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Young adults find careers, dreams, relationships on hold a year into COVID-19 pandemic
Manan Shah’s day starts when he logs on to his computer at 1 a.m., the glow of the screen illuminating his face as...
Frustration grows among seniors and caregivers over Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Sam Meister is 98 years old, and he’s furious at the Ontario government’s COVID-19 vaccination plan that is forcing seniors like him to...
New hotel quarantine rules for air travellers are now in effect. Here’s what you need to know
Beginning Monday, most air passengers entering Canada must comply with new travel measures, including a pricey hotel quarantine. The new regulations are off to...
How virtual field trips are bringing animals, art, music and more directly to students
Among her childhood artistic inspirations, spoken word artist and singer I.M.F. recalls visitors at her school assemblies. Seeing performers and spoken word artists...
Ford recalls more than 8,500 vehicles in Canada over airbags that can explode, hurl shrapnel
Ford said it will recall about 8,800 vehicles in Canada after the automaker lost track of some older Takata airbags that can explode...
None of Ottawa’s new travel rules apply to the largest group of people entering Canada — truckers
None of the federal government’s recently announced new travel measures — which include COVID-19 testing upon arrival — apply to the largest group of people regularly entering...
Suspected cases of coronavirus variant now in 2 Manitoba First Nations
A second First Nations community in Manitoba is under lockdown following the potential discovery of a highly infectious coronavirus variant. On Monday, the chief...
Help for dying woman was 2 minutes away, but took 80 minutes to arrive
A grieving Nova Scotia husband wants to know why it took 80 minutes for help to come as his wife lay dying in...
5 cases of variant first found in South Africa confirmed at Mississauga, Ont., condo, on-site testing ordered
Widespread testing for all residents at a condominium in Mississauga, Ont., will start on Monday after five cases of the coronavirus variant first detected...
Why the NHL’s Canadian division is controlling COVID-19 better than U.S. teams
About 160 kilometres separates Toronto from Buffalo, N.Y., but when it comes to the NHL and COVID-19, the two cities are even farther apart....
How 3 Canadians are fighting anti-Black racism in education
Since the renewed Black Lives Matter protests that swept across North America last year, there’s been a new fervour and energy in those working...
Alberta pandemic danger pay program causes confusion among workers, unions
A new program that will pay some frontline workers $1,200 for risking their health during the COVID-19 pandemic is leaving some employees and...
Finding the ‘sweet spot’ between freedoms and restrictions post-vaccination
When U.S. President Joe Biden’s press secretary recently reminded people that they’ll still have to physically distance and wear masks even after vaccination, it sparked a backlash among...
Government missed out on an offer of N95 masks at the start of the pandemic: documents
Documents tabled with the House of Commons health committee show the federal government missed an opportunity to purchase critical pandemic-related supplies at the outset of the...
‘We did the best we could’ — a conversation with the co-chair of Canada’s vaccine task force
Dr. Joanne Langley is a pediatric infectious disease physician and a professor in the departments of Pediatrics and Community Health and Epidemiology at...
Mother frantic for help after autism therapy program shortened due to COVID-19
Parents of children in an intensive autism therapy program are begging the Nova Scotia government for more support, saying gaps in their therapy...
