Why doctors think you should get the flu shot this year — and soon
As COVID-19 cases climb in many provinces, flu season is also on the horizon. Doctors say there's more interest in the flu shot this year — and…
Loblaws issues national recall for artichoke dip
Loblaws is recalling PC Blue Menu-brand Artichoke & Asiago Dip in Canada since the packaging fails to warn buyers it may contain egg. According to a Canadian…
Denis Shapovalov beats Grigor Dimitrov to advance to semis at Italian Open
Canada's Denis Shapovalov is through to the semifinals of the Italian Open.The No. 12 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., edged No. 15 seed Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 3-6,…
Sorry to burst your COVID-19 ‘social bubble’ but even small gatherings are getting riskier
For months, Canadians have been bubbling up with other friends and family to socialize safely during the pandemic.But with COVID-19 case counts rising in many communities, kids…
CMHC to get name change to reflect changing focus away from just home ownership
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. will be getting a new name in the coming months, part of a larger rebranding by the federal housing agency to…
Man sentenced to 7 years in gas-and-dash death of Alberta gas station owner
A Spruce Grove, Alta., man has been sentenced to seven years in prison in the 2017 death of a Thorsby gas station owner who was run over…
Ontario health-care worker returns home six months after testing positive for COVID-19
Six months ago, cross-border health-care worker Torry Robertson of LaSalle, Ont., contracted COVID-19 — leading to renal failure, a super bug, bacterial pneumonia and almost 40 days…
Public Health Agency of Canada president resigns as COVID-19 cases spike
The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is stepping down only 18 months into the job, leaving the federal agency tasked with coordinating the…
Dying Windsor woman gets exemption, sees U.S. parents for final time
Diane Costello, a colorectal cancer patient in Windsor, Ont., has gotten her dying wish to see her American parents one last time.Diane's daughter, Shayla, confirmed to CBC…
Arrests made amid ongoing tensions as Mi’kmaw lobster fishery begins
Two people have been arrested and tensions continued to run high in Nova Scotia on Friday as many gathered to support, and oppose, a First Nation's new…
‘That grin, that big heart’: Remembering Terry Fox, the Marathon of Hope and one day in Thunder Bay
"It's not supposed to end this way," Bill Vigars remembers thinking as he watched a plane carrying Terry Fox, his parents, Betty and Rolly, and Dr. Geoff…