After getting his COVID-19 vaccine, this 103-year-old jazz musician was ready to do some drinking
Stanley Sepchuk was just a baby when the so-called Spanish flu killed tens of thousands of Canadians, but he got through it just fine.In his teens, he…
Gravity power? How to store wind, solar energy without batteries
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. (Sign…
Payday lender lines of credit and instalment loans at 47% create debt traps, critics say
Patricia Edwards of Toronto wanted to help her two adult daughters when they fell behind on bill payments at the rented townhouse they share. She has few…
People waste way more food than thought, UN finds. Here’s how Canada compares
Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout.It's a familiar routine for many — and indicative of habits that contribute to a…
The emotional toll of the COVID-19 battle inside a Quebec ICU
A mechanical whir fills the room as a sling slowly lifts a patient out of her hospital bed."Wow, it's fun to see you like that," says nurse…
Pandemic job losses threaten to leave women behind permanently, RBC warns
Jerty Gaa is one of the nearly 500,000 women in Canada who remain unemployed amid the pandemic.She found herself on hiatus from her job as a hotel…
College cautions doctor after complaints about COVID-19 tweets
The regulatory body for doctors in Ontario has issued three separate cautions to a pediatrician following a series of complaints about her tweets on COVID-19 and the…
Teachers in 3 provinces recruited for COVID-19 immunity research
The debate over the safety of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic is coming under researchers' microscopes. Three new projects are aiming determine how many teachers and school…
Benefits and risks of delaying 2nd doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Federal and provincial health officials are poring over emerging data on the advantages and disadvantages of extending the time between shots of two-dose COVID-19 vaccines. Here are…
More signals of a Roaring ’20s rebound for Canadian economy when pandemic ends
Gloomy headlines about the collapse of the Canadian economy, which faced its worst retreat since records began, may have obscured some startling new evidence for a strong…
Estate of slain Hells Angels prospect who led double life split between spouses in court battle
Michael Widner's death in March 2017 left a lot of questions unanswered — and not just for the investigators tasked with solving the targeted killing of a…