedroom apartment in New Westminster, B.C., but the 82-year-old...
40% COVID-19 test positivity rate for Steinbach, Man., region raises concerns
As COVID-19 case numbers grow across Manitoba, there’s a spike occurring south of Winnipeg in Steinbach that has health-care workers and residents deeply concerned....
Colleagues, friends reflect on fallen Manitoulin Island OPP officer
A retired OPP officer and former colleague of Constable Marc Hovingh says all of Ontario’s Manitoulin Island is in a state of shock...
Western provinces report new highs in number of people hospitalized with COVID-19
The latest: BREAKING: Ontario reports record high of 1,426 new COVID-19 cases. Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan set new records for COVID-19 hospitalizations. Manitoba moving to red alert level,...
The comfort of strangers: how a British family kept a slain Canadian airman’s memory alive
As a child in the late 1940s, John Charlesworth would run through the military cemetery in Harrogate, a quiet, tidy community on the...
James Bond actor Sean Connery dead at age 90
Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as suave, fearless secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role...
Teachers say return to school this fall has left them with overwhelming stress and a never-ending workload
Teachers Under Strain: CBC News journalists in Atlantic Canada and eastern Ontario teamed up to send out questionnaires to thousands of teachers to...
Justin Trudeau asked to help with Jordan Naterer search during Memorial University town hall
Fresh off surviving a confidence vote on a Conservative motion to look into the government’s ethics and pandemic spending, a relaxed-looking Justin Trudeau held...
Aviation workers call for federal plan as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in parts of Canada
The latest: Canadian aviation workers continue to urgently press the federal government for a plan to rescue the industry as the spread of...
As COVID-19 cases climb in long-term care homes, experts hope to avoid locking down residents
As the number of people infected with COVID-19 continues to climb, the virus has crept back into long-term care and retirement homes across the...
