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Parliamentary hearings over Zoom an ongoing headache for translators
Each day, translator Nicole Gagnon wakes up and heads to work worried she’ll experience further loss of hearing — a sense even more vital...
RCMP union warns of officer burnout after pandemic delays training
The union representing thousands of Mounties says it fears pandemic-related delays at the RCMP training depot will worsen its staffing crunch and increase...
Justin Trudeau issues updated marching orders to cabinet
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued updated mandate letters to his cabinet today, giving ministers direction on key pre-pandemic priorities and addressing new issues...
Hidden camera reveals ‘appalling’ conditions in overseas PPE factory supplying Canadian hospitals, expert says
The wall of noise is constant as the workers manually check, sort and pack a seemingly endless supply of disposable gloves into boxes...
WestJet cutting jobs and slashing flight capacity by 1/3
WestJet is cutting jobs and slashing its flight capacity by a third because of what the airline calls “instability in the face of...
Global economy faces fears of a ‘lost decade’ as COVID-19 cases surge
Optimism that the early arrival of a vaccine meant that the global economy would be out of the woods in 2021 is facing...
Knitting is helping this Canadian in Italy make sense of the COVID-19 pandemic
When Canadian lawyer Sarah McLean first took up knitting in 2017, she was drawn to the craft her grandmother loved as a way...
The Unsaid Truth About Larry King’s COVID-19 Risk Factors
Larry King Live host Larry King is not only at higher risk of COVID-19 complications because of his age, but his past health...
For many Canadians, being safe this holiday season means being apart from family
There’s a caveat in the popular holiday standard I’ll Be Home for Christmas — “if only in my dreams” — and it’s taken on additional meaning as...
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...
As a contact tracer, I see the challenges of self-isolation — and how we’re failing to address them
This opinion piece is by Helen Tang, a third-year medical student at the University of Saskatchewan, who is making contact tracing calls. For more...
Penitentiary staff arrested in killing of Indigenous inmate in St. John’s
Police have arrested an undisclosed number of correctional officers in connection to the death of Jonathan Henoche, an Indigenous man who was housed at...
Immigrants face financial, emotional ruin as plans to resettle in Canada are clipped by COVID-19
Those who were on the verge of immigrating to Canada before the pandemic struck say the government’s sluggish effort to renew their immigration...
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...
Home for the holidays: Post-secondary students navigate vague guidelines, self-isolation
Whether donning a mask to venture out to meet her lone study buddy or rushing to grab food on a 15-minute break between...
Veterans Affairs was wrong to cancel child care support for prominent department critic, says ombudsman
One day after former veterans minister Seamus O’Regan publicly rebuked outspoken department critic Sean Bruyea in 2018, officials in his former department improperly...
