Why Taraji P. Henson almost turned down her role on Empire
At the time that Lee Daniels used the function of Empire's Cookie to Taraji P. Henson, she "was finished with tv," as she openly showed Voguein 2015.…
A surge in bitcoin in the COVID-19 era outshines gold, but can it last?
A return of bitcoin to its stratospheric highs has top financial experts scratching their heads and cryptocurrency boosters saying I told you so.But while supporters insist that…
How COVID-19 has forged new friendships
Candice Makhan never accepts Facebook friends she doesn't know. For some reason, she decided to accept a random request from Ruth Castellanos.Both got sick in the spring…
The environmental policy the oilpatch wants from Ottawa ASAP
Shell Canada will plant more than 800,000 trees in the interior of British Columbia next year, a project that the company hopes will create valuable carbon offsets…
Package didn’t arrive? Don’t get caught between retailers and shipping companies
A Calgary online shopper is told his almost $2,000 drum set was lost in shipping and he'll have to eat the cost.A Vancouver man gets a "proof…
Nearly 2,000 travellers enrolled in Alberta’s COVID-19 border testing pilot project that can reduce quarantine
Nearly 2,000 travellers entering Canada by land or air through Alberta have participated in a COVID-19 testing pilot since it launched earlier this month — and some…
What Ontario’s new modelling for the COVID-19 second wave can — and can’t — tell us
Ontario will release updated modelling on Thursday forecasting the course of its second wave of COVID-19, as some epidemiologists already project the province will surpass 2,000 new…
Indie booksellers thriving during pandemic thanks to new ways of connecting with customers
Ask Mosaic Books owner Michael Neill about business during the pandemic, and he gets a little embarrassed. "Overall, it's amazing," he said. "The past week we were…
Immigration detention centres emptied over fear of possible COVID-19 outbreaks
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is emptying out its detention centres and finding alternatives to keeping detainees behind bars until they can be processed.The reason is…
His father was to be checked hourly at his long-term care home. Instead, he died and wasn’t found for 6 hours
Joshua Matchett said he felt something wasn't right when he couldn't reach his father on April 11. He had called half a dozen times and checked the…
Why COVID-19 cases are surging across Canada and what needs to be done
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you haven't subscribed yet,…