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Quebec premier refuses to provide curfew exemption for homeless people, despite calls following man’s death
Quebec Premier François Legault says no exemption from the province’s mandatory overnight curfew will be given to people who really are homeless, despite calls...
‘They call us every day’: COVID-19 case monitors are a lifeline for those waiting out illness at home
When Shaleen Erwin became sick with COVID-19 in November, the pregnant mother from Springside, Sask., wasn’t surprised that she had a hacking cough and...
Ontario seniors ‘living in fear’ of COVID-19 feel forgotten in vaccine rollout plan
When the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved in Canada, Ketty Samel and her 76-year-old husband Morris believed the end to the long months...
Video captures patient crawling out exit after hospital dismisses pleas for help
David Pontone’s voice still shakes as he recalls having to crawl out of Toronto’s Humber River Hospital on his hands and knees. “The...
Nearly half of Canadians miss high school literacy grade — and that’s bad for economy
Nearly half of Canada’s population has a big roadblock ahead of them when it comes to post-pandemic economic recovery — and it’s not...
How carbon capture technology can add to the emissions problem
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
A shot in the arm: pharmacies say they can speed up Canada’s vaccination efforts
Canada’s pharmacists say they can vaccinate up to three million people a week against COVID-19, but governments across the country have largely kept these...
While the nation obsessed over vaccine deliveries, the pandemic was getting worse
The arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine in Canada was the first truly good news since the pandemic began nearly a year ago. But it...
Canada building facilities to make vaccines for COVID-19 and other viruses here
In the initial sprint to create a vaccine for COVID-19, Pfizer and Moderna crossed the finish line first. But for Canadian researchers who...
Canadian internet sleuths, anti-hate group helping to identify Capitol rioters
As more and more cellphone videos surface of the storming of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., last week, Canadians are leading some of...
Can Wall Street help us find the true price of water?
You could be forgiven if, amid the recent chaos of COVID-19 and U.S. politics, you missed some news related to what is arguably Canada’s...
Most new Order of Canada appointees are white men, despite diversity-boosting efforts
Most of the new appointees to the Order of Canada in 2020 were white men, despite some progress made in boosting the diversity of...
Back of the line: vaccines and the brawl over who goes first
Politicians might want to be careful about suggesting that people held in disrepute should be at the back of the line when health officials decide...
Some Canadian snowbirds in Florida are already getting the COVID-19 vaccine
Snowbirds who headed to Florida this winter — despite Canada’s advisory not to travel abroad during the pandemic — have discovered an unexpected perk: They...
Why Canada’s seniors need the coronavirus vaccine so urgently
The rising number of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Canada, coupled with the new threat from mutant variants, makes it more urgent...
