Why is there no flu amid so many COVID cases? Your COVID-19 questions answered
We're answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to COVID@cbc.ca, and we'll answer as many as we can. We publish a selection of answers online and…
The next generation of PPE: How Canadian researchers are making masks, gowns better
Anesthesiologists recently came to Ravi Selvaganapathy and his colleagues at McMaster University with a problem.They needed a superior face shield that would protect them from the coronavirus…
Lights still on in federal buildings in National Capital Region even as civil servants work from home
The lights remain on at some federal government buildings in Canada's capital region, even though most civil servants have been working at home for nearly a year…
Disrupted schooling, learning loss will have effects long after pandemic, say education experts
Compared to last spring's nationwide school shutdown, Monica Belyea and her kids children having a slightly easier time with remote learning this winter term. But the Toronto…
2 Canada Post workers in Regina suspended after refusing to deliver Epoch Times
Two Canada Post workers in Regina were temporarily suspended earlier this month after they refused to deliver the latest sample edition of the Epoch Times.The head of…
Can’t afford a luxury playhouse? An Alberta builder is opening a ‘play cottage’ resort
For anyone who's ever dreamed of escaping reality to live in a fairytale for a little while, Tyson Leavitt is hoping to take your reservation this summer.His…
Alarming numbers around men’s mental health indicate need for national response
This column is an opinion by Rob Whitley, an associate professor of psychiatry at McGill University and a research scientist at the Douglas Research Centre. For more…
Why experts argue governments must take risks — besides pipelines — to restart economic growth
It is very likely that the environmentally inclined economist Mariana Mazzucato, whose new book, Mission Economy, hits the shelves today in Britain, would have a certain sympathy…
Ottawa to lay groundwork for new Indigenous health legislation
The federal government will cap two days of meetings this week into eliminating anti-Indigenous racism in the health-care system by announcing plans to begin co-developing new legislation…
Why you might want to start wearing better masks — even outdoors
The spread of more contagious coronavirus variants in Canada amid already high levels of COVID-19 makes it a critical time to think about the masks we wear.…
‘I followed my conviction’: NFL’s Duvernay-Tardif on joining the COVID-19 front line
A Canadian NFL player who traded his jersey for scrubs to fight on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic says he felt a responsibility to support…