Alberta’s hospital system under significant strain, says medical official
The latest:November was the worst month for the pandemic in Alberta so far, with cases going from 6,002 active cases of COVID-19 Nov. 1 to 16,628 cases…
Woman who spent years scrubbing explicit video from internet urges tech firms to make it easier to remove
She was only 14 when she was groomed to have virtual sex with an older man she met on social media. She had no idea he was…
Bank earnings this week should show if wave of expired mortgage deferrals are being paid back
Monday's fiscal update gave us a pretty good look at how much red ink has been spilled on the federal government's finances — and just how long…
On the edge of a bleak pandemic winter, Freeland offers a vague plan for recovery
The central metaphor of Chrystia Freeland's speech to the House of Commons on Monday was seasonal."We know the winter ahead will be hard," the finance minister said.…
Why Meghan King and her boyfriend are calling it quits
Bravo alum Meghan King says she "grew apart" from Christian Schauf, and he said it was because they "lived very different lives," eventually leading to their breakup.…
B.C. church fined $2.3K for violating province’s suspension of worship services
A church in Langley B.C., just east of Vancouver has been fined $2,300 for contravening a recent provincial health order that prohibits in-person, faith-related gatherings, which was…
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Monday
The latest:COVID-19 case numbers are continuing their slow but steady rise across most of Atlantic Canada. Health officials in New Brunswick reported 14 new cases on Sunday,…
COVID-19 has sucked the oxygen out of the room on the climate economy
The Niagara Falls of news releases into any journalist's in-box attest that there is always plenty of contention for the moving spotlight of media attention.As early as…
Families say valued possessions still missing years after bank emptied their safety deposit boxes
If there's one thing Sheila Levy-Bencheton took for granted, it's that the safety deposit box her father rented from a big bank was secure.That's until her dad…
What transporting ice cream across Canada tells us about vaccine logistics
The multiple announcements of potential vaccine candidates in the fight against COVID-19 has been greeted positively around the world, but rolling out immunization to every Canadian who…
Halifax boy meets his hero as Nova Scotia’s top doctor pays a visit
A Halifax boy got to meet his hero on Wednesday when the province's top doctor stopped by for a special visit.Seven-year-old Hughie Dauphinee was born with a…