Students struggle as school goes online only in four provinces after Christmas break
Ellen and Rafael Robles tried to have everything in order for Monday morning when their son, Bento, started school virtually after the holiday break rather than in…
How 3 educators are inspiring students to learn during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended schools across Canada for students and educators from kindergarten through post-secondary.Amid the waves of upheaval caused by school closures and the widespread…
Businesses faced ruin from the pandemic. Then Canada came calling for vital supplies
As the extent of the COVID-19 catastrophe became clear last spring, Toronto entrepreneur Marcus Fraser thought first of his family, then he thought of his friends, worried…
How daily work is changing on P.E.I. as wind and temperature patterns shift
Look out your window. Is there a tree there that provides a shady spot in your yard in the summer, a splash of colour in the fall?…
For independent bookstores, the pandemic has been the start of a new chapter
Just before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Mika Weaver ordered more than 300 puzzles for her Ottawa bookstore. Then all non-essential businesses were shut down."I was up at…
Quinton Byfield ready for a bigger role at world juniors
In Quinton Byfield's Instagram bio, he has a smile emoji and a link to thedefinition of the word smile.The use of emoji's are everywhere, sometimes overused in…
Ontario lockdown measures will be ‘devastating,’ says ski hill operator
Ski hills are set to close under Ontario's new lockdown measures, and one resort in eastern Ontario is calling the decision "devastating" for the industry.Jim Hemlin, chief…
Nurse who left her 4 children to care for COVID-positive seniors would do it again in a heartbeat
Nearly a month ago, Terri Taylor, a licensed practical nurse, had to tell her children she was leaving and didn't know when she would be back.The single…
Exclusive golf course books $1 million surplus, aided by federal COVID-19 relief
This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during the first eight months…
COVID-19 is a source of stress and conflict in rooming houses
When Marc LeBlanc returned to his Centretown rooming house after being hospitalized in March, he was met with frosty reception."I was treated a bit like a pariah,"…
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 on hold or locked down…