Edmonton physician says informing families of COVID deaths comes at a personal cost
When one of her patients dies, Dr. Daisy Fung picks up the phone to inform the person's family. Fung has made these calls often during her career…
Canada reaches grim milestone of 400,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases
The latest: Long-term care workers, residents should be first in line for COVID-19 vaccine, committee says. Quebec reports 1,345 new COVID-19 cases and 28 more deaths, day…
Families of rail workers killed in B.C. crash call on Trudeau, RCMP to probe alleged coverup
Families of three rail workers killed in a crash in the Rockies of eastern B.C. almost two years ago are calling on the prime minister to intervene…
Pandemic leaves students with disabilities disconnected from peers and short on support
Navigating school this fall has meant a host of new challenges for learners with disabilities, with both students and families often having to advocate anew to receive…
Federal COVID Alert app wasn’t working for some users for much of November
The developers of Canada's COVID Alert app fixed a glitch last week that left some users without exposure notifications for much of November.An update to the app…
Cold weather brings wet masks and other pandemic-related challenges
There is a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon. But first, winter. We've been hearing the warnings for weeks. It's going to be a long, hard few months.…
Where you live is who you are: Erin O’Toole and the new culture war
In the midst of the worst public health emergency in a century and the greatest economic disruption since the Great Depression, Erin O'Toole apparently also sees a…
The 1976 U.S. swine flu vaccinations may offer lessons for the COVID-19 pandemic
For Pascal Imperato, a communicable disease epidemiologist who in 1976 was in charge of immunizing New York City against a potential swine flu epidemic, the effort to…
Why some travellers get permission to cross the Canada-U.S. border and others don’t
Kim Zavesky is desperate to return to her home in Golden, B.C.After retiring last year, she and her husband — both Americans — sold their house in…
Tenant who turned 12 luxury homes into rooming houses ordered to pay $36K or spend time in jail
A Markham, Ont. man who rented a dozen luxury homes and turned them into rooming houses has been ordered to pay $36,000 in restitution to the landlords…
Alberta planning COVID-19 field hospitals for 750 patients, internal document shows
An internal Alberta government document shows the province has been planning for more than a week to set up indoor field hospitals to treat 750 COVID-19 patients.The…