Hockey Nova Scotia seeks ways to make the sport more inclusive
Hockey Nova Scotia is looking for suggestions on how to increase diversity and inclusion in the sport.The organization's diversity and inclusion task force is particularly interested in…
Black Canadians get sick more from COVID-19. Scientists aim to find out why
Race-based data shows that Black Canadians are far more likely to get sick and be hospitalized for COVID-19 than other ethnic groups. A new study looking at…
With no successful vaccine candidates yet, Canada signs deal to secure 20M more COVID-19 vaccine doses
Canada has signed an agreement to secure another 20 million vaccine doses as the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine intensifies.During a news conference in Ottawa today,…
As COVID-19 curve flattens, Indigenous leaders call on federal government for more support
While the federal government says the COVID-19 curve is continuing to flatten in Indigenous communities, their leaders and allies are keeping pressure on Ottawa for more support.Indigenous…
1st glimpse of Canada’s true COVID-19 infection rate expected mid-July from immunity testing
The national immunity task force has started testing thousands of blood samples for COVID-19 antibodies and should be able to produce a more detailed picture of how…
Latvia-bound military plane turned back after Canadian troops possibly exposed to COVID-19
A military plane carrying Canadian troops to Latvia as part of a NATO mission in that country turned around mid-flight Thursday, after someone who might have come…
Timing is everything: how Canada got into a pandemic economy — and how it might get out
This is the second article in a series looking at some of the lessons learned from the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic and how Canada moves…
NHL hub cities: Which are best equipped to host hockey in a pandemic
When the NHL first announced plans in May to salvage its season, it "only" had the health limitations of a global pandemic to contend with. A lot…
Southern Ontario police forces announce arrests after probe into organized crime, violence in towing industry
Several organized crime groups working in the towing industry have been using violence and property damage as a way to grab control and territory within the industry…
Testing, contact tracing are keys to easing social restrictions. But is Canada ready?
There may be many different paths to the new COVID-19 "normal" as provinces announce various plans to gradually ease social restrictions across Canada. But all of them…
Lagos: Task Force raids brothel in Mile 2, arrests 14
Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit on Friday raided a brothel around Mile 2 area and arrested 14 persons for alleged possession…