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Meet the Toronto barber trying to save his neighbourhood from the economic fallout of COVID-19
Andy Dinner stares out the window of his barbershop and contemplates what the COVID-19 pandemic has done to the neighbourhood he loves. “I...
Canada’s largest school board to spend $2M in bonuses for principals, vice-principals this school year
Canada’s largest school board has announced that it will spend more than $2 million in extra compensation for its top managerial staff, citing what it...
Why experts aren’t declaring victory yet despite fewer COVID-19 deaths so far in Ontario’s 2nd wave
As Ontario’s daily COVID-19 case counts have risen this fall, those with an eye on the data may see reason for optimism in...
Canadian ICUs brace for COVID-19 resurgence on top of the flu
Intensive care physicians and nurses share their concerns as they brace for an influx of patients that threatens to overwhelm hospitals due to...
The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons came out The low-key way
Jim Parsons thinks the subtle method he informed the world he was gay was the best method for him to come out.” I...
N.W.T. bush pilot makes plea to end ‘fruitless’ aerial wolf cull
A bush pilot with more than 35 years of experience ferrying wildlife researchers over the N.W.T. barrenlands says a plan to kill wolves by air...
Steroids, inhalers and ventilators: What Quebec doctors are learning about COVID-19
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave, Dr. Joseph Dahine and his colleagues could spend over an hour huddled around the...
CHL leagues at mercy of pandemic, politics while formulating return-to-play plans
Knowing the Western Hockey League plans to begin play again on Jan. 8 has brought a sigh of relief from Zack Ostapchuk and some...
Montreal man unable to rescue wife, despite federal program that helps Beirut blast survivors come to Canada
Bayan Assi, 29, a Canadian citizen, has been trying to bring his Lebanese wife to Canada ever since they married in January. But...
The Liberals had the leverage this week — but it might not last
This week’s excitement ended quietly on Wednesday afternoon, brought to a formal conclusion by a vote of 180 nays to 146 yeas. The...
How dissecting superspreading events can help people take COVID-19 measures seriously
It’s a snapshot of a superspreading event: one person unknowingly infected with COVID-19 transmitted the contagion to 23 other passengers scattered on a tour...
A closer look at Canada’s homegrown COVID-19 vaccine candidates
More than 100 groups around the world are racing to produce a vaccine against COVID-19, with most of the attention focused on front-runners...
Trudeau says the federal government wants fixes, not control, of long-term care system
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no intention of trying to assert federal jurisdiction over long-term care facilities but still believes there...
Government calls on private sector to come up with compostable, recyclable pandemic gear
Worried about the environmental damage done by growing consumption of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, the federal government is asking the private...
Can Quebec find a balance between a lockdown and freedom?
Having tasted something like freedom over the summer, most Quebecers are back living under a complex array of public health rules, wondering if the rest of...
Canadians applying for new pandemic benefit report confusion, frustration
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that applying for the new Canada Recovery Benefit would be “simple” and that no Canadian would be left behind in the...
